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2020 · First-person shooter · Indie

Roboquest

Timed Xbox exclusive

Roboquest is a fast FPS Roguelite in a scorched futureworld. You're a rebooted Guardian, ready to kick some metal ass! Fight with your buddy or by yourself and annihilate hordes of deadly bots in ever-changing environments.

Released
20 August 2020
Platforms
PlayStation 4PlayStation 5WindowsXbox OneXbox Series X/S
Genres
First-person shooterIndieRoguelikeShooter
Developers
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Publishers
Starbreeze Studios
Modes
Co-opMultiplayerSingle-player
Perspective
First person
Themes
Action
Engine
Unreal Engine 4
Country
France
Age ratings
ESRB E10+PEGI 7ACB MGRAC ALLUSK 12CLASS_IND 10
Languages
Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Dutch, English, English (UK), French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil) and 3 more
Time to beat
20hmain story35hwith extras55hcompletionist

About

Roboquest is a 2023 rogue-lite first-person shooter video game developed by French indie developer RyseUp Studios and published by Starbreeze Studios. The game entered early access for Windows via Steam in 2020 and received a full release for Windows via Steam and the Epic Games Store, as well as releases on the Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on November 7, 2023. The game was released for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on May 27, 2025.

›Story

The year is 2700. Humans live scattered through the desert, struggling to survive. It’s looking pretty bleak.

Until a young scavenger girl named Max stumbles across something that may help. An old Guardian robot, lying abandoned in the sand. She reactivates him, knowing that with a Guardian by her side, she may be able to give mankind a fighting chance…

Together, the two begin to explore the mysterious canyons that surround them, searching for answers and a way to survive.

There’s just one problem. The canyons are crawling with evil bots, determined to stop them from advancing. But who’s controlling them? And what are they guarding within?

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Gameplay

Roboquest is a first-person shooter with rogue-lite elements and is playable in single-player or two-player co-op (non-splitcreen). Players can choose between 6 unlockable classes to tackle runs on different difficulty levels. Players collect various items, gadgets, and objects during runs to assist them in-game or to purchase permanent upgrades at Basecamp. Each run features a level-up system where players are awarded upgrades. These upgrades can be synergized to create powerful builds.

The campaign includes branching paths, randomized bosses/encounters, and secret levels to encourage replayability. Players recharge health, purchase run upgrades, and trade weapons in safe rooms; typically located at the beginning and middle of levels.

Development

In April 2024, the Arsenal Update launched. The update included new weapons, NPCs, summons, and a training range map.

In June 2024, the Super Update was released. The update includes a new playable character class (SuperBot), new weapon (Captain McSlice), new level (Harmony Square), and five new in-game achievements related to SuperBot. An update/crossover with Motion Twin's Dead Cells was released in August 2024. The update features The Collector as an NPC and also includes new items pulled from Dead Cells.

Reception

Roboquest received "generally favorable" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic. OpenCritic determined that 88% of critics recommend the game. Critics gave praise to the game's soundtrack. GamingAge complimented the controls and gunplay.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
WindowsEarly Access20 August 2020Worldwide · Worldwide 7 November 2023
Xbox OneEarly Access30 January 2023Worldwide · Worldwide 7 November 2023
Xbox Series X/SEarly Access30 January 2023Worldwide · Worldwide 7 November 2023
PlayStation 427 May 2025Worldwide
PlayStation 527 May 2025Worldwide

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