Streets of Rogue

Surprise! 2+ years after version 98, Streets of Rogue has gotten a rather extensive “maintenance” update! So what's the occasion? Well, the matchmaking service that SOR was using to display lobbies and make connections has been sent to the dustbin, so in order for online multiplayer to continue functioning, I needed to switch matchmaking services. This in turn led to a revamp of the game’s multiplayer codebase, much of which had already been tested on SOR2.So basically, the game should be functioning almost exactly the same as it did before, but hopefully a bit better in the online multiplayer department. If you do happen to run into major bugs of any sort, please let me know on the bug report forums on Steam or Discord!While my main focus is currently on SOR2, I’m hoping to do more updates to SOR1 in the future. There’s plenty of opportunity to back-port some of my work from SOR2 into SOR1. I see the two games as distinct experiences from one another, and I plan on keeping both alive until I myself am dead. Version 99Online multiplayer infrastructure has been updated to match Streets of Rogue 2 - The UNet system that SOR was using has been deprecated for oh… 7 YEARS, so SOR h

Hi, rogues, It's been a minute, but I have a few new items of interest regarding Streets of Rogue 2 for you today! 🎞️ Devlog #4 Perhaps you're wondering what's going on with the sequel, and why the missed release dates this year? All is explained in this video! Spoilers, though, it's nothing remotely scandalous :( And a quick clarification about the release date: The Early Access release of Streets of Rogue 2 will happen in 2025. The exact date will only be revealed once we're 100% sure of that date. That's all I'll be saying about release dates until the time comes :) Until then, check the Devlog out: 🗺️ Roadmap October's release of the Streets of Rogue 2 Alpha Demo generated a lot of questions from players. In response, I present to you a living public Roadmap! Click the button below to check it out. The Roadmap should give you a solid idea of my plans for SoR 2 throughout its pre-Early Access and Early Access periods. A warning: it's pretty lengthy, and I wouldn't recommend reading it from start to finish. Think of it more as a reference guide to look at if you're curious about some specific aspect of the game. And feel free

Hey everybody, Matt here, and I’ve got some development news about Streets of Rogue 2. 🎮 The Streets of Rogue 2 Island Alpha Demo is OUT NOW, just in time for Steam Next Fest! Download it from the game's 👉Steam page👈 📅 Streets of Rogue 2’s Early Access release is moving from October 22 to some other point in the near future. Keyword “near”, we don’t intend for this to be an enormous wait. The exact date will be announced closer to launch. We had previously announced a large-scale playtest of the game. The demo release will essentially be replacing that since it includes the same content that I was planning for the playtest. So first off, why the delays? Well, the TL;DR is “Big Open-Ended Game + Solo Programmer = Unpredictable Timeline.” October 22 seemed like a viable date back in July, but ultimately despite my best efforts, I felt the game needed a bit more time in the oven. My sincere apologies for the delays, I fully understand how annoying it can be to look forward to something only to have the rug pulled. That’s why we won’t be announcing any more specific dates until it’s a 100% lock. All that said, you can play the alpha demo right now! Here’s what to expect from it: {

Hi all, Matt here! I have a couple bits of development news! Here’s the short version: 📅 Streets of Rogue 2 is moving from its original release date of August 14th to a new release date of October 22nd. 🎮 We’ll be conducting an Open Playtest on Steam in the near future, free for anyone to join! But wait, a new release date? What’s going on here? What sort of shenanigans are at play? Well, I assure you the answer is a lot less interesting than that. I, uh… couldn’t program quite fast enough. :p While SoR 2 has had a few more folks working on it than its predecessor, I’m still the sole programmer/designer of this thing. Compared with other disciplines, programmers are notoriously bad at predicting how long a given task will take. Now replace “task” with “entire Early Access-ready game,” and as you can probably imagine, guesstimating correctly gets a tad trickier. I’d been targeting a summer launch for a while, which has led to a pretty intense 2024. And while the original release date would have been technically achievable, it would have also been tighter than I was comfortable with. The new date allows me some breathing room and the opportunity to make the game that much better. The