Vagante is a cute retro styled roguelike that came out in 2014 apparently. I never heard of it until a couple days ago randomly but the game is pretty impressive so far for being released almost 10 years ago now.
I googled it and apparently Shovel Knight and Binding of Isaac rebirth came out that same year so it is no wonder it didn't get more publicity.
I find that some roguelikes are better about making you feel like you're making progress while dying over and over and this one does a pretty good job in my opinion.
The pixel art is the biggest draw for me - and I think the art here is very nice overall.
Anyway, it is wild to me that this game is almost 10 years old and I never heard of it. We are at a point where Steam contains hidden gems like it's a classic console.
Also the game is mad cheap I got a key on g2a for like 2 dollars.
Its really fun, I like the game a lot!
Thank being said, like a lot of games of its genre, it is hard, and a particular type of unforgiving; Its almost like Spelunky in that way, where you can make one lil slip and instantly die, run gone.
Yeah I'd say its slightly better than spelunky but I did just get owned by spikes like 10 times in a row.