DoomRL

Doom, the Roguelike
Stable game
Developer	Kornel Kisielewicz
Theme	Gore
Influences	Doom
Released	2003 ({{{relver}}})
Updated	2009 (v.0.9.9) ({{{updver}}})
Licensing	Closed Source, freeware
P. Language	Free Pascal
Platforms	Windows, Linux, FreeBSD
Interface	ASCII, Keyboard
Game Length	Short
Official site of Doom, the Roguelike

DoomRL is a coffeebreak roguelike

Abstract

A relatively "light" roguelike, written by Kornel Kisielewicz in FreePascal, based on the world of Doom created by id software. An example of a Gore-themed game.

Description

DoomRL follows the relatively new idea of a Coffeebreak roguelike - it is intended to be simple, fast and furious. Something that you can play from time to time without much need to concentrate.

There are several simplifications:

• there is only one "dungeon" of 25 floors (although "secret levels" add to this)
• inventory size is limited to 19 slots
• there are only four equipment slots: two weapon slots, armor, and boots
• there can be only one item per level square
• All levels are the size of one screen
• Few character traits -- all attributes depend on selection of special traits from a limited group

Features

DoomRL version 0.9.8 introduced something novel into the roguelike genre - full modern sound support (using features like stereo and distance effects) and music - both taken from the original Doom by ID Software. Other features worth noting:

• simple interface
• balanced traits
• fast-paced gameplay
• several special levels
• 25 levels including a final showdown with the Cyberdemon and two hidden bosses
• several difficulty levels
• several challenge modes
• progress tracking, rating your ability as a player over multiple game sessions
• a secret ending

Screenshot

Links

• DoomRL Homepage
• Review of DoomRL on "The Underdogs"
• Original Doom
• Horror in Roguelikes, Part 1 : Gore
• DoomRL Wiki
• DoomRL Forums on ChaosForge