• Sun. Oct 5th, 2025

Grungy new roguelike is a dieselpunk, World War 2 Armored Core

Grungy new roguelike is a dieselpunk, World War 2 Armored Core

It’s an open secret that I have a Master’s degree in War Studies. Having focused on World War II and its portrayals in modern media for my undergraduate thesis, I’m always fascinated by allohistorical videogames – ones which take contemporary settings, and add things like hulking machinery, dinosaurs, and laser guns. Grit and Valor – 1949 does just that, transporting Armored Core-style mechs into a grimy WWII setting where you represent a fragmented resistance that’s determined to rise up against Axis rule. Color me intrigued.

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