Adrien Pavao·3 days agoChess-based roguelike: the joy of game designRecently, I have developed a rogue-like game with chess mechanics. In this game, you explore randomly generated dungeons, fight enemies with moves from the game of chess, and discover hundreds of items, spells and units. …Roguelike7 min readRoguelike7 min read
StimsinTasta·4 days agoReview — ReturnalThe vastness of space hides many hidden dangers and mysteries. The planet Atropos might be the most dangerous of all. Stuck in a time loop of death and rebirth, Selene has to find a way to get of this planet. A strange, yet familiar signal draws space explorer Selene off…Roguelike7 min readRoguelike7 min read
Way of the Intercepting Mind·Feb 7Discovering the Best: Top 5 Popular Rogue-Like Card Builders on SteamRogue-like card games have gained popularity in recent years, combining the challenging gameplay of roguelikes with the strategy of deck-building. Steam, the largest digital distribution platform for video games, offers a variety of Rogue-like card games that are worth checking out. …Roguelike3 min readRoguelike3 min read
Jacob ._.'inThe Ugly Monster·Jan 30PEGBRJE: ‘Ambidangerous’ and ‘Engineer Arena’Two can play at that game. — Ambidangerous is a twin-stick shooting adventure created by pabischoff, an indie dev and tech writer, and features the music of Reed Russel. After their unit crashes, players will pilot the two elite soldiers Amy and Dexter as they navigate through the strange island research facility. …Roguelike4 min readRoguelike4 min read
Scott Barrett·Jan 23Griftlands Review: It’s Better if You Don’t Compare ItWhen Griftlands launched, it seemed to be billed as the latest in the deckbuilding roguelite craze. However, it never made quite the splash that was promised, in spite of Klei’s promising track record with cult-hit indie games. …Roguelike4 min readRoguelike4 min read
Unkim·Jan 19Member-onlyReview: A Bit of Tactics — A roguelike turn-based combat tactics gameIn the farms of Abitof monsters are grown for their yield of rare items. But a successful harvest is not easy, for these crops fight back. As with all creatures their hearts yearn for tactics. …Roguelike4 min readRoguelike4 min read
S35 Network·Jan 16Member-onlyLone Ruin & What Makes A Roguelike GameBy Mike Alexander Are you ready to be educated, because I am. Roguelikes and Roguelights, they’re all the same………….or are they? If you’ve always wondered what makes a roguelike a roguelike you’ve come to the right place. Roguelikes! The games that make up this tough-as-nails, make-you-cry-to-your-mama video game genre have…Roguelike4 min readRoguelike4 min read
Leonardo Perez Schuster·Jan 152D Random dungeon generation.This is the first article in the series of creating a roguelike 2d game. We will be looking into the map or dungeon creation, how to make them dynamic, so that every time the game gets run the map is completely different. Basically, we want to create a random number…Roguelike5 min readRoguelike5 min read
Zeno Rogue·Jan 4Permadeath considered harmfulTypical video games take 10–100 hours to complete; when something bad happens, e.g., your character is killed, you can just reverse the bad thing by restoring a previously saved game. Permadeath means that this is not allowed: you have to play again from the beginning. This post argues that (the…Roguelike7 min readRoguelike7 min read
Jeffrey McGee·Dec 16, 2022A Bunch of Supposedly Fun Roguelikes — Part 4The final entry in this… whatever Finally! I get to the part where I release the last entry in my suggestions for all things roguelike, although most of these concern action roguelikes (with exceptions, of course). Other than “it finally ends”, I don’t know what more I can add here that the reader isn’t prepared for…Roguelikes4 min readRoguelikes4 min read
