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Roguelike (31 comments)

( Forum: Gaming)

Posted by H1ghlander @ 11:25 CDT, 7 July 2014 - iMsg

Currently I can't really play Single Player Games.
But I like some kind of roguelike genre. Because most of them are unforgiving.

Somecommon features:
- Permanent death — games can't be saved/loaded, and death means you must start from the beginning of the game.
- Procedurally generated levels that are wholly unpredictable.
- Relatively high difficulty, with frequent deaths and short runs.
- It's a dungeon crawl, which takes place by progressing along rigidly defined 'levels' of the cave.

Here, you have a list of less or more roguelike:
FTL
Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup
Dwarf Fortress
Tales of Maj'Eyal
Rogue Legacy
Risk of Rain
Rogue's Tale
ADOM
Brogue
Doom: The Roguelike
Teleglitch
Shattered Planet
Dungeon of The Endless
Sword of the Stars: The Pit
Dungeons of Dredmor
Desktop Dungeons
Pixel Dungeon
Nethack
Spelunky
Don't Starve
The Binding of Isaac
Project Zomboid
Sunless Sea
Terraria
Starbound
Minecraft (:P)

http://www.roguetemple.com/2014/06/19/2013-ro...y-results/
http://forums.roguetemple.com/irldb/

I can recommend: FTL, DCSS, Dungeon of Dredmor, Spelunky. TOME4, Spelunky...
Imo Doom: The Roguelike can be on you will like :P Dungeon of Dredmor could be good choice for 1st one.

Spelunky looks like funny and easy game, but trust me, its hard. But someone can argue its not roguelike enough.

Didn't play them all, but I want to try all of them ;)

anyone played something decent?

Recent games are Sunless Sea and Shattered planet.

Edited by H1ghlander at 11:39 CDT, 7 July 2014 - 8177 Hits

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<< Comment #1 @ 12:04 CDT, 7 July 2014 >>

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cumrag

most indie games suck though.

<< Comment #3 @ 12:17 CDT, 7 July 2014 >>

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H1ghlander - Reply to #1

lolz... find me AAA roguelike than...

and Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup is probably best...
FTL is great.

<< Comment #2 @ 12:13 CDT, 7 July 2014 >>

By

puritan '

Zafehouse: Diaries (liked the idea) and Papers, please (liked everything).

<< Comment #4 @ 12:20 CDT, 7 July 2014 >>

By

rogue shooter

<< Comment #5 @ 14:39 CDT, 7 July 2014 >>

By

cerb0z - Reply to #4

rogue rts

<< Comment #6 @ 15:51 CDT, 7 July 2014 >>

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byce

Dark Souls isn't a roguelike but it is difficult in a roguelike kind of way.

<< Comment #7 @ 16:36 CDT, 7 July 2014 >>

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H1ghlander - Reply to #6

a bit too far... ;p

and well known name ;]

<< Comment #9 @ 16:54 CDT, 7 July 2014 >>

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byce - Reply to #7

So? Too hip for that? It's well known because it's good. If your PC isn't good enough for Dark Souls and that's why you only want 2D indie games, just say that.

<< Comment #12 @ 18:20 CDT, 7 July 2014 >>

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H1ghlander - Reply to #9

too far from roguelike for me and nobody need to mention Dark Souls because everybody know it. ;]

Played it too.

Edited by H1ghlander at 18:23 CDT, 7 July 2014

<< Comment #8 @ 16:38 CDT, 7 July 2014 >>

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vor_

Love FTL and I played shitloads of Desktop Dungeons. Also enjoyed Rogue Legacy and Spelunky for a while. FTL is the one I find more replayable than all that I've tried from that list.

<< Comment #10 @ 16:59 CDT, 7 July 2014 >>

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zkyp

DCSS rocks.
http://crawl.akrasiac.org/scoring/players/zkyp.html

<< Comment #16 @ 22:15 CDT, 7 July 2014 >>

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ddk - Reply to #10

It sure does

http://crawl.akrasiac.org/scoring/players/dadoka.html

<< Comment #11 @ 17:54 CDT, 7 July 2014 >>

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iQue

Binding of Isaac is amazing. Can't wait for the remake later this year. It's on the easier side of things when you get good at it but there are plenty of other ways to challenge yourself (like speedruns or challenge runs). Super addictive.

Risk of Rain is really good too. FTL a bit repetitive but I like it. I need to get through some of the other games you listed.

<< Comment #13 @ 18:20 CDT, 7 July 2014 >>

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H1ghlander - Reply to #11

So I need to try both because I didn't do thay yet ;]

put on he list because it was looking interesting ;]

Edited by H1ghlander at 18:36 CDT, 7 July 2014

<< Comment #14 @ 18:22 CDT, 7 July 2014 >>

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No Man's Sky was my hope for real AAA roguelike
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/12/09/no-mans-sky...sistent-u/

but it will be playstation exclusive or smth...

also:
http://indiestatik.com/2013/10/14/jupiter-hell-2/
From ASCII Graphics To 3D Roguelike: Jupiter Hell Is The Spiritual Successor To DoomRL And AliensRL

pixel dungeon is cool for mobile phone btw.

Edited by H1ghlander at 18:46 CDT, 7 July 2014

<< Comment #18 @ 07:41 CDT, 8 July 2014 >>

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skint - Reply to #14

No Mans Sky is coming to PS4 first, no-one is sure past that but expect it to come to PC and maybe Xbox One.

<< Comment #15 @ 20:42 CDT, 7 July 2014 >>

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Spelunky looks like funny and easy game, but trust me, its hard. But someone can argue its not roguelike enough.

It's roguelike enough IMO. Plus it's full of Nethack references :p. It really is pretty fucking hard too. Well, maybe I'm just bad... when I watch good speedrunners playing I can see how terrible I am.

<< Comment #17 @ 05:33 CDT, 8 July 2014 >>

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pacmanpl '

I don't like Risks of rains and Rogue legacies.
It all looks like a flash game with tons of unlocks and one mechanic. Shite.

Dungeons of Dredmor was great especially with DLCs. Problem with graphic roguelikes is that after some time it looks boring and repetetive. Same tileset, same room layouts, same music, same monsters.
After defeating Dredmor I don't feel the urge to play.

Spelunky (I played free version) was great but... How long can you play in world 1? Again - same looks with same song over and over again.
Was lucky to kill the boss in ~70 try and then I couldn't do that again.
Seems like you need a bit of luck with proper items.
I've seen people stealing everything and killing shopkeepers at the end of every level. Fucking thiefs >v>

<< Comment #19 @ 08:11 CDT, 8 July 2014 >>

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Vajra

<3 Dwarf Fortress, it's a huge time sink though.

<< Comment #20 @ 14:19 CDT, 8 July 2014 >>

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http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/07/08/dwarf-fortr...r-version/
Dwarf Fortress 0.40.01 released, in-game graphics now possible :) :)

<< Comment #21 @ 20:44 CDT, 8 July 2014 >>

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FlashSoul - Reply to #20

Oh my, I missed that. It's been so long since the last update.

<< Comment #23 @ 04:46 CDT, 11 July 2014 >>

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pacmanpl ' - Reply to #20

SHIEEEEEEEEEET :o

<< Comment #22 @ 02:50 CDT, 11 July 2014 >>

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http://store.steampowered.com/app/277870/?snr=1_7_7_151_150_2
Diehard Dungeon
"fake roguelike"

hmmm fun game :)

Edited by H1ghlander at 02:53 CDT, 11 July 2014

<< Comment #24 @ 19:05 CDT, 11 July 2014 >>

By

wat? diablo is a roguelike? xD

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=183032873
RimWorld is a sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Inspired by Dwarf Fortress, Firefly, FTL, and Dune.

Edited by H1ghlander at 19:09 CDT, 11 July 2014

<< Comment #25 @ 10:57 CDT, 14 July 2014 >>

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speedrun spelunky ;]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgCovly4uz4&feature=youtu.be

<< Comment #26 @ 08:58 CDT, 24 October 2014 >>

By

must have?

http://store.steampowered.com/app/308420/
Ziggurat

rogue-litem, fpp
'Dungeon-Crawling First Person Shooting at its finest! Fast-paced combat! Dozens of perks, spells and enemies! Level ups! Random Dungeons! Traps! Badass bosses! Carrots! '

'Plays a bit like Heretic, a bit like Serious Sam, a bit like Doom, a bit like Painkiller, a bit like the old arcade Robotron and Smash TV games, a bit like a bullet-hell Cave shmup.'

<< Comment #27 @ 09:49 CDT, 24 October 2014 >>

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pacmanpl ' - Reply to #26

I became biased motherfucker and as one I'll say this game probably suck ass in a long run. Gimmicky, polished turd. Glorified flash game yada yada. I hope I'm wrong : )

<< Comment #28 @ 12:05 CDT, 24 October 2014 >>

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H1ghlander - Reply to #27

But somebady said... Doom... Painkiller...Heretic... in one sentence! :P

I need to check trial version first :P

Edited by H1ghlander at 12:08 CDT, 24 October 2014

<< Comment #29 @ 12:15 CDT, 24 October 2014 >>

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pacmanpl ' - Reply to #28

That's the problem with games like that.
Nice concept, idea, should be nice, interesting, gotta try it!
And BOOOOOM generic, boring, gimmicky, dull peace of shit that rely only on unlocks, levels, grinding same fucking shit for god knows how much.
That's what flash games were about. Now you can make it in Unity, put some art and you are indie studio.
Shit like that gets good reviews and here we are - cancer spreads.

<< Comment #30 @ 16:34 CDT, 24 October 2014 >>

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peterg - Reply to #26

I ended up buying it after trying it on TPB just so I could give feedback to the developers. I hope they change it some and keep tweaking it.

Edited by peterg at 20:12 CDT, 25 October 2014

<< Comment #31 @ 17:33 CDT, 24 October 2014 >>

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Sephis

I fucking love the binding of Isaac. Can't wait for rebirth to come out.

Edited by Sephis at 17:34 CDT, 24 October 2014

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