Fit check
Is Vanilla Bagel: The Roguelike worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Roguelike fans who want complex battles with many possible actions
- RPG players interested in dungeons, quests, and secrets
- Players who enjoy experimenting with abilities and equipment
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a simple or lightly structured RPG may find the many abilities and systems demanding
- Players looking for a relaxed experience may not suit its stated challenge
- Players focused on modern action combat rather than classic roguelike mechanics may prefer another format
Our take on Vanilla Bagel: The Roguelike
The pitch emphasizes a vast world and large counts of dungeons, items, and enemies, but gives less shape to how those elements are organized into a playthrough. The result is a clear promise of breadth and complexity, with limited detail about progression between individual encounters.
What is Vanilla Bagel: The Roguelike?
Vanilla Bagel: The Roguelike is a classic-style RPG and roguelike set in the Hermit Valley, a world of rulers, heroes, settlements, quests, dungeons, and artifacts.
Exploration includes dozens of dungeons and items, along with hundreds of distinct enemies. Character abilities and equipment shape combat, with options such as teleportation, invisibility, curses, mental corruption, and taking control of enemy bodies. Magic, curses, and item enchantments provide varied ways to approach battles. The game also includes secrets to uncover and quests to complete. Its structure and challenge target players who enjoy complex roguelikes with many available actions.
How Vanilla Bagel: The Roguelike plays
- 01Many Combat Options
- Battles can involve teleportation, invisibility, curses, mental corruption, or controlling an enemy body.
- 02Large Game World
- The setting includes peaceful settlements, quests, secrets, artifacts, and dozens of dungeons.
- 03Broad Enemy Roster
- The game includes hundreds of distinct enemies to encounter.
- 04Item Customization
- Magic, curses, and enchantments add different properties and possibilities to equipment.
Vanilla Bagel: The Roguelike compared to similar games
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition centers on an unconventional story, characters, and soundtrack, while Vanilla Bagel: The Roguelike emphasizes varied abilities, equipment-driven battles, dungeons, and enemy encounters. Back to the Dawn is a prison-escape RPG focused on fighting, investigation, and breaking out of a maximum-security facility; Vanilla Bagel instead presents a fantasy world of settlements, quests, artifacts, and roguelike exploration.
Vanilla Bagel: The Roguelike: platforms & release
Is Vanilla Bagel: The Roguelike worth it?
It is worth it if: roguelike fans who want complex battles with many possible actions. Skip it if: players seeking a simple or lightly structured RPG may find the many abilities and systems demanding.
Where can I download Vanilla Bagel: The Roguelike?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Vanilla Bagel: The Roguelike's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Vanilla Bagel: The Roguelike on?
Windows only.
