Drunken Rogue and the End Vampire Launches on Steam
The game pairs a slapstick, alcohol-themed premise with mechanically driven intoxication systems, and the planned Switch port suggests the title targets a broader audience beyond the Steam PC base.
Key Facts
- Wakuwaku Games released 'Drunken Rogue and the End Vampire' on Steam on August 21, 2026.
- The game is priced at 1,580 yen, with a 20% discount to 1,264 yen until September 4.
- The title is a deck-building roguelike developed by 26 Billion Years Studio.
- A Nintendo Switch version is planned for release at a later date.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, Game Spark.
Wakuwaku Games released the deck-building roguelike 'Drunken Rogue and the End Vampire' on Steam on August 21, 2026. Developed by 26 Billion Years Studio, the game is priced at 1,580 yen with a 20% launch discount bringing it to 1,264 yen until September 4. Players control Rita, a rogue who grows stronger with intoxication, and End, a vampire, as they traverse dungeons toward the Vampire King's Castle, which supposedly holds a secret collection of vintage wine. The dungeons contain traps, terrain, and monsters, but the pair can use the Cloak of Wind or mist transformation to avoid danger, at the cost of making the next floor more dangerous. All characters become stronger the drunker they are, though excessive intoxication distorts their perception of reality. The game emphasizes balancing intoxication levels, and End has unique vampire traits such as getting drunk on blood. Game Spark published an advance play report praising the game's depth despite its comedic premise. A Nintendo Switch version is planned for a later release.
The launch of 'Drunken Rogue and the End Vampire' follows a play report from Game Spark published the day before release, which highlighted the game's strategic depth beneath its comedic exterior. The core loop revolves around managing intoxication: characters gain combat advantages as their drunkenness rises, but going too far makes monsters appear as harmless pet dogs, obscuring real threats. Rita's item-based approach with the Cloak of Wind contrasts with End's vampire-specific skills, including a blood-drinking mechanic tied to intoxication. The developer, 26 Billion Years Studio, has positioned the game as a dungeon-crawling roguelike where avoidance tactics carry a penalty, since skipping a floor's dangers escalates the next encounter. The 20% discount runs through September 4, and the upcoming Switch version extends the game beyond PC.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.