{"id":75229,"date":"2026-11-13T18:41:38","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T09:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=75229"},"modified":"2026-11-13T18:41:39","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T09:41:39","slug":"dark-story-driven-roguelite-rpg-annihilated-launches-to-overwhelmingly-positive-rating-save-only-one-member-of-a-broken-adventurer-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/dark-story-driven-roguelite-rpg-annihilated-launches-to-overwhelmingly-positive-rating-save-only-one-member-of-a-broken-adventurer-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Dark story-driven roguelite RPG Annihilated launches to \u201cOverwhelmingly Positive\u201d rating. Save only one member of a broken adventurer party"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Japanese indie development team Death Kumiai released their highly anticipated roguelite RPG <strong>Annihilated<\/strong> on November 10 via Steam. As of November 13, just three days after release, the game boasts an \u201cOverwhelmingly Positive\u201d rating on the platform, with 96% of over 600 reviewers rating it positive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Annihilated had <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/2638080?emclan=103582791474444351&amp;emgid=712291667881754840\">reached over 200,000 Wishlists<\/a> just a day before its launch, and judging by the positive reactions of players, it seems that the hype was well worth it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261113-752290001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261113-752290001.jpg 960w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261113-752290001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261113-752290001-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The game puts you in the shoes of the last survivor of a rescue party sent after the hero\u2019s party who went missing. Venturing into a cursed dungeon where the party is supposedly stranded, you finally manage to find them, though all of them seem to be left in a \u201cbizarre state,\u201d likely due to the curse. The hero cannot speak, the mage cannot use magic, the warrior\u2019s strong physique became that of a doll, and the priest\u2026we don\u2019t talk about the priest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can only carry one of them out of the dungeon, so right off the bat, the decision you make determines the route the narrative will take. The story unfolds in a visual novel format, and each route has multiple endings you can get depending on how close you become with your newfound partner. Throughout the four different perspectives, you\u2019ll get to learn about the secrets of each stranded party member, and what actually happened to them in the first place. According to the Steam store page, each of the four routes takes about 6 hours to clear and features multiple endings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261113-752290003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261113-752290003.jpg 960w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261113-752290003-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261113-752290003-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the other hand, combat segments take the form of&nbsp;roguelite&nbsp;card battles.&nbsp;After selecting an action card from your hand, you can engage in a short minigame&nbsp;where&nbsp;you must stop a filling gauge at&nbsp;a&nbsp;specific&nbsp;point, kind of like in Undertale.&nbsp;Stopping the gauge at&nbsp;just the right moment allows your attacks to hit multiple enemies.&nbsp;Of course, each of the four partners you can choose has their own special ability and fighting style which you\u2019ll have to leverage in order to beat all four routes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261113-752290002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261113-752290002.jpg 960w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261113-752290002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261113-752290002-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All of your items-turned-cards have a limited number of uses before they break, so you\u2019ll have to be mindful of how you manage your resources as you progress through the dungeons. However, since each item becomes the strongest on its last use, shattering them on purpose can often pay off in the long run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Annihilated is out now for Windows (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2638080\/Annihilated\/?utm_source=automaton-media.com_en&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=article-66890\">Steam<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Created by Japanese development team Death Kumiai, Annihilated released on November 10 on Steam, with an Overwhelmingly Positive score.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":75234,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[{"did":"did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2","date":"2026-11-13T09:41:46+00:00","uri":"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3n26oyc3ud52p","response":"{\"uri\":\"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3n26oyc3ud52p\",\"cid\":\"bafyreihr3ixxtcwn4xlyxpfeu6xxy23vv6reu2hdefvw4mx2zbtjpcjbai\",\"commit\":{\"cid\":\"bafyreibatiuevvprtxopgacyhoruvkwopfyye4hu35lqzf3quvvjnr5z2e\",\"rev\":\"3n26oyc426n2p\"},\"validationStatus\":\"valid\"}"}],"autoblue_post_url":"","autoblue_publish_document":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[39,17],"class_list":["post-75229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-indie-games","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dark story-driven roguelite RPG Annihilated launches to \u201cOverwhelmingly Positive\u201d rating. 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