Hellforged is what you get if Diablo and Vampire Survivor had a baby then added Extraction Roguelike to it. This game looks amazing and it has a demo out now for folks to try. This could possibly be my new obsession for a while! So Hellforged has a look inspired by Diablo and gameplay inspired by Vampire Survivor. Then the devs added in an Extraction Roguelike element where you push as far as you can and extract your character before you get killed. If you do then you keep the loot you collect…if you don’t then you lose your loot! As you progress you unlock new classes to play, unlock skill trees and gather/refine better gear. This game sounds like crack to me.
I love the Bane Survivor event in Diablo Immortal which is a Diablo/Vampire Survivor mini-game event. I wish Blizzard would leave it in the game. I never really had an interest in the bullet-heaven genre until I got a taste for it there. Now to see a fully fleshed out game with those same elements makes me very happy. 2026 is the year of the indie/AA games and I’m ready for it!