Sting roguelike with a mystical, unsettling tone. Dreamlike dungeon with cryptic storytelling, real-time combat, unique atmosphere. A singular experience, recommended for fans of auteur roguelikes and strange universes on Wii.
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RPG1 player16+
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Roguelike dungeon action RPG developed by Sting and published by NIS America in the UK in June 2009. In a post-apocalyptic world covered in a Baroque layer, the protagonist descends into an infinite tower of underground floors to understand the truth behind the world's collapse. Real-time combat, permadeath with unstored item loss, introspection mechanics to converse with entities. Oppressive and mysterious atmosphere.
Wii reissue of Sting's cult roguelike, a dreamlike post-apocalyptic world with cryptic narration first born on Saturn and PlayStation. This British PAL version had a more modest run than its American counterpart, making it less common on the European market. The demand, quite real, comes from fans of auteur Japanese RPGs drawn to the title's unsettling, singular atmosphere more than to mere scarcity.
Is Baroque still worth playing in 2026?
An atypical dungeon crawler from Sting, Baroque plunges an amnesiac hero into a randomly generated post apocalyptic nightmare tower, where each death resets progress. The unwholesome mood, the cryptic story and the roguelike mechanic create a disturbing, fascinating experience, faithful to the Saturn original. The stiff handling and the deliberate opacity put off some players. A striking curiosity for fans of dark roguelikes and singular game worlds.
