Difference between revisions of "DoomRL"

Doom, the Roguelike
Stable game
Developer	Kornel Kisielewicz
Theme	Gore
Influences	Doom
Released	2003 ({{{relver}}})
Updated	2010 (v.0.9.9.1) ({{{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

Revision as of 16:08, 21 March 2010

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

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 |developer = [[Kornel Kisielewicz]]
 |released = 2003
-|updated = 2009 (v.0.9.9)
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 |language = [[Free Pascal]]
 |platforms = [[Windows]], [[Linux]], [[FreeBSD]]