Rogue Reaper

Rogue Reaper

Released Feb 2019

Rogue Reaper is an action-adventure game, taking place at the end of the Dark Ages during the rise of the plague. Trying to relieve her father from his work of managing the massive influx of souls, the daughter of the Grim Reaper sets out on an adventure to find and destroy the cause of the plague.

78% positive · 406 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Evaluation

Rogue Reaper launched as a free-to-play game on February 1, 2019, built by a student team in 11 weeks. After launch, the developer shipped two patches in early February 2019 addressing bugs and polish. On July 19, 2019, the developer published their final post, which delivered patch v1.2.0 and announced that the studio's next project would be a sequel called Rogue Reaper: Awakening — explicitly framing it as a separate, new game rather than additional content for this one. The store description itself notes this is "the first part of the vision," consistent with the game being a self-contained first installment. There have been no developer communications of any kind since July 19, 2019 — nearly seven years of silence. No DLC has ever been listed, no roadmap was published for this title, and no post-launch content was announced beyond the sequel game. The game shipped as a complete, standalone experience and has received no content updates since that final patch.
Evidence
Final developer post: delivered patch v1.2.0 and announced a separate sequel project, Rogue Reaper: Awakening, as the studio's next game. No further content for this title was announced.
news post · Jul 19, 2019 source development ending
high
Rogue Reaper officially launched as a free-to-play game, described as the result of 11 weeks of development by a student team.
news post · Feb 1, 2019 source content shipped
high

Media

Details

Publisher
Fireroot Studios
Achievements
10
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

Rogue Reaper is the first part of the vision for an action-adventure game, taking place at the end of the Dark Ages during the rise of the plague. Trying to relieve her father from his work of managing the massive influx of souls, the daughter of the Grim Reaper sets out on an adventure to find and destroy the cause of the plague.

Gameplay
Rogue Reaper is an action-adventure game in which you will utilize mobility, attacks and moving objects around to get through small scenario's consisting of obstacles and enemies. Because of your limited energy, you will have to be careful in your approach. Along the road you will explore a town in which you will fight against manifestations of the plague.

Key Features


  • Play as the daughter of the Grim Reaper as she takes up her fight against the plague.
  • Use your scythe to fight against the manifestations of the plague.
  • Jump, wallrun and dash around the level in order to find the right places to strike from.
  • Use objects to your advantage with your telekinetic abilities.
  • Explore during the end of the Dark Ages as it was ravaged by the plague in this alternate reality.
  • Invest in abilities that makes you specialize in three different ways.
Last evaluated Jun 26, 2026
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