Flick Shot Rogues is the rare turn-based game that my brain is gelling with

"It's a bit like Subbuteo but with crabs, monkeys and lasers. Each level features several enemies on red discs that you have to take out by flicking your character toward them. One hero causes damage when you clatter into enemies, and another will smash every foe within a certain radius after they stop moving. My favorite, the Froggomancer, collects frogs and uses them to attack goons that they slide by or end up next to."

"But after trying the demo for Flick Shot Rogues on a whim during the most recent Steam Next Fest, the game hasn't been far from my thoughts. The debut title from Butter By The Fish, a three-person studio in Germany, arrived on Steam this week. Despite the likes of Hollow Knight: Silksong tugging at my attention, I keep turning back to this pirate-themed, turn-based roguelite."

"You can take a couple of characters into each run (and swap to the other one before your turn) and equip each with a relic. These include fire damage, lightning attacks and sticky bombs. Many of these have chain effects, so you can use them to attack multiple bad guys in one turn. Since this is a roguelite, you'll upgrade your abilities as you go."

Flick Shot Rogues is a pirate-themed, turn-based roguelite from Butter By The Fish, a three-person German studio, released on Steam. Players flick characters across discs to collide with enemies, using distinct heroes whose impacts trigger different effects such as contact damage, area smashes, or frog-based attacks. Each run allows two characters and equips relics that grant elemental effects and chain reactions to hit multiple foes. Roguelite progression upgrades abilities across runs. Yellow-disc enemies and bosses conclude waves. Strategic build composition and relic synergies are central, enabling powerful combos and tactical, physics-driven gameplay.

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