Baseball management with a twist: Pennant is an early-access PC game that reframes the genre as a roguelike, and instead of just setting lineups you take the role of the franchise owner. I dug into the gameplay.
Own the franchise
Playing the owner rather than the field manager is the interesting pivot — you’re handling the war chest and the big-picture decisions, with the roguelike structure meaning runs that build, break, and start over. For a baseball fan who likes the front-office side as much as the box score, that’s a fresh take on a well-worn genre. This is an early-access look, so I weigh what’s promising against what still needs time in the oven.
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