The Serpent Rogue

The Serpent Rogue is a 2022 indie roguelike video game developed by Sengi Games and published by Team17. It was released on April 26, 2022, for Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch, and is notable for having been completed by a Ukrainian studio during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The game follows The Warden, a plague doctor and member of the Keepers, an elite group of alchemists who preserve the balance of the world and fight Corruption, an evil that can consume all living beings. The player must study their environment to create a wide array of potions, and battle enemies in real-time action combat. The game received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the game's aesthetic and crafting system, but criticized the combat and the game's lack of direction.