Rogue elements: Hades and Loop Hero manage to draw on the same legacy while having very little in common

Let's go round again, maybe we'll turn back the hands of time

The RPG Greetings, traveller, and welcome back to The Register Plays Games, our monthly gaming column. This edition we are once again sticking with the indie scene as it's genuinely churning out the most interesting stuff as 2021 coughs and splutters along. Two games this time, both based on a "genre" of sorts that is almost as old as gaming itself....