7DRL Challenge 2018

The 2018 Seven Day Roguelike Challenge invited developers to produce a complete roguelike game in seven short days. The challenge dates were set for 3-11 March 2018. This was the first 7DRL Challenge to be hosted on itch.io

Links

• Challenge Home on itch.io, the new host for the 7DRL Challenge.
• FAQ - What is a Seven Day Roguelike?
• Mailing list sign-up used to receive important news and updates
• 7drl.org — A community blog for the 7DRL Challenge, with many screenshots and posts of the games involved.
• Rogue Temple forums and r/roguelikedev subreddit, for general roguelike-y discussion
• RGRD irc channel and RL Discord, where a lot of the participants hanged out during the challenge.
• Roguelike Radio podcast episodes relating to the 7DRL Challenge

Competition tags

On Wordpress, the tag 7DRL 2018 is for related blog posts. On Twitter and G+, the hashtag #7DRL is for competition related status updates.

Finished entries

Following is a list of the finished entries, sorted by average rating granted by the review committee. Complete info and playable builds for the entries can be found at the itch.io page.

• DEAD FACE by jere
• Meters Below the Ground by gridbugs
• Arcane Seeds by High Sodium Games
• Artifex gladii by pawel_s1
• Shift Stack by Mantis-Eye Labs
• Arcana by underww
• POLYBOT-7 by Kyzrati
• Patient Rogue by watabou
• Dimlit by gruebite
• Purge Persist and Profit by IBOL
• TouretteQuest by larsiusprime
• Piratical by Lone Spelunker
• 65 Million Years Ago by ArcaneRoboBrain
• Nauwhea (7DRL) by roocey
• Snek Trek by Maurog
• Cunning Rogue by badscribbler
• Dealing with Demons by whale cakes
• Murky by Draconis
• Temporus: Rogue by Firebelly Studios
• The Sky and Depths of Kobrade Hills by Jan_rl
• Demon Bathhouse RL by neontropics
• My turn to pew by Zhamul
• Time To Die by Darren Grey
• Catalot by Evgenii Petrov
• Coffee Brogue by Kiazi
• Dr. Hallervorden by irskep
• H.V.N.T.R.S. by FourbitFriday
• Space Dungeon Pew Pew by codyloyd
• StarFarer by max-radin
• Aqua Cats by MatthewLacker
• DeliveryRL by keipra
• Zombie Rogue by gamefish
• @rcus by tomtl
• Ana's Eight Armed Alien Arena by rubybliels
• Day Star by jmlait
• Deathcall by makuto
• Dungeon Penetrator 2018 (Pico-8) by Glen McNamee
• Greedy Warlock by Lavaflyer
• [[One Way Out [7drl]]] by skarl
• The Jarl's Heritage by Aril
• Townsfolk Are Tasty by antumbrastation
• Verger by hexcavator
• Viking Gone Rogue by CaptainKraft
• East Bagel Ship by st33d
• Caves of Trash and Treasure by jhowl
• StyRL by akirassasin
• The Numerologist by RecurseGames
• Mito by hellochar
• Wastrl by theq629
• Xenomorph 7drl of Infinite Underworld by CoolAI
• Dicey Dungeons by Terry Cavanagh
• Turncoat Tomb by uberdroidgames
• Ghoul by pblc.works
• The Dark Count by Lachlan Kingsford
• The Faded Forest by crabpotgames
• Tower Noire by Cow
• Trial of the Warlock by savagehill
• ARDOR by sgtcodfish
• Hexnaut by bigalphillips
• Laborind by Vidsneezes
• Pacifist Jukebox by sowomoz
• Crypt of Grimwin by teamkalamakkara
• DRAGON BUSTER by groverburger
• Felines by Iziminza
• Gauntlet Rogue by geldonyetich
• Twin Demon Slayers by bryqu
• Adultlike by Ludipe
• Bones by Chao
• Cubelodo by Enlades
• Dungeon Sprint 7DRL 2018 by Clevername
• Eosos by Shakajiub
• Jam-King's Big Bash by alexhall
• Kingdoms of Ekulera by arqcenick
• Rogue Wave by skwint
• TAIYOH by mrhthepie
• Amrita by Slogo
• Dragonvein by Key Wraith
• Cover and Move by moontea
• HeroQuestRl by Pigmeat
• JingkeRL by ceremonial
• Tank Control by heroicfisticuffs
• muxRL by dhuckle3
• BloodCrypt by AdamStrange
• Fuzzy Wuzzy Hunters by Akhier
• Hell is other people by pc98
• Shadow Ledger 7DRL by Kyace
• Space Getaway by crneumre
• Space Station TDA616 by blinkdog
• Tower Of Pain by schraf
• Zealot's Curse by ToothandClaw
• Duck Tape Hero by thp
• Haunted Mansion by Slashie
• LPN9 by webthingee
• NoMad by Tijn Arts
• Superhotlike by Beavl
• The calling by mapedorr
• Prophetlike (gamejam) by Pezomi
• The Blight by Snowdrama
• The Rogue Gem by Varz
• Trial by Fire by potatomancer
• Between Games by Kiborgik
• RDDL by Gamepopper
• EldritchRL by arc0re
• Olijkerd (7DRL) by marnix
• P.A.P.A. roguelike by Xecutor
• The long gun by dommillar
• the Dark by ifman1
• Dragon Dive by SquidPony
• Roguelike Cowboys by Old Mohave Games Studio
• The Untitled Action Tolkien Show by Jaldhar

Reviews

Traditionally all 7DRLs are reviewed and rated by an expert committee. The reviews for 2018's entries can be found here: http://roguetemple.com/7drl/2018/

Summary

Challengers:      487
Winners:          112
Failed:            33
Runaways:         342