Streets of Rogue 2 developer Matt Dabrowski has put out a new video explainer and game design wiki detailing t"he roadmap for the game's development and best-guess window for an early access release. The developer released a Streets of Rogue 2 demo in October 2024, while at the same time pushing back the intended launch of the early access version to an unspecified date in the "near future.
Described by Dabrowski in a previous Game Rant interview as "a roguelike with immersive sim features that goes completely insane," the original Streets of Rogue was released in full in 2019 and has since garnered a near-universally positive reputation. The game plays like a violent but cozy merger of Stardew Valley and Hotline Miami, granting players an impressively wide array of side-quests, Easter eggs, and random encounters to discover.
Game Rant speaks to the solo developer behind Streets of Rogue 2 about the hurdles associated with translating a game into an open-world format.
In his latest statement to fans, Dabrowski confirmed that the early access version of Streets of Rogue 2 will not be available in 2024. Not wanting to promise a date without absolute certainty of its...