Roguelikes

A roguelike is a game in the genre of ASCII RPGs, the first of which was Rogue in the 1980's. While the mainstream gaming industry has gone down the path of powerful graphics, Roguelikes continue to thrive due to their rich depth of player options, wide range of settings, addictive gameplay and imaginative storytelling.

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Rogue

Java Rogue

The one, the only, the original Rogue.

Ancient Domains of Mystery (ADOM)

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One of the classics, and still one of the most popular roguelikes.

Angband

sup/tg/ Download

My personal favorite roguelike, with Tolkien-esque creatures and artifacts.

Castle of the Winds

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Direct Download

Fuck yes Castle of the Winds you are the best Windows roguelike ever

DoomRL - Doom, the Roguelike

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Yes, it's seriously Doom as a roguelike. It's also actually a lot of fun; it uses all the Doom sound effects and music, and uses them well (including directional environmental sound effects and monsters breathing).

Dungeon CRAWL - Stone Soup

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Direct download with tileset
Mac OSX version

/tg/'s current roguelike of choice. Fucking Sigmund.

Dwarf Fortress

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Dwarf Fortress Wiki
May Green graphic set
Kobold Camp - /tg/ original content!

Incredibly complex game where you build a fortress in a mountainside and defend it from invaders.

Elona

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A very pretty, and pretty fucking weird, roguelike. One of the best games graphically on this list.

Gearhead-2

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Wiki

Mecha roguelike.

Iter Vehemens ad Necem (IVAN)

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LIVAN (Expanded version with tons more stuff)

A roguelike comparable to Dungeon CRAWL, but much more difficult.

Incursion: Halls of the Goblin King

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A roguelike that uses the Dungeons and Dragons 3.5 Edition ruleset.

NetHack

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One of the first and still one of the best.

Rogue Survivor

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A zombie apocalypse roguelike. Pretty awesome.

Tales of Middle Earth (ToME)

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Tolkien-esque roguelike

TEARDOWN

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A roguelike remake of Space Hulk, a Warhammer 40k-themed boardgame.

WarpRogue

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"Dark science fantasy", Warhammer 40k-themed roguelike.