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Flick Shot Rogues
Developer Butter By The Fish
Plan, Aim, Shoot! FLICK SHOT ROGUES blends the tactile satisfaction of flicking stuff across a table with the strategic depth of your favourite turnbased roguelikes. Chain together ridiculous combos, unlock characters, items and skills to conquer the island! From the Steam store page
220 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Oct 25, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
90
LovedLoved
169 positive · 19 negative
95% range 85–93%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 169 | 19 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
194 of 214 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
90% recommend · 171 yes, 18 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 189 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (329 of 375 positive).
Players praise the fun, inventive core gameplay and satisfying flicking mechanic. [1][2][3] Some reviewers note the game lacks enemy information and variety at higher difficulties. [1][4][5]
Liked
Representative posts
- [12]
TL;DR: Starts like buried treasure, plays like loose change. Flick Shot Rogues makes a strong first impression. You’re a pirate slinging yourself into enemies like a cannon ball, clearing encounters, progressing across regions, and taking down bosses. At first it feels like a keeper, but soon you realise the first impression is the only one it has. With no evolving mechanics, every run ends up feeling the same. …
- [1]
It's fun, it's inventive, and if you like the look of the gameplay from the Steam page then you probably won't be disappointed. With that said, the game suffers from giving inadequate information to the player, in several ways that limit your strategic options. Most notably, there appears to be no way to know which enemies are going to attack in what order, limiting your ability to intentionally set up chain …
- [2]
What a fantastic roguelike. Great execution of a cool concept. If you've played a billiards video game before, you know how to play this game. Now what if your cue ball was a pirate trying to get the buried treasure on a cursed island? It starts simply, but as you unlock more characters and items, there's a huge amount of depth that opens up. Each character plays totally uniquely. There are a lot of synergies …
- [8]
I'm having so much fun with this game. Been following the development for a while now and I can safely say it launched as the best version yet. There's a lot of depth between the character duos, starting equipment, upgrade paths, and pathing decisions mid run to keep me coming back. The second to second gameplay loop is satisfying, even after playing for several hours in a single session. The difficulty feels just …
- [3]
If crokinole and Slay the Spire had a pirate baby, it would look a lot like this fun, quirky game! Really enjoying the novel flicking mechanic, and the enemies feel threatening without being unwinnable. So far, so good!
Summarised from 34 of the 220 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
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Flick Shot Rogues sits at 90% positive across 188 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 220 · most liked firstTL;DR: Starts like buried treasure, plays like loose change. Flick Shot Rogues makes a strong first impression. You’re a pirate slinging yourself into enemies like a cannon ball, clearing encounters, progressing across regions, and taking down bosses. At first it feels like a keeper, but soon you realise the first impression is the only one it has. With no evolving mechanics, every run ends up feeling the same. Strategising feels like guesswork, flicking is only so precise, and hits never…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →OH FLICK! We just dropped the release date for Flick Shot Rogues: 🦀 September 17th, 2025! 🦀 We are excited you all get to play the game this soon! In the meantime, enjoy our new trailer, and check out our demo on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2427450/... #gamedev #indiegame #gamenews #roguelike
neutral · AI labelView post →Hey gang! We are new here, and want to share with you the anouncement trailer for the game we are cooking up: Flick Shot Rogues - a turnbased, hero-flicking roguelike! #indiedev #gamedev #indiegaming #roguelike #roguelite www.youtube.com/watch?v=16q2...
neutral · AI labelView post →Flick Shot Rogues has a great hook. The idea of lining up a shot and flicking your hero across the board, chaining collisions and combos, is tactile and satisfying. There's skill in reading the board, judging angles, and shooting your disc through a crowd of crabs and monkeys to set off a chain reaction. The game is at its best when it forces you to bounce your guy into a few walls and enemies, needing you to predict the trajectories beyond the aim markers (though it feels like you should have…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Soo we just anounced our hero-flicking, tactical roguelike game Flick Shot Rogues! Exciting times! Check out our reveal trailer, please, it was a lot of work, lol: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV0m...
neutral · AI labelView post →Flick Shot Rogues is part of the Steam Board Game Fest! Grab the game at the highest discount yet: store.steampowered.com/app/2427450/... #indiegame #gamedev #steamgame
neutral · AI labelView post →Crazy! Just looked through older versions of our game Flick Shot Rogues, and sometimes I forget how much of a glow-up the game had in the past year. Feels good! This is the exact same arena by the way! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #roguelike #turnbased
neutral · AI labelView post →Obligatory "what a shame Steam doesnt offer a neutral view" disclaimer. "Deep as a Puddle" is a phrase I think this game suits very well, I agree with the other negative Reviews. In 1 run you will have seen every normal enemy this game has to offer. In 3 runs or so you will have seen every boss and every arena this game has to offer too. With playtime you unlock more characters, more "weapon modifiers", more "relics" and more choices you can do in your run. However with the lack of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Here is our first episode of "Know Your Foe" for our game Flick Shot Rogues! It's all about those pesky little crab minions! #indiedev #gamedev #indiegaming #roguelike #roguelite
neutral · AI labelView post →Turn-based tactical strategy roguelike game 'Flick Shot Rogues' is now available. Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/2427450 #indiegame #indiegames
neutral · AI labelView post →It's fun, it's inventive, and if you like the look of the gameplay from the Steam page then you probably won't be disappointed. With that said, the game suffers from giving inadequate information to the player, in several ways that limit your strategic options. Most notably, there appears to be no way to know which enemies are going to attack in what order, limiting your ability to intentionally set up chain reactions of enemies hitting each other. In addition, enemies have unique gimmicks and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A lot of things in the game are ultimately frustrating and poorly signaled, and I thought it was going to be a problem exclusive to the demo. It isn't. Some notorious examples are: Enemies will sometimes target you instead of the ground. But you can get out of their effective range, which isn't properly tutorialized or taught to the player. Some enemies will target you in a beam, and you can also dodge that, but only sometimes and only if you leave an effective range that you also cannot…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →All hands on deck! 🙌 I’m writing the music for physics-based pirate-game Flick Shot Rogues by @butterbythefish.com, which has its first public demo available now! Check out the Steampage and dive in :) store.steampowered.com/app/3568660/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Today’s Black Video Game Character: Froggomancer (Flick Shot Rogues)
neutral · AI labelView post →I am out of art spoons so let's check out a game I've been eyeing for a while! Flick Shot Rogues is about being a little billiard ball like unit that rams into their enemies, and then stacking modifiers for what happens next, and avoiding aoes, and it's a roguelike. it's neat! www.twitch.tv/glottal
positive · AI labelView post →Yoooo watch this fake travel agency vid for our new game Flick Shot Rogues I made along with my work buddy Carolynn! VO work, game capture and editing by yours truly 💅 #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Here is our third episode of "Know Your Foe" for our game Flick Shot Rogues! It's all about those annoying cannoneer minions that make your life difficult from the back lines. For more info, visit our steam page: bit.ly/FlickShotRogues #indiedev #gamedev #indiegaming #roguelike #roguelite
neutral · AI labelView post →I liked the core gameplay mechanic and the combos, but missed a little challenge. I successfully finished on the first try, and thought it was because the tutorial gave me relics that helped me a lot. But then I went on another run on the newly unlocked difficulty, and even when trying mechanics I wasn't familiar with, I successfully completed the run, and the next one was the same. By no means am I a good player at these kinds of games, but if every run doesn't offer a little challenge, I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tron Catalyst I'm only a bit into/seeing how I'm going with it but so far I'm VERY delighted by the commitment to the Tron Legacy lore in it. I'm a Tron Legacy guy now. Flick Shot Rogues is a roguelite, a great Steam Deck game, just really solid/addictive/good at what it does. Deserves attention
positive · AI labelView post →Picked this game up cause it looked fun! And it is! I have already sunk a couple hours into it and have really enjoyed the gameplay. Hope to see this game get some love cause its just plain fun and has me wanting to play more! Update: Still having fun at almost 19 hours of playtime. Beat Doom 5 with the 2 powers I hadn't beaten a run with yet! Lots of fun to be had here
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What a fantastic roguelike. Great execution of a cool concept. If you've played a billiards video game before, you know how to play this game. Now what if your cue ball was a pirate trying to get the buried treasure on a cursed island? It starts simply, but as you unlock more characters and items, there's a huge amount of depth that opens up. Each character plays totally uniquely. There are a lot of synergies between upgrades and items to discover. Everything you could possibly want in a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am giving it a thumbs up because devs are actively listening and still cooking. The game needs an enemy info system and they know it. It also lacks variety on different fronts and balance adjustments, but this is going to be addressed in v1.1 as well.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So, I finished the game at 100% First of all, once you beat the final boss, you unlock higher difficulty levels. The base one is super easy, but the next ones ramp things up with tougher enemies, more of them, and different curses that debuff your characters. The higher the difficulty, the harder it is to start — but once you get rolling, you can snowball hard with the right combos. Even though I really enjoyed it (and I'd totally recommend it — it's a lot of fun), there are also some things…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Flick Shot Rogues, a turn-based roguelite that swaps grid movement for pure flick physics, just launched on Steam today.. Flick Shot Rogues, a turn-based roguelite that swaps grid movement for pure flick physics, just launched on Steam today. What if Peggle and pool had a baby—and then dressed it up like a tactical RPG? That’s Flick Shot Rogues. Plan, aim, flick. Slam enemies into each other, trigger chain reactions, and ricochet your way into devastating combos. But one bad angle, one…
neutral · AI labelView post →If you wanna know if Flick Shot Rogues is the game for you, check out this great video by @olexayt.bsky.social! #roguelike #indiegame www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXZP...
neutral · AI labelView post →“A Clever Idea That Fights Against Itself” Flick Shot Rogues immediately caught my attention because it tries something genuinely different from most roguelikes out there, and I’ll always respect developers willing to experiment instead of copying trends. During my initial hours with the game, I actually enjoyed parts of the experience and could clearly see the creativity behind its design. The biggest issue for me, however, was the controls. While the flick-shot mechanic is definitely…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🎮 2025 Game #76: Flick Shot Rogues Addicting turn-based strategy roguelite with a cool flicking/pool mechanic and some great art. I had a lot of fun coming up with broken builds across all the different characters, even if the RNG still got me in the end 😅 7/10 #IndieGames @noodlecake.bsky.social
positive · AI labelView post →✓ Good build diversity, lots of interesting decisions ✓ Pirates, Frogs and Shellfish ✓ Soundtrack is stuck in my head ✓ Works great on Steam Deck
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If crokinole and Slay the Spire had a pirate baby, it would look a lot like this fun, quirky game! Really enjoying the novel flicking mechanic, and the enemies feel threatening without being unwinnable. So far, so good!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Line up the perfect shot to bump enemies in the wonderful and clever Flick Shot Rogues https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/line-up-the-perfect-shot-to-bump-enemies-in-the-wonderful-and-clever-flick-shot-rogues/ #FlickShotRogues #SteamDeck #PCGaming #LinuxGaming
neutral · AI labelView post →Very fun game with an addictive gameplay loop. Reminds me of Rack N Slay, another fun one but I like this one more. Plays great on Steam Deck too
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm having so much fun with this game. Been following the development for a while now and I can safely say it launched as the best version yet. There's a lot of depth between the character duos, starting equipment, upgrade paths, and pathing decisions mid run to keep me coming back. The second to second gameplay loop is satisfying, even after playing for several hours in a single session. The difficulty feels just right too. Highly recommended!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It’s not fun and nothing like the visuals. If you’re expecting the fun of old-school pool games, this isn’t even close.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really like the core gameplay mechanic and the satisfaction of lining up a great shot (sometimes unexpectedly so) combined with the tactical choices of where to attack with which character, or when to play defensively. Conversely, unexpected movement can really mess you up, but getting to know the enemies’ moves helps plan for it, and the update that added descriptions of enemy abilities alleviates unpleasant surprises. There is a fair amount of build variety considering each character…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In a few words: this is a lovely game with a unique personality. It’s creative yet easy to understand, fun to explore but challenging to master, and it features a delightful soundtrack that fits the atmosphere perfectly. The game will soon receive a content update that looks promising and respectful of player feedback. For completionists (since I'm one myself and reached 100%): the highest difficulty levels are currently quite tough, but this will be adjusted in the next update. That said, the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Flick off Flick Shot Rogues doesn’t have a story, but does have a frame around the game to give some explanation on why you’re here. A group of five heroes…pirates…adventures…friends… however you want to describe them are sailing on a ship looking for a particular island with a volcano that is host to magnificent treasure. However, they end up being shipwrecked. Oops. Well, silver lining is that all of them survived and they might as well go after the treasure now that they’re stuck here. Now…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Flickingly Fun Things I Like About Flick Shot Rogues: Fun Core Gameplay And Interesting Build Variety Another turn-based roguelike with simple and fun gameplay loop, a mixture between pinball board with bumpy cars. Aim your characters, adjust the strength and angle, then flick them towards enemies to defeat them! I love that the game lets you go into great details to how you want to flick the character. You can fine-tune your trajectory with the aiming reticle and the prediction. How you aim…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great little game to scratch the itch of both flicking game and roguelike. It's a little weird at first as some of the interactions aren't explained and you just have to figure them out as they happen... BUT it is well worth it afterwards. Currently on doom 6 (think StS ascension levels) and still loving it. Higher doom levels really make your early levels feel weak, but once the engine gets going there are some great combos and dopamine hits with huge turns.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun little game but feels lacking. Feels chaotic and random. Sometimes skills don't trigger like they are supposed to. Some skills and heroes are way better than others so at higher doom levels you are forced to pick certain heroes and skills. More options for the main route in the map could have been implemented with more biomes and more diverse enemies. Game has potential to be really fun but for lack of balance and content I cannot recommend the game in its current state. Wait for sale or…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The core physics-based gameplay is really fun. Even though there isn’t much content, the roguelike elements keep it enjoyable. 7/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is a very well made game. The core gameplay is fun and the battles require more than meets the eye strategic skill. Positioning plays a good rule as well as the ability to group the enemies accordingly. When it comes to player movement it strikes a good balance between predictability of your own actions as well as riskier outcomes. The characters are all interesting, thou they seem a bit unbalanced or simply some are only coming to a whole after earning some upgrades. It seems to me that…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After playing the seal slammers event in HSR, I was left craving for more and not even 2 months later, I see this game on steam so I couldn't resist getting it and I absolutely don't regret it, there's plenty of build variety to be had, lots of different events on the map and overall the gameplay feels really good.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Indie Showcase: Flick Shot Rogues I don't normally do two showcases in the same day, but this game just came out today and I already really enjoy it, it's a roguelike where you flick your pieces into the enemy to do damage, go check it out! #Indiegames #Roguelike s.team/a/2427450
positive · AI labelView post →Here is our first episode of "Know Your Foe" for our game Flick Shot Rogues! It's all about those brutish strong crabs that block your path! For more info, visit our steam page: bit.ly/FlickShotRogues #indiedev #gamedev #indiegaming #roguelike #roguelite
neutral · AI labelView post →Short, cute, intuitive - Needs more variety of enemies and levels. - Harder difficulties relies on RNG and getting overpowered items - Has FROGS - Good for 2 days, beaten, won't go for 100%
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Play Time: 26hrs Achievements: 46 of 46 Date/Version: June 28th 2026 Rating: 7 1/2 out of 10 FlickShot Rogues: A “flicking” board game style game that's based in the digital world. You have your pirates who'll use a “slay the spire” grid like mapping system. This game does have a very tactical “feel” to it. As knowing your abilities, and the enemies is key in this game especially at higher difficulties. You'll fight against many of the same enemies, each biom has their own unique enemies.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun game. It deserves more love.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's alright. There's a really good game here until you get to higher difficulties and the randomness of chain bouncing around that you couldn't possibly account for as enemies fill the arena create what feels like pretty much unmanageable chaos which results in a lot of runs just going in the toilet. Stops feeling fun then. After a chain of 6 guys all nudging each other you get slightly inched into a damage zone which takes half your entire life? Nah, I'll move on to stuff that's more…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall really fun game, the flick physics its satisfying and fun to use and the characters are varied enough to have different gameplay experiences. The levels could have a little more variety and on latter stages it becomes very chaotic to track all the enemies, traps and effects that will happen.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thanks Retromation for covering this title. Steam would never show it to me by itself. -_-
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Neat idea, but kind of underwhelming and too easy to the point of it feeling grindy. The character abilities feel more like challenges as they aren't very intuitive nor feel very rewarding, and the perks you gain along the way don't feel all to exciting either... probably because the levels themselves, especially the early ones, don't feel like much of a challenge, eliminating the itch to grow your character. Only took a few tries to win my first run.. and the "+" runs just seem the same…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Decent game. Would recommend to create more dynamically generated content to improve replayability as right now after few doom levels maps become boring as it is the same map layouts over and over again.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun concept but not very well made for the listed price. There are a lot of inconsistencies but the worst part is that the bouncing predictor is often incorrect. And seeing as it is very core to the main gameplay, thats no good... It plays like a playtest, not like a 15 buck finished game, as it's not very balanced and feels unfinished. For example, the game hints that it's good to be nice to the rocks and "the will remember this" if you steal from them. But then there are no consequenses for…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very good roguelike. Great art, fun gameplay. Polished.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like it, just wish it had more content. Great potential. Loved the demo.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's quite good, although it can be completed fairly quickly. I'm still giving it a thumbs up because the base experience satisfies what it sets out to do without it being too shallow or too complex. If the game receives new updates of content, enemies, and levels, shuffled together for a more randomized or endless experience, it would greatly help its replay value.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Flick Shot Rogues was genuinely such a pleasant surprise for me. I got this in a bundle, expecting it to be a great idea with a bad execution. But this game does such a great job at making the most out of it's unique concept, and it is so very very fun. You have 5 characters, each with two variants to unlock. The major areas of the game are always the same, but the paths within those areas have different risks and benefits to encourage you to take them. Enemy variety is a tad bit lacking,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Boring, with annoying finicky controls.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →colorful, beautiful and absolutley addicting game :) Have had the most fun in any roguelike within the playtest and love the full release so far. thanks for a lot of fun and stuck in addiction moments <3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It’s basically an *interactive* Slay the Spire, which makes the whole experience even more engaging. Warning: Anyone with ADHD who doesn’t take the time to plan their moves will have a rough time, because rushing decisions will definitely punish you. P.S. How do devs still release games without customizable keybinds? (ofc i know how to setup my own keybinds, but its just weird lol)
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