Roguelike is a subgenre of role-playing video games characterized by a dungeon crawl through procedurally generated levels, turn-based gameplay, grid-based movement, and permanent death of the player character. Most roguelikes are based on a high fantasy narrative, reflecting their influence from tab...
Rather than sticking to a traditional 2D format, you start to explore depth in each level, and as you travel you'll learn more skills like dodging or parrying, and even though the end seems to be constantly in sight, you can never quite get there. No strings attached - This adventure ...
Rather than sticking to a traditional 2D format, you start to explore depth in each level, and as you travel you'll learn more skills like dodging or parrying, and even though the end seems to be constantly in sight, you can never quite get there. No strings attached - This adventure ...
Developer:QCF Design Release date:2010 Where can I play it:Official site What else should I be playing if I like this:Brogue, elsewhere on this list, is a more traditional roguelike which is no less accessible. Desktop Dungeons is very, very clever. Desktop Dungeons is also very, very sim...
November 17, 2024byKJ Robertson Ritual of Ravenoffers a magical twist on the traditional farming sim genre, where players take on the role of a portal-displaced apprentice witch who orchestrates farming rather than doing it themselves. InRitual of Ravenyou fall through a mysterious portal and mee...
It starts out as a pretty standard dating sim set in the poetry club of a traditional high school, but evolves into something far more intriguing as time goes on, resulting in one of the most important and high-profile examples of its genre anywhere. And if you dip in for a second ...
Incorporating tiles and the ability to play it in a browser from anywhere, one of the biggest and deepest traditional roguelikes can be at your fingertips over a long work day. Every time you set out to try to claim the Orb of Zot is a fresh adventure combining nearly 30 species and ...
Void Bastards is a roguelike that names BioShock and System Shock 2 as sources of inspiration. While shooting is an integral part of getting your team out of the the Sargasso Nebula, you’ll also need to plan your path through the game’s derelict ships, as you look for supplies and ...
With ahighly customisable class system, Stolen Realm allows you to create traditional RPG classes or break the mold to forge a unique champion of your own as you draw from a pool of hundreds of possible skills. Make a spell-slinging assassin, a priest born of frost, or a shadow-infused ...
Guest Post: The Roguelikes, Part 3( and a half! ) Posted by Rampant Coyote on May 18, 2011 I don’t think this is the last one – Brian “Skavenhorde” Critser keeps providing more information on common and not-so-common roguelikes. And I’ll keep posting ’em. Hello all it’s ...