Have you ever played a roguelike?

I thought I'd see if GS has any interest in the genre of roguelikes.

If you're not familiar with roguelikes, the beginning of this Wikipedia article sums it up nicely.

I find them appealing even in this day and age for their depth, randomization, and addictive qualities that keep drawing me back over the years. Not to mention they have infinite replay value, for the most part, and with a little imagination, can be one hell of a ride.

Nearly all roguelike games are completely free to play nowadays -- if you haven't been acquainted, I highly recommend giving them a go. http://www.reddit.com/r/roguelikes and http://roguebasin.roguelikedevelopment.org/index.php/Main_Page are both great resources.

So -- any other roguelike fans around here?

I'm a fan of the more approachable roguelikes such as Dungeons of Dredmor, Binding of Isaac, Hack, Slash & Loot, and even Realm of the Mad God. Most roguelikes have atrocious accessibility with terrible UIs, controls, and graphics. All of which make these kinds of games unnecessarily complicated and convoluted. The most famous of which, Dwarf Fortress, is the best example of these bad qualities.

If only it received a UI, control, and graphical facelift. That game would be amazing.

I've only played Dungeons of Dredmor and The Binding of Isaac, but I enjoyed them immensely.

Yup, Dungeons of Dredmore was pretty cool.

I'm a fan of the more approachable roguelikes such as Dungeons of Dredmor, Binding of Isaac, Hack, Slash & Loot, and even Realm of the Mad God. Most roguelikes have atrocious accessibility with terrible UIs, controls, and graphics. All of which make these kinds of games unnecessarily complicated and convoluted. The most famous of which, Dwarf Fortress, is the best example of these bad qualities.

If only it received a UI, control, and graphical facelift. That game would be amazing.

MythPro1

I enjoy Dungeons of Dredmor :)FPS_Gamer123

This is the one I play. Very easy to get into yet it has a lot of depth.

I'm a fan of the more approachable roguelikes such as ...MythPro1

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I'm a fan of the more approachable roguelikes such as ...warwickallison

DoomRL is probably one of the funnest and easiest rogues to get into, highly advise it!

I thought I'd see if GS has any interest in the genre of roguelikes.

If you're not familiar with roguelikes, the beginning of this Wikipedia article sums it up nicely.

I find them appealing even in this day and age for their depth, randomization, and addictive qualities that keep drawing me back over the years. Not to mention they have infinite replay value, for the most part, and with a little imagination, can be one hell of a ride.

Nearly all roguelike games are completely free to play nowadays -- if you haven't been acquainted, I highly recommend giving them a go. http://www.reddit.com/r/roguelikes and http://roguebasin.roguelikedevelopment.org/index.php/Main_Page are both great resources.

So -- any other roguelike fans around here?

CaptainAhab13

I enjoy Dungeons of Dredmor :)FPS_Gamer123

I play this one. Nice depth and love the humor.

Not hardcore enough to enjoy roguelikes,, but i have played a watered down psp version call Z.H.P.

Spelunky, if it counts. I hope they make Spelunky HD for PC.

Yeah I just started really getting into them. Binding Of Isaac and Dungeons Of Dredmor have been what I have been playing for a while now. I wish they had more of them on steam.GodModeEnabled

Haha! I play the original Rogue on my phone. The one with letters for monsters and the @ for the hero!