Roundguard

Not only is it a hoot to play, Roundguard looks great thanks to a bright and bold cartoon art style. And despite its similarities to Peggle, it feels entirely original thanks to the clever blend of dungeon crawler mechanics thrown into the mix. For a simple game, there really is so much to love here. Honestly, I challenge you to play Roundguard without a smile on your face. I bet you can’t do it. I’ll be going back time and time again to try and beat my high scores, so I’ll see you on the leaderboards.

Upon starting my first game of Roundguard, I couldn’t escape a sense of surprise that this hasn’t been done before. At first glance, Roundguard looks like a copy of the hugely popular Peggle, but with a fantasy theme. That might have been enough to propel Wonderbelly’s debut to success, but it’s the integration of roguelike elements that propels this new project into its own orbit, transforming what could have been a shameless knock-off into a simple but rewarding game with an identity all its own.

Roundguard is an arcade strategy game from Wonderbelly Games. The gameplay is similar to pinball physics, reminding me of Peggle, but with a unique twist: this

Roundguard's genre innovations are novel, but they fail to distract from poor roguelike progression and a general lack of depth. It's a whimsical arcadey diversion, but not much more than that.

I was wondering what The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild, the developers with one of the coolest and longest names in the business, was doing lately. I remember tackling some of their puzzles for Switch early in the system’s life cycle, The Bridge and Tumblestone, and enjoying them for the most part. Roundguard is the latest game they have worked on, alongside Wonderbelly Games. Let’s take a look at the newest experience they have to offer.