Rogue Legacy might be a bit more popular than Hearts of Iron IV. We know about 1 link to it since March 2021 and only 1 link to Hearts of Iron IV. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
Ground combat needs to be removed if anything. But if you insist, here is a good mod https://store.steampowered.com/app/394360/hearts_of_iron_iv/. Source: about 2 years ago
The term "Rogue-lite" in 2013 was coined by the developers of "Rogue Legacy" to market their game, as instead of true permadeath, in-between runs you would be able to spend resources to get persistent upgrades, like health, damage increases, and unlock new classes (what people nowadays tend to call "meta-progression"). I know because I was there 8 years ago in the thread and the marketing page still has the word... Source: over 2 years ago
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