Full game metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Steam app type | game |
| Steam App ID | 4152940 |
| Live current players | 0 |
| SteamPulse tracked peak | 1 |
| Live count (today's peak floor) | 0 |
| Price | $3.59 (40% off from $5.99) |
| Free to play | No |
| Discount | 40% |
| Original price USD | $5.99 |
| Current price USD | $3.59 |
| Release date | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Developer | Chris McCormick |
| Publisher | McCormick IT |
| Owners estimated | Not available |
| SteamSpy owner estimate minimum | Not available |
| SteamSpy owner estimate maximum | Not available |
| Review type | 9 user reviews |
| Positive review percent | 100% |
| Positive reviews | 9 |
| Negative reviews | 0 |
| Total reviews | 9 |
| Steam recommendations | Not available |
| Achievements | Not available |
| Average playtime forever | 99 minutes |
| Windows support | Yes |
| macOS support | No |
| Linux support | Yes |
| Parent game | Not available |
| Store URL | https://store.steampowered.com/app/4152940/ |
Short description
A sci-fi roguelike where you descend 17 procedurally generated levels into a hollow asteroid. Battle aliens, collect futuristic weapons and nanotech, manage hunger and permadeath. Fast, minimal, turn-based combat inspired by the original Rogue.
About this game
You discover a hollow asteroid filled with procedurally generated mines, facilities, alien creatures, and space-loot. Asterogue is a fast, juicy, "coffeebreak" roguelike directly inspired by the original Rogue. Descend through 17 unique levels into the heart of an asteroid to find the Cursed Orb and save the galaxy. Balance futuristic hand weapons, armour, chemicals, nanotech, medkits and food as you battle increasingly dangerous aliens from beyond the beyond. KEY FEATURES • Procedurally generated levels - every playthrough is different • 17 challenging levels with escalating difficulty • Turn-based tactical combat with permadeath • Gorgeous 8-bit pixel art by Oryx Design Lab • 15+ unique alien species with different behaviors • Weapons, armour, nanotech, and consumables to discover • Hunger system adds strategic resource management • Coffeebreak-length sessions (20-30 minutes per run) • Simple controls - no convoluted key commands • Authentic roguelike mechanics, not a roguelite WHAT MAKES ASTEROGUE DIFFERENT Asterogue is a traditional roguelike, not a roguelite. It focuses on the core loop that made Rogue great: explore, fight, loot, die, learn, repeat. No meta-progression, no permanent upgrades between runs - just pure skill and knowledge. The game is deliberately minimal. You won't find kitchen-sink complexity here. Instead, Asterogue offers carefully tuned mechanics with juicy animations and game-feel that make every action satisfying. STORY One thousand years of peace have ended. You lost everything in The Great War. An old man in a dive bar tells of ancient aliens who returned to drain all goodness from the galaxy into their Cursed Orb. He sketches a map on a napkin and vanishes. Days later, you crash-land on an asteroid. Faced with death on the surface or the unknown within, you descend into the heart of the asteroid... ABOUT THE DEVELOPER Asterogue is a solo indie game made by a developer who grew up on Nethack and Rogue. It was builtas a love letter to the roguelike genre, focusing on what makes these games timeless: procedural generation, meaningful choices, and the thrill of permadeath.
Supported languages
English