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Default Re: [OT] Roguelikes?

How...how did I miss this thread. I hear a trumpet fanfare!

Right then folks, let's get down to business as this is my forte:

http://roguebasin.roguelikedevelopme...itle=Main_Page This here is one of your best bets for discerning new releases as they exist across a variety of projects.

http://roguebasin.roguelikedevelopme...ted_Roguelikes This here is good in general for those well out of the loop and wanting a big/updated list to wrap your heads around and link hunt.

http://www.gamesetwatch.com/column_at_play/ This is a column you will want to read regularly to discover forgotten gems, new developments, and generally discuss the lot of things.

http://planetrl.elderlore.com/ Another good news outlet

http://cymonsgames.retroremakes.com/7drl-reviews/ For reviews of the latest entrants in the 7DRL competition

http://www.roguetemple.com/ The best message and discussion board overall for the subject...fair amount of new things announced and monitored here.

http://groups.google.com/groups/dir?...ames.roguelike The google group where nearly everything else is mentioned, likely home for YASD/YAVP posts

Now then, as that should handle a bit of the broad end of the spectrum, allow me to nod in some specific interesting directions:

http://koti.mbnet.fi/frozend/ Frozen Depths..has a unique Cold theme

http://trianglewizard.webs.com/index.htm Triangle Wizard Unique graphical style, unorthodox gameplay, uncannily rapid development

http://sites.google.com/site/crawlvariations/ Zot Defense Very recent up and coming Crawl: Stone Soup variant that aims to make a Tower Defense game out of it.

http://keye.phk.at/ Kamyran's Eye 1 and 2. 1 being freeware, 2 being for budget sale and has a free demo. Other than Scallywag and to an extend UnRealWorld, 2 is one of the last known retail Roguelikes.

http://www.minesofmorgoth.com/ Mines of Morgoth Very ambitious and long in the making updated homage to Moria that is NOT Angband'y. Almost done, will retail soon, has a free demo currently up.

http://glistenimages.com/Lukos/lukosMageGuild.htm Mage Guild Eschews the usual Roguelike genocidal tendencies to instead reward the player with increased power upon finding an item on each level and making it from dungeon level to dungeon level. Advanced alchemy system allows for some interesting situations.

http://myweb.cableone.net/gmcnutt/nazghul.html Nazghul Graphical CRPG/Roguelike attempt that aims to draw in many a folk.

http://lambdarogue.net/index.php LambdaRogue The greatest Roguelike in regard to Trailers for each version, as well as the interesting notion that you will pretty much HAVE to play the game proper as there's intentionally next to no spoilers available for it---thus creating a bit more imperative adventure compared to many rounds of playing Nethack by the numbers.

http://www.zincland.com/powder/index.php?pagename=news POWDER is an interesting graphical Roguelike for the PC, GBA, DS and a host of other platforms and is good fun with some unique eccentricities.

http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=4017.0 Spelunky essentially asks the question of what if you crossed a Roguelike with Indiana Jones/La Mulana/Maze of Galious---the answer will likely delight you.

http://www.kolumbus.fi/topi_ylinen/peleron/ Peleron's Brilliant Rebirth is a semi-Roguelike CRPG thing trying to wrangle a unique fantasy world and has some rather lofty aims along the way. Currently in early alpha but looking very promising.

http://buildingworlds.com/telengard/ Lastly, here's a remake of an old C64 game by the name of Telengard...oddly enough made by one of the developers behing the PC game FATE.

I'm always happy to answer and Roguelike questions if I know the answer to them!
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