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What is a Roguelike? One does not simply ask "What is a Roguelike". The term "roguelike" is still growing in popularity to describe any game with procedural content generation, or punishing difficulty. RogueBasin is meant to serve as a repository of knowledge mostly for Traditional Roguelikes. What is a Traditional Roguelike? A traditional Roguelike is usually described as a computer game with a strong focus on intricate gameplay and replayability, where the player has an indefinite amount of time in which to make a move, making gameplay comparable more to chess than to reflex-based games like first-person shooters, and where the game provides new content and challenges on every run, using procedural content generation techniques. There are many other factors one may consider as relevant for traditional roguelikes, including them having an abstract world representation using characters or simple sprites, as opposed to detailed graphics, requiring the player's imagination to come into play (gameplay is more like reading a book than watching a movie). Modern traditional roguelikes often shun this aspect, in favor of accessibility for less hardcore players. Read more about the topic here Roguelikes Of course, the best way to understand what Roguelikes are is to download and play one. Many Roguelikes are freely available online. The most influential ones from the 00's decade are classified as Major Roguelikes in roguebasin: ADOM | Angband | Crawl | NetHack | ToME Before their rise in popularity in the late 80s and 90s, the genre was dominated by the Major Classic Roguelikes: Rogue | Hack | Moria | Larn | Omega Since the control systems of these Roguelikes are geared towards "expert" players, the novice player may be interested in trying a 'lighter' game like some of the coffeebreak roguelikes or just dive in at the deep end and find a roguelike game to suit you. Roguelike Community There are several other important places in the roguelike community that you should consider visiting: roguelikes discord - Currently the most active online discussion channel for roguelikes roguelikes subreddit - Currently the most active async discussion channel for roguelikes Angband.oook.cz A very active website about Angband and variants. Temple of the Roguelike Forum - A forum for the roguelike community which used to be very active but still may be worth checking. Featured Roguelike: Hokuto no Rogue A graphical roguelike set in the world of Hokuto no Ken (a.k.a. Fist of the North Star). Features Special moves Customizable Characters Music and sound effects Special graphics effects Allies Do you want your game to be featured here? create a page about it in roguebasin, and announce new releases here and at roguetemple! Update featured roguelike | Previously featured

New Roguelike Releases Announce new release 19 November 2024 - Revengate 0.13.0 released 18 November 2024 - Overworld v2.3.2 released 16 November 2024 - ROGUE-FP v3.1 Steam gog 16 November 2024 - Realms of the Lost Beta 2 released 10 November 2024 - Sulphur Memories: Alchemist 0.3.2 released 3 November 2024 - GearHead Caramel v0.971 released 30 October 2024 - Coop Catacombs v1.4.5 released 30 October 2024 - Asterogue online version released. 27 October 2024 - Steam Sky 10.0.4 released 23 October 2024 - Depths of Endor: Dungeon RPG v1.0.0 released 14 October 2024 - Shadowed: the Demon Castle of Ooe v0.6.01 released on steam 30 September 2024 - Terra Randoma v1.1.41 Ethereal Golem released on Steam 25 September 2024 - Once upon a Dungeon II v0.8.15.0 released 13 September 2024 - Zorbus r60.7 released 10 September 2024 - BOSS v3.1 released 5 September 2024 - Soulash 2 v0.8.8 Storkism released 31 August 2024 - Three Against The Odds v1.0.0.33 released 25 August 2024 - Shadow of the Wyrm v1.7.2 released 23 August 2024 - Emerald Woods v0.4.5 released 19 August 2024 - Golem: A Self-Made Person! Alpha 3 released 13 August 2024 - Sphere v0.3.5 released 10 August 2024 - Terra Randoma v1.1.21 Achievements! released on Steam 6 August 2024 - Cogmind Beta 14 "United Federation of Derelicts" released 21 July 2024 - TomeNET v4.9.2 (online-multiplayer) released 14 July 2024 - Triangle Wizard 2 v2.3 released 13 July 2024 - Realms of the Lost Beta 1 released 16 June 2024 - ByteZ ver. 7.0.3 released 1 June 2024 - Rootin' Tootin' Lootin' & Shootin' Early Access 6.0 released 17 May 2024 - Coop Catacombs v1.4 released 10 May 2024 - BOSS v3.0.3 released 7 May 2024 - Path of Achra v1.0 released 22 April 2024 - CastlevaniaRL v0.8.3 released 20 April 2024 - CvRL2 v0.0.7 released 8 April 2024 - A Scoundrel in the Underlair 0.14 released on Steam 1 April 2024 - MudGate Alpha 5 released See also: Old news, Recently Updated Roguelikes Roguelike Development If you have some ideas for a new Roguelike and would like to give development a go (or are already a seasoned developer) the RogueBasin is here to help you expand the Roguelike genre. A complete list of articles is available, but here are some to get you started: rec.games.roguelike.development Newsgroup Roguelike Dev FAQ How to Write a Roguelike in 15 Steps All Roguelike development articles Contribute If you'd like to contribute to RogueBasin, simply create an account and log in. Feel very free to edit! We especially need more information added to the games pages and the lists - if you're a developer, consider updating your game's page, and making sure that it (and you) are included in the relevant lists. If you're an experienced developer, consider writing articles about creating Roguelikes. There are many people new to Roguelike development, and they often need help. It's especially helpful to write articles about problems you have experienced yourself.