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If there’s one genre iOS players aren’t exactly starving for, it’s the roguelike. Something about the genre makes it just about perfect for mobile play. That said, it’s hardly the most approachable of game types, with games of the genre often wearing their high difficulty levels with pride. Sproggiwood ($4.99) is a little different. It’s still got plenty of challenge, but its presentation makes it a softer, gentler choice. Much like how Twinbee twisted the shoot-em-up genre into the far more adorable cute-em-up, Sproggiwood throws a friendly coat of paint over the roguelike to make it a bit less intimidating on the surface. It seems to have resonated well with mobile players, selling better on mobile than it did on Steam.

In case you’re one of the mobile players that hasn’t picked it up already, you’re in luck. The game has just gone on sale for the first time ever. That means the normal $9.99 price tag has been slashed down to a mere $4.99. The sale runs from September 28th to October 4th, so you’ve got all week to dig through the sofa cushions. I wrote a pretty thorough review of the game back when it released that you can read if you want more information, but if you’d just like the Coles Notes, Sproggiwood is really good and assuredly worth a fiver.

If you’d prefer to play on your computer, I believe the game is also on sale over there, so whatever way you like to game, you can get your Sproggiwood on for cheap this week. I think the price might be a little higher, though. Either way, that sale runs for this week only, so if you want to save a bit of money on an excellent, cute roguelike, you know what to do.