A particular favorite of mine is “Bomb Defuse” where you need to get to a time-ticking bomb before it explodes, forcing you to rush through the mission guns-ablazin’ all John Wick style.Īfter earning enough rank, you’ll be able to take on one of the several high-honcho bosses, each have their own particular set of skills like regenerating orbs as a protective shield or having sharpshooter accuracy from sniping range. These missions include tasks such as sabotaging an enemy base, robbing a train, or simply clearing the area of hostiles. To get their attention, you’ll first need to complete some side missions to get your rank high enough. Killing all robots means eliminating the biggest and baddest of the bunch, and Dust & Neon has more than a few bosses to test your regularly improving skills on. Finkel to continue your endless mission, losing some valuables in the process but returning with some upgraded skills in classic roguelike fashion. Die out in the badlands and you’ll just be recreated by Dr. Finkel, a mad scientist set on “cleansing the world of the robot oppression.” The world has turned into a wild west inhabited by evil and it’s your job to kill every last one of them by any means necessary. Set in a sand-covered post-apocalyptic wasteland (not unlike the popular franchise Borderlands), you play as some sort of half-human half-robot Frankenstein creation where your human half is a resurrected corpse. While I can confidently say that I had a ton of fun playing Dust & Neon, I can’t say with full confidence that it separates itself enough to join the ranks of elite roguelikes already available to the masses. Indie roguelikes have been on the upward trend for the past few years and Dust & Neon looks to separate itself from the crowded pack of impressive titles. Released back in February of 2023, Dust & Neon has made its way over to next-gen consoles in all its rootin’ tootin’ gun lootin’ glory, now with newly added missions.
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