Roguelike fatigue is real, but I can make an exception for this upcoming project that remixes some of my favorite stealth games at 90 mph

I like it when a game has a beginning, middle, and end⁠—I'm old fashioned like that⁠—so I tend to avoid a roguelike unless it looks really, truly special. Upcoming stealth-immersive-platform-brawler-prank sim DreadBound fits the bill.

From its first trailer, DreadBound looks to be taking a page from the likes of Dark Messiah of Might & Magic or 2025's best immersive sim, Skin Deep, by embracing the slapstick and improvisational side of the genre, rather than cerebral exploration.

In DreadBound's first trailer...