Voidigo: THIS is How You Make a Roguelite

Voidigo is a game that many people describe as "underrated," and I fully agree with that sentiment. It's not the most robust Roguelite out there, but it's an incredibly well-crafted product that I think anyone who is a fan of the genre should give a try.
You can find Voidigo on Steam here - store.steampowered.com/app/13...
Twitch stream (I'll start streaming again soon... maybe): / sl1ppey
Music (in order of appearance):
Learning Music - Voidigo OST
Welcome to Atlantis - Voidigo OST
This Place Used to Be Alive - Voidigo OST
We Shall Have This Final Battle - Voidigo OST
Underground Monarchy - Voidigo OST
Blue Birds & Combat Porkos - Voidigo OST
Showdown - Voidigo OST
All tracks can be found in the following videos:
• Voidigo, Vol. 1 (Origi...
• Voidigo, Vol. 2 (Origi...
0:00-0:40 Intro
0:41-1:32 Presentation
1:33-4:07 Gameplay, Powerups, & Weapons
4:08-6:07 Level, Enemy, & Boss Design
6:08-7:25 Small Criticisms
7:26 Conclusion
#voidigo #roguelike #sl1ppey

[@sl1ppey]

some days I really feel like that banana though.

[@TheMimReaper]

Blink twice if you need help. I got the 1man army arsenal ready

[@billcipher4368]

It's OK sl1ppey everyone also feels like that banana sometimes , but you should seriously get help

[@sl1ppey]

@@billcipher4368 I am thank you

[@Greaterios300]

Can you review Samurai Bringer? It's a hidden gem.

[@nadaningunos9339]

Nuclear throne, but with a new formula

[@trosiss]

the thing why the animation and art looks and feels so good is because the developers were prior to this game an animation studio with years of experience. all of their stuff are up on youtube on their channel thunderhumor.

[@sl1ppey]

That’s actually a cool fun fact and makes a lot of sense.

[@thecatbrat42]

Real ones watched the swedish version "Dunderhumor"

[@lukaskachow]

Är spelet gjort av dunderhumor gänget?

[@thecatbrat42]

@@lukaskachow ja, dem har också en ny youtube kanal som heter semiwork

[@KaptenKetchup]

@@lukaskachow Från Dunderhumor är Walter och Axel med

[@MrSaviorHD]

The sprinting and jumping, as small as they are, really improve something in a genre I didn't realize I needed until you showed it off. Gonna try this game out and only use the snake sword in honor of you.

[@progress_games]

Another banger video. I remember playing this game and checking the Steam page and it had about 26 reviews and thinking 'man this is gonna be a classic one day'. Still doesn't get the respect it deserves imo!

[@sl1ppey]

It still kind of shocks me by the very little amount of coverage on YT alone. I searched multiple phrases with "Voidigo" in it and I was just like "Why the hell didn't more people talk about this game?"

[@TheDanyCakess]

i've never really been into roguelites before, only having watched people play through binding of isaac and gaining a basic understanding of the game and genre, but this game looks genuinely incredible, to the point where I'll heavily consider playing it. thanks for taking the time to go through so many aspects of the game. also 0:14 hit like a freight train, what a GREAT start to the video LMAO

[@sl1ppey]

luv u daniel

[@cheesefiend123]

this game is bursting with an extremely high level of craftsmanship - animation, design, sound, and mechanics. so fkn good.

[@Chu_5]

Stumbled into your channel after your last rougelike video was recommended to me, and I really enjoy the style and humor in your videos! Also, a (Kinda?) rougelike that I'd recommend is Get To The Orange Door, or GTTOD. It's an incredible FPS movement shooter that I've put over 100 hours in throughout a few of its major overhaul updates, but now the game has settled into a loop and feel

[@sl1ppey]

The name rings a bell, and given I LOVED Neon White another movement shooter sounds up my alley. Thanks for the recc!

[@StaleOreoGd]

Never knew this game existed, im getting it right now

[@sl1ppey]

Hell yeah dude, hope you like it.

[@NovaFunBun]

A hidden gem much slept-on. Happy to see you cover it!

[@KLaneuville]

I’m not a huge fan of rogue likes but your review makes me want to try this one out! Thanks!

[@Eishous]

Great mechanics and artstyle aside what convinced me that I'm gonna have to check this game out was the snake. Great video dude keep it up!

[@NarthYT]

Great work mate, keep it up! rooting for you.

[@someBSchannel]

Love these vids bc i never would have been exposed to this game otherwise. What a cool, well-done, and creative idea for the genre. also, the banana va deserves every award

[@thibautisserant]

So Voidigo and Axolotl would theoratically make up for each other's weaknesses if they somehow combined...

[@SupaRush]

I love this game so much its so addicting

[@GeorgeNoiseless]

Sure missed the release of this video, ah. Thank You for taking everyone's recommendation and putting the spotlight on Voidigo.

[@sl1ppey]

Pleasure was all mine. This game honestly deserves it

[@opossumboyo]

My second run of this game was my first victory; i ran out of ammunition towards the end and ended up beating the enemy with buttons. I’d put it up there with my favorite experiences i’ve ever had in a video game. The music combined with the visuals made the entire thing unforgettable. The developers recently made a video talking about how much difficulty they had making and funding the game, and it breaks my heart.

[@ChickenNugget7]

This game has beautiful animations, but I feel like the map color in some parts could be turned down so you can see what you are doing easier. Maybe that along with giving enemies an outline or more contrasting colors to the floor. I bet if I actually played the game the visual problems wouldn’t be noticeable after a while, not to mention how good the gameplay looks.

[@sl1ppey]

It’s definitely something that you get used to after a bit. There are a few instances where I thought “wtf just hit me” but it doesn’t happen that often. Some more hectic fights like the Void Puppeteer are also balanced by individual attacks from the boss dealing less damage to account for how many attacks get thrown at you. I second enemy outlines being an option, I think that’d do nicely to contrast them from the environment.

[@Goitbit]

KZbin recommended me your video about that axolotl game and then I fell in love with your channel! Your videos are well made and thought out and I enjoy watching them. I hope your channel will blow up someday, keep up the good work!

[@sl1ppey]

That means a lot. Thank you so much for the kind words :)

[@cevatkokbudak6414]

me too

[@Keyborder1234]

love your voice for these kinds of videos, so relaxing

[@sl1ppey]

aww, thanks marco

[@Burr_]

I’m just waiting for the day Voidigo takes over. Another great video!

[@unconscious5630]

I LOVE Voidigo. I played it for like 2 weeks straight when I first got it. Super fun game. Also the music is amazing.

[@snubhero2810]

I whole heartedly agree on this game being hella underrated, its so good

[@ashleylust1271]

Wow how did I look over this game! This is so amazing

[@shimmy1004]

Boutta buy the game just for the snek smooch

[@deadlyparkourkillerstalker]

Played the game a while ago, after your Ak-xolotl video actually, I liked it a lot and I was also surprised how little recognition it got. Also I'm so glad you put the final boss theme it's own bit in the video it goes sooooo hard, Alan Gloob's theme does too.

[@deadlyparkourkillerstalker]

Also you should try Risk of Rain 2 if you haven't already, and/or Risk of Rain Returns that is coming out on November 8th! Both are amazing games and I personally think of RoR2 as my all-time favorite rogue-lite, if not a game in general.

[@sl1ppey]

Love RoR2. RoR Returns sounds cool as I never played the OG. Thanks for the heads up!

[@user-gw5qi5zu8i]

Ayeeeeeeeeeeeeeee review on voidigo, glad more people gonna try it! I was presented to it by devs mutual friend, and followed the game around for a long while now

[@Nyankitty61]

The art on the steam page is giving me big Chipper and Sons vibes and it’s both spectacular, and creeping me out, but the gameplay looks STUNNING

[@JonFac]

love your work! great watch :)

[@WeekendDive]

Great video. With Enter The Gungeon being one of my all time favorites I might have to give this game a fair shot and really check it out.

[@propaul1369]

Been following the guys on tiktok since long cuz they actually listen to the playerbase, so far that they implemented some weapons based on what they asked for (they picked a few random comments and made it an item in-game, so rad)

[@mathmalluf2129]

I remember voting on tiktok to add new weapons. Just now, watching your video, I realized that it's been a while since I last saw another video from them

[@didacmartinez4692]

Also i want to add that the creators do weapons + power ups with the fan base feedback and u can comment to have a chance to get "your weapon im game"

[@IPandaa99]

What an awesome video!! Voidigo is also awesome and I’m glad you thought so too

[@sl1ppey]

Thank you!!

[@itsOlaOh]

this title wasnt even on my radar until now! *wishlists*

[@guiqlord4348]

I discovered this game a few days ago while I was searching for a good roguelike I hadn’t seen everywhere and that is also really fun. And man, even after playing the game for about 10 hours or so, I still find it incredibly enjoyable. The animations are fantastic, the control you have on your movement is so satisfying, and the gameplay itself is impeccable. It’s been a while I haven’t seen a really fast paced focused roguelike this good, and I would totally recommend people to check it out. Give it a shot, if you don’t like it then you can just get a refund.

[@evotech]

The art style is the reason i havenæt picked this up tbh, but might grow on me.

[@SundercoreDev]

I'm a simple man, I see sl1ppey uploads, I watch video

[@MOONtyzoo]

As an aspiring indie developer this game is really inspiring to me. Voidigo is insanely stylized and they have like 400+ devstreams of them making it which is nice to study their process. I hope I can make something with as much love and effort that Semiwork put into this game.

[@acquij]

yo, this looks insane

[@GraemeGames]

+1 for Voidigo. PHENOMENAL game that *nailed* it's time spent in Early Access

[@Aldenfenris]

And the new items and changes are cool, glad the game is still being worked on, and not just 'release and forget' not that as the game stands is lacking anything.

[@abra_escaped]

I've seen this game pop up on steam a few times but haven't really looked at it until this video, makes me think of dead cells a bit where at first the gameplay and even the graphics are really overwhelming until you figure out what's going on. Looks fun! On the topic of rogues with cool item mechanics, I like Blazing Beaks. It's also a top down shooter but it makes you collect bad items and hold onto them until you reach a shop, where you can trade them in for good items

[@Nick-ym4gh]

I just heard your enthusiasm in the first 15 sec and decided to try it out; damn its a good game; i wish it got the attention that quez a kotl got

[@oronalmighty]

So glad people are finally noticing this game

[@inconnector]

Love this game!

[@TheEngineerBanana]

Not sure if you read these or not but Battle Shapers just dropped into Early Access and after playing it for a few days I think it has a lot of potential! Might be worth keeping tabs on. Quality FPS Roguelites are hard to come by imo

[@sl1ppey]

My dude I read almost every comment (although I had to skimp on the AK-xolotl one because that was a lot lol). I still need to play Gunfire Reborn, but other than that yeah, FPS’ are still pretty unexplored as far are rogues go, gonna check it out. Thanks!

[@TheMimReaper]

That end made me question my life

[@king.2597]

This is so cool

[@jojonono2679]

Great video

[@sl1ppey]

Thanks a bunch!

[@VeganKebabDoRuky]

Love Nuclear Throne and the level design looks like it was inspired by it, might check it out

[@wafflezcol868]

They wholeass made a banana version of that “toothpaste shitting” meme

[@sl1ppey]

It wouldn’t shock me if that was the inspiration

[@SUPER_HELPFUL]

Let's hope it's just a slow sales start and then it picks up steam later on. This is my current roguelite grind game and I'm really appreciating how quick a run can be.

[@PlasmaStickMan]

Star of Providence is another roguelite I can't recommend enough if you feel like looking into it.

[@edge-of-the-internet]

i second this

[@sl1ppey]

This game looks sick. Wishlisted!

[@meganath7318]

omg this game looks so fun ! I'm the bigest ETG fan and I've been looking a new game like this since gungeon is way too easy now Btw Thanks really great video as always :)

[@Wrath-_-]

The moment the banana did that, I knew what you were gonna say 💀

[@TheOrangeMan13]

i wanna play this shit now

[@_supersolar]

voidigo is definitely in my top 3 action roguelikes, with nuclear throne and dead cells

[@cevatkokbudak6414]

I was thought that your mascot is a axolotl

[@redgarlicbred6228]

You could have said "monster hunter meets enter the gungeon" and i would have bought this game in a heart beat.

[@Otacanthus]

The boss running away or the player being able to run away to restock is straight out of monster hunter, and I love that

[@Otacanthus]

I should have paused the video 1 second later

[@sl1ppey]

LOL

[@starryfae]

it’s great to hear more positive feedback about this game! i played it early on, either in early access or right when it released, and it was unfortunately a bit buggy and deterred me from playing it. i’ll have to come back to it soon!

[@sl1ppey]

It’s a solid game! Hope it treats you better a second go around.

[@jaradsmethers3601]

while searching for this game on steam I found out there are 4 different games just called void

[@Mikescool444]

This reminds me of that one Newgrounds game called something like Coco vs Ant or something, where the mechanics are really similar.

[@Lyriss_]

As a person recommended this game to you in AKxolotl video comments i'm happy u liked the game

[@PippoFrancoPippo]

Hey have you tried Revita? It's a unique roguelike that I loved but almost no one played, so if you didn't I highly recommend it.

[@sl1ppey]

It looks cool! Wishlisted!

[@bionichuteagain2583]

commenting because this game really needs more attention and feeding the algorithm might help that

[@libb_y]

brb gonna log 400 hours into this on my next payday

[@sl1ppey]

libby I will literally just buy it for you for how much I think you'll like it

[@pringrings22]

Let me save this video to my Game Dev Guide Playlist please.

[@sl1ppey]

Of course!

[@KingKaiTheElite]

wishlisted thanx

[@NukeOTron]

One look at the protagonist, and I first thought, "Kokopelli? That one guy playing a horn plastered all over the freeways of Arizona?" Seriously, that's a real piece of folklore. ...well, it's either that, or the Pokemon Xatu.

[@thespleach47officalchannel79]

did u already try atomicrops i wonder what ur opinion is going to be

[@sl1ppey]

I haven’t but I did buy it recently. I’ll probably cover it at some point

[@OkayHippo]

I'm playing this just for the banana

[@mattprosser5562]

Brb gotta go re-watch the Pink Eye episode of Kids Next Door now. Also, Kids Next Door Roguelike when?

[@levalance]

Oh I love this game, one of my favorites alongside Risk of Rain 2, Revita (you should check this out), and Isaac.

[@Shelleton.]

Sadly there aren't any youtubers who uploaded series of this game

[@xbast9889]

I think I'll give it a try o _0

[@BCBtheBeastlyBeast]

I almost beat what seemed like the last boss (multiple bosses attacking me) on my very first run. Only played for another 3-4 hours because it just wasn't as fun after that, and surprisingly it felt like I had already seen everything the game had to offer. Fun while it lasted though.

[@sl1ppey]

Understandable feeling. I sort of got that feeling after my first run too, but after doing a few more runs it really gripped it's claws in me personally. Shame it didn't do the same for you, but at least you enjoyed yourself for the time you did spend with it.

[@drakesayshi3321]

Have you heard of Astrea: six sided oracles? came out recently and it's cool

[@sl1ppey]

I haven’t but I’ll look into it!

[@DStarLugia]

the fact that you need to hunt down the boss is reminding me of monster hunter and is probably my favorite part of the game.

[@sl1ppey]

It’s an admittedly small feature that makes for some interesting encounters. I love it too.

[@MortyFoodReviews]

Did you play patchquest?

[@sl1ppey]

Funny you mention it that was probably gonna be my next video if I find the time for it

[@Zanaki113]

Game is mad underrated, wish it got the love it deserved!

[@donke6012]

as speaking from someone who has palyed the game since like it released. other options that you enjoyed weren't always there. the final boss used to just be one phase. there was no fast travel system. looping is a pretty new addition *though i'm not entirely sure. and the always zoomed out option didn't exist. Not deal breakers obviously but there were rough bits. especially if you fought a boss that was a runner the back and forth was a pace breaker. also while being a really nice change of pace for fans of the genre i'd also imagine the game is very weird at a glance lacking a lot of visual staples i think roguelites are know for.. these are just my too cents though. I know i fell in love in with the game just for having difficulity options.

[@sl1ppey]

Appreciate the info, adds a lot of context to my experience vs. the day 1/EA experience.

[@dayrazark7231]

you should try ember knights

[@coraline2770]

Yes I love voidigo

[@Direct0rkrennic]

I need this game on switch SO bad

[@sl1ppey]

I agree muchly. This’d be perfect on Switch.

[@ADreamingTraveler]

I checked this out the other day randomly and saw it had a Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam. Not that many games on Steam get that type of rating now I see why

[@CERISTHEDEV]

Hey just mentioning you coule try spell disk or dungreed they seem like a great choice to your prefered style of roguelikes

[@TrickedJam]

i personally played voidigo skipping the entire tutorial bc i have a big ass ego and man that was the best decision of my life i literally had no idea you could combo stomp and bosses roam around the map dawg when i found all of that out i was either screaming bc the boss went into the same room as me or i was amazed asf ALSO (spoilers i guess) the first phase where the boss chases you is the most fun shit of my life gud game :)

[@kevinaguilar2912]

Thinking about it now I am SO SURPRISED that Gungeon doesn't have a gumball gun like is it because it's too easy of a joke or?????

[@cinemanu2013]

will it ever be released on console?

[@sl1ppey]

No known plans for a console port at the moment :(

[@cinemanu2013]

@@sl1ppey aw that sucks, you don't see roguelikes like this one very often, especially since it's sort of a dead genre, last roguelike i really enjoyed was enter the gungeon and i doubt anything will top that for me in a long time, but who knows maybe they will release Voidigo on console at some point, also good video, really enjoyed it! :))

[@pierrelaplant7926]

have you played noita?

[@sl1ppey]

I have, and I liked it but I'm really really bad at it lol

[@MochaSlushes]

I want to buy Voidigo but I don’t know if it’s coming to Switch or not. If there’s no switch port coming out any time soon then I’ll buy it on PC but if there’s a switch port in development I’ll wait

[@Fuyur0]

Conocí el juego por Tiktok Las armas me dieron risa Llevo cuatro días jugando todo el día Auxilio XD

[@polecat3]

Very nuclear throne

[@sepplin]

You should check out tiny rogues some time, this game doesn't get talked about enough. (also its getting a HUGE update in december)

[@sl1ppey]

You’re in luck because I love Tiny Rogues and I plan on doing a video on it when that update drops

[@vulpinitemplar5036]

So what you're telling me is that the jump mechanic is the dopamine feature that will end my runs repeatedly because it's just too enjoyable to not do, got it.

[@sl1ppey]

Yes.

[@jknifgijdfui]

you should check out the ubermosh franchise especially ubermosh omega its a series of incredibly cheap high score based twin stick shooters that are very simple very fun and very underrated theyre not roguelikes but still

[@its__ashy4818]

I hate to be the suggestion guy but I genuinely think you should check out atomicrops if you haven't already, it's criminally underrated and deserves a lot of love being one of the most unique rouges I've ever seen.

[@sl1ppey]

It was on a deep sale recently so I bought it! Will definitely get around to it.

[@Hamburglar1441]

You should check out Risk of Rain 2, not only my favorite roguelite, but probably my favorite game in general. Also, the music slaps.

[@sl1ppey]

Love RoR2. Playing Loader is like a dependable dopamine boost.

[@TheMimReaper]

I dont know if its too late already. But i discovered a game call "godlike burger" free on epic for like 7 hours while writing this. Tbh i dont know what you think, even tho it had me laughing a lot and play it a lot. But it is super difficult