The Serpent Rogue

Team17

Rank: #1 / 20
Released: 2022
Studio: Team17
Genre: action-adventure game

At a glance

The Serpent Rogue is a botanical action-adventure from Team17, set in a medieval fantasy world threatened by the Serpent Rogue. Players take the role of the Warden, an alchemist tasked with exploring the land, crafting potions, taming creatures and protecting the realm. Alchemy involves experimenting with ingredients to produce potions with different effects, while quests from inhabitants provide resources. The world responds to actions: keeping too many creatures together can draw reapers, leaving the dead unburied attracts ghouls, and hoarding items can bring vermin. Players can also shapeshift into creatures or use potions to alter their bodies and gain abilities. The game is single-player and lists full controller support, Steam achievements, trading cards, Steam Cloud and Family Sharing. It is listed for Windows and Xbox Series X|S, with Windows specified for Steam. Team17 is both developer and publisher; its listed release date is April 26, 2022.

Who it is for

It suits solo players who want an action-adventure built around alchemy, exploration, creature taming and consequences for how they manage the world.

What is good

Potion crafting uses ingredient experimentation
World actions can trigger creature responses
Shapeshifting and body-altering potions
Full controller support

What to know first

Single-player only
Steam platform listing is Windows

Verdict

The Serpent Rogue combines alchemy and exploration with a world that reacts to player behavior. Its creature transformations and consequence-driven systems are central reasons to consider it.