DoomRL

Doom, the Roguelike
Stable game
Developer	Kornel Kisielewicz
Theme	Gore
Influences	Doom
Released	2003 (?)
Updated	Feb 11, 2011 (0.9.9.2)
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