Rogue is a dungeon crawling video game first developed by Michael Toy and Glenn Wichman around 1980. It was a favorite on college Unix systems in the early to mid-1980s, in part due to the procedural generation of game content.
Very Positive
489 Steam reviews
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A true relic from ancient times. The Rogue of all Rogue-likes
Has a lot of historical value
女子！
yo tengo gustos muy raros en base a los juegos y encima muy poco ingles, de suerte puedo decir hello, pero cuando jugue este juego se me hizo muy adictivo a pesar ser como un "emoji" que se mueve por cuadros con textos que algunos suelen parecer amenazantes y otros no, vi un par de videos de como jugar y puedo realmente llegar a decir que es un muy buen juego de estrategia y tambien de mucha suerte ya que todo es al azar en ese juego, cada partida es diferente y cada paso malo que hagas te puede arruinar todo el tiempo de proceso que tuviste, todavia no logre terminar el juego porque tambien es bastante dificil, el nivel 10 ya me complica bastante y eso que en el nivel 26 esta el amuleto ademas que despues de tomarlo tenes que volver nivel por nivel haciendo que sea mucho mas dificil de lo que ya es. En fin si te gusta estos tipos de juegos o no interesan del todo dale un poco de tiempo viendo una guia y te vas a dar cuenta que no es solo mover una carita, es estrategia pura y muy desafiante...
This is so close to what I remember from back in the day... But I remember being able to go to a shop and buy and sell stuff. Haggle and get put down by the shop clerk when they didn't like the price.
cool
Where do I even begin with this game. My hate for it is unmatched compared to anything in the world. I've seen atrocities and men cause less damage than this game. For starters the graphics are terrible and there is absolutely no immersion, but I can forgive this due to the games age. Next, the gameplay and design choices are absolutely terrible, who would have thought that dying should make you start the game all over? bastard should be shot. Third, the ui design is extremely lazy, the devs didn't even bother to make custom sprites for weapons and items in the menus, and speaking of the menus they are horribly made and are a nightmare to navigate. I didn't even know how to get there until I started pressing every key on my keyboard out of frustration. But none of this compares to my biggest issue with this game and why I bothered to take time out of my busy day of masturbating and playing actually good games: the creation of the disgusting, painful, awful, "game" genre that is rogue-likes. My hate for this genre cannot be described with words but I will try anyway. The human body has about 30-37 trillion cells that make it up. If words that could be used to describe my feelings for this game, such as rage, disappointment, and hate were engraved on each planck length worth of space on each cell it would not equal one trillionth of the hate I feel for this games consequences at this very moment. This game could've just shriveled up and died like the parasite that it is, but no! People saw this game and had the brilliant idea of "what if we made more games like this?" wouldn't that be FUN?! NO! I am tired of this genre infecting spaces I enjoy! I hate seeing passionate indie devs working hard on their game, only for it to be another rogue-like that will be lost to the wind like every game before it. They're like lambs to the slaughter, which makes me feel at least an iota of pity for them falling victim to it. If I had a penny for every instance of an interesting game turning out to be a slop-like I'd have enough money to buy the properties of Elon Musk and Donald Trump! If this game was erased from existence nothing but good would come from it! DESTROY ROUGE-LIKES!!
classic game that started a whole genre, and for good reason. And despite all of the amazing games this laid the path for, I often find myself drawn back to the original. It still holds up very well once you learn the controls and UI. the loop is addicting. there is a good mix of luck and skill required to progress. The turn based movement and battles really let you think every action through, so the deaths feel pretty fair.
It's brutally difficult, in fact it's one of the hardest games I've played. but at the same time it's short and easy to hop back into another run.
This game was designed as a role playing game, and despite starting the rogue-like genre it is an 80s RPG at it's core. You name your rogue, level them up and choose what gear to use, with options between melee, ranged and magic found throughout the dungeons. The mechanics are very heavily inspired by DnD as with most early role playing games. These roleplaying mechanics add a lot of depth to each run.
As with most old games, the manual is practically required. The controls and UI are archaic by today's standards, but they still work for the game. There is no tutorial. All of the game's info from controls, mechanics, UI to even story and lore are all found in the manual.
I highly recommend this game to fans of rogue-likes who want to see where the genre started, and to fans of old school RPGs.
Rogue, originally developed by Epyx, Inc. and later published on Steam by Pixel Games UK, stands as one of the most historically significant titles ever released in the medium. This is not merely a retro curiosity or a nostalgic re-release; it is the foundational blueprint for the entire roguelike genre. Nearly every modern procedural dungeon crawler, from traditional turn-based descendants to fast-paced roguelites, traces its lineage back to this stark, uncompromising experience. Playing it today is less about spectacle and more about engaging directly with the DNA of systemic game design.
At its core, Rogue is a dungeon exploration game built around procedural generation and permadeath. Each time you begin a run, the Dungeons of Doom are assembled anew: rooms, corridors, monsters, traps, treasure, and loot are arranged unpredictably. There are no scripted layouts to memorize, no guaranteed item placements, and no safety nets once danger escalates. If your character dies, the adventure ends permanently. This structure creates an intensity that feels remarkably modern despite the game’s age. Every decision—whether to open a suspicious door, descend another level, drink an unidentified potion, or engage a monster—carries meaningful risk. The tension arises not from cinematic storytelling but from the awareness that progress is fragile and survival depends entirely on judgment and planning.
Visually, Rogue is famously composed of ASCII characters. The player character, enemies, items, walls, and floors are represented by letters and symbols rather than sprites or textures. What initially appears primitive quickly reveals a kind of elegant abstraction. Because the graphics are symbolic, the imagination fills in the details. A capital “D” becomes a dragon not because of animation but because of context and consequence. This abstraction focuses attention squarely on mechanics: resource management, positioning, inventory choices, and tactical movement. Without visual noise, players are forced to think strategically, learning to read the dungeon like a language of symbols rather than a painted world.
The game’s systems are deceptively deep. Equipment identification is not automatic; potions, scrolls, and magical items often have unknown effects until tested. A scroll might strengthen your weapon—or curse it. A potion might restore health—or poison you. This uncertainty encourages experimentation and memory-building across multiple runs. Over time, players begin to recognize patterns and develop instincts about risk mitigation. Food management adds another layer of pressure, as starvation is a constant threat if exploration is inefficient. Combat itself is straightforward in execution but complex in implication, as positioning and preparation frequently matter more than raw statistics.
What makes Rogue enduring is how cleanly its mechanics interlock. Procedural generation ensures unpredictability, permadeath ensures consequence, and limited information ensures tension. These three pillars create emergent storytelling long before that term became common in design discourse. A narrow escape from a powerful monster, a desperate gamble with an unidentified scroll, or a catastrophic miscalculation that ends a promising run all become memorable anecdotes shaped entirely by systems rather than scripted events. This quality gives Rogue a timeless feel; even decades later, the core loop remains compelling for players who appreciate challenge-driven design.
However, the same qualities that define Rogue’s brilliance can also make it inaccessible to some modern players. The interface relies heavily on keyboard commands, and there is little in the way of tutorials or onboarding. It expects patience, curiosity, and a willingness to fail repeatedly. There are no modern conveniences such as extensive tooltips, autosaves, or guided objectives. For players accustomed to contemporary design philosophies that prioritize accessibility and gradual progression, Rogue can feel harsh or opaque. Yet for those who embrace its ethos, this austerity becomes part of its charm. The absence of hand-holding reinforces the feeling that survival is earned rather than granted.
Experiencing Rogue through this Steam release provides a convenient way to access a piece of gaming history in its original form. While free versions and open-source derivatives exist, this commercial edition preserves the classic Epyx iteration, allowing players to engage with the title as it was presented during the early era of home computing. It serves both as a playable artifact and as a reminder of how much modern game design owes to its innovations. The very term “roguelike” exists because of this game’s influence, and its structural principles continue to inform titles across genres.
Ultimately, Rogue is less about visual spectacle and more about design purity. It distills dungeon crawling to its essential components: exploration, uncertainty, consequence, and mastery through repetition. For players interested in the origins of procedural generation and permadeath mechanics, it offers an unfiltered experience that still holds up as a strategic challenge. While it may not appeal to everyone, particularly those seeking narrative depth or audiovisual immersion, it remains a landmark achievement. Its simplicity is not a limitation but a testament to how powerful carefully constructed systems can be when stripped of excess and allowed to stand on their own.
Rating: 8/10
I know this is gonna be weird to say “don’t play the Steam version” because I gave a thumbs up.
Let me be clear. I’m giving the game a thumbs up, not the Steam version.
This version is outdated. You’re better off downloading the Retro Rogue Collection off GitHub, plus it’s free.
https://github.com/mikeyk730/Rogue-Collection
저 아직도 엔딩 못봄 개어려움 이거
단연컨데 이 게임 최강 몬스터는 슬라임이다
로그는 최초의 로그라이크입니다.
26층에 있는 욘다의 부적을 먹고 다시 올라오면 되는 단순한 게임이지만,
절차적 생성이라는 색다른 방식으로 운을 필요로 하는 메커니즘을 만들었습니다.
그래서 이 게임을 요약하자면,
중간에 M(메두사)를 적게 만나면 클리어할 수 있는 개빡치는 게임입니다.
클리어하기 위해서 로그라이크 특유의 좋은 시드가 뜰 때까지,
무한 리트를 해야 한다는 점이 최초의 로그라이크이니 만큼 잘 느낄 수 있었습니다.
Rogue
Saygılar.
原点
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窗口模式下会有颜色错位的问题
另一台电脑是正常的
是cpu的原因吗
i think this is a roguelike
very fun the further you go and gets more and more challenging.... recommended
DOS version of the classic that started it all.
Yeah, it's kinda like rogue.
If you like rogue (like/lite)s I recomend giving it a buy atleast to honor one of the greats.
I don't know why I payed 3 € for this. I could have simply looked for a way to play Rogue and would have found the Retro Rogue Collection which does virtually the same thing, but is free.
5/10 Average
Rogue may be a game I rate as average, but it is average in an unusual way. Most games that I rate average typically will be consistently decent and inoffensive. In the case of Rogue, however, it has high highs and low lows in equal extremes. This is because the gameplay choices the developers made for this game lead to a high variance in quality. The gameplay loop is fun, but I think if anyone were to ever make a game like it improvements could be made. I'm the first person to ever make this joke.
Best:
- Gameplay is relatively simple, but fun.
- Many points where decisions matter, and opportunities for skill optimizations are incredible
- Runs are quick for the most part
Worst:
- Often screwed by rng regardless of skill expression
- Many items feel like they shouldn't exist
- Inconsistent design for consumable items
Still fun.
o primeiro roguelike. mesmo que eu não ache tão divertido pros padrões atuais, é um jogo interessante de se conhecer.
It's one of the most interesting cases of an ancient game being really fun. Rogue is somehow still able to be engaging, making you play over and over and over again. Just be careful, you might be afraid of letters later, since you will associate them with huge and deadly monsters.
Rogue was revolutionary and genre-defining for its time, but like most games that fall into that category, there is little reason to go back to it. I would say give it a shot if you're interested in playing the game that created the rogue and rogue-like genres, but it's not worth the $2.99 price tag. Paying for Rogue would be like paying for Pong. 2/10
it's like if peglin didn't suck complete ass
The best rogue "like" game that ever made.
Not the best version of the original Rogue, but still good
Одна из самых первых игр на ряду с "местью красного квадрата" и " великим приключением белой палки".
Прародитель жанра " Rogue-like/lite" Рог'а является одной из важнейших игр для того кто хочет погрузится в истоки истории геймдева и геймерства.
아이게그뱀서같은게임이야?
grafics kinda mid lolz
It is Rogue, the ancestor of all Roguelikes and by extension games like Diablo or Gauntlet. Epyx DOS version so you are a smiley face and get color extended-ascii IBM character set walls and so forth. Still an enjoyable game. Don't worry, you will die a lot, everyone does. A familiarity with old-school D&D helps a little. Far less complex than NetHack or other later roguelikes. I consider it a good starter roguelike.
I used to play this game in 89' on my radio shack PC. Hours and hours of entertainment in the barracks. Let your mind wander about how many ways to bet with soldiers and this game. As I said, hours of enjoyment.
[h2]本当の理不尽ってこういうの[/h2]
ローグライク・不思議のダンジョン・ローグライト…
無限に子孫が生まれ続けているゲームジャンルの始祖です。やりましょう。これは古典です。
本当のオリジナルRogueではありませんが、根っこの計算式などはたしか本家と同様。
Rogue Cloneなどよりも[b]難しい仕様になっています。[/b]
アスキー文字でなくグラフィカルなアイコンになっている以外はほぼ本当のRogueと思っていいです。
英語ですが意外とノリでなんとかなります。最大HPが増えたら薬草！Strengthが1増えたら力の種！
Identify（識別）の巻物は指輪に使う！
よし！全部どっかで見たことあるやつだな！その勢いでどんどん進めるんだ！
…しかし、クリアとなると話は別。
[b]信じられないほど難しいです。[/b]
CかTになすすべなくやられたら、一般の方はアンインストールしても大丈夫です。
これ以降はドM向けです。
[h3]▼以下、クリアを目指す人向け（かろうじて1回だけ生還しました）[/h3]
不思議のダンジョン"ごとき"と敢えて強い言葉を使いますが、ごときで運ゲーと言っている人には無理な領域です。
やめておきましょう。
あちらのゲームはバリエーション豊かなアイテムを駆使することが主体です。
それぞれのポテンシャルを深く理解すればするほど勝率は上がり、よほど下振れない限り負けなくなっていきます。
Rogueはそういうダンジョンがクリア出来る人向けの、色んな便利アイテムが制限されたハードコアダンジョンと考えましょう。
Rogueは「低層ループしないとほぼ無理」ぐらいの難易度だし、良いのが出たところでMの機嫌次第では秒で終わります。
Rogueは「セオリーを理解していなければ、運が良くても勝ちを逃す」ゲームです。
言い換えると「セオリーがわかっても勝つためのパーツ、配置運が悪ければ敗北する」ということです。
「よくわからんけど運良かったからクリア出来た」もありえなくはないと思いますが、どれだけの時間が必要かはちょっとわかんないですね。
重要な知識・テクニックはありすぎますが、相当古いWebサイトにしか載ってませんでした。（しかもEpyx版じゃない方）
個人的に重要だったことを箇条書きにするので、頑張れる人は頑張ってください。
[h3]超レベルゲー[/h3]
[b]レベルアップで命中率、回避率、自然回復量が増えます。[/b]最初の命中率は[b]50%[/b]だと思った方がいい
つまり[b]Tが出る前に十分居座ってレベル上げをしてない方が悪い[/b]です。
これはファームゲーなのです。それをやっても出目次第で10割持っていかれますから。
[h3]序盤[/h3]
11F？までは全巡回。たしか12FからTが出るので、そこからは巡回するだけ赤字になる確率が高まる
[h3]武器[/h3]
Two handed swordを拾ったら弓矢以外の武器捨てていい。合成も剣錆びもないからね。
[h3]鎧[/h3]
鎧は複数持ち歩く。Aに防御力を限界まで下げられたら使い捨て。
20F？で出なくなるから、そこから本命の一番硬い鎧を着る。鎧強化の巻物はその本命に使っておく。
Maintain armor（サビよけ）の指輪？[b]指輪を装備していると満腹度の減少が早くなる[/b]けどいいの？
[h3]当たりアイテム[/h3]
Slow digestion（ハラモチの指輪）と
Scare monster（聖域）を識別出来たら超当たり回。
貯め込んだ食料で限界までファームをする。
※ハラモチ2つでハラヘラズ状態になる仕様っぽいけど未確認です
※Mの混乱とDの炎は聖域貫通
[h3]稼ぎ[/h3]
N（ぬすっトド）は盗まれなければアイテム確定ドロップ。
Q、Yもアイテムをよく落とす。
ただし盗まれたら取り返せない（しょうめつトド仕様？）ので、手持ちアイテムを全て床に置いてから殴りに行くこと。
[h3]Mについて[/h3]
トルネコの大冒険ではドラゴンが最強モンスターだったが、同等のしぶとさを誇るRogueのDは最強ではありません。
[b]M（メデューサ）が最凶です。[/b]トルネコでいうところの[b]おおめだま[/b]
まず性能がおおめだまの比ではない。混乱はおそらく10ターン以上、殴り性能もT以上。
不思議のダンジョンプレイヤーなら「通路で戦えば混乱しても大丈夫」と思うだろうがそれが致命的な先入観。
Mによって混乱させられるとふらふら移動になるが、[b]壁にぶつかっても1ターン消費した扱い[/b]になる。
つまり通路で混乱することは、[b]7/8の確率でその場足踏みをするに等しい愚かな行為である。[/b]
この仕様で「意味がわからない」と思ったら正常。
この元祖Rogueは慈悲がない無法地帯。
温和な大界王神を吸収する前の、一番タチが悪い魔人ブウみたいなもんです。
そんなんじゃクソゲー認定されてしまうから現代のゲームは仕様が優しくなりました。
これらを意識した上で「不思議のダンジョン上手い人が当たり前にやっていること」を実践して、
運が良ければクリア出来ます。
何度R.I.Pしてもくじけずに頑張りましょう！
What`s not to love about this game? THIS is gaming. No respawn at last checkpoint, just pure and simple joy!
More immersive than 90% of games coming out today.
a prova de que jogos nao dependem de graficos. simplesmente um rpg de mesa passado pro computador. muito bom, ja joguei umas boas horas e vou jogar mais. diversao eterna total absoluta BUMSHAKALAKA
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Buen juego.
Los controles son medio dificiles pero puedes consultarlos con la tecla F1.
Algunos monstruos si son dificiles pero de ahi es divertido
It's Rogue and I like it
they should add dlss support
Interessante saber de onde começou o RogueLike. Cheguei no nível 13, mesmo com RNG péssimo.
Good - This is surprisingly fun, even in our time and with all the games made after its likeness. After a while I was totally hooked on attempting new runs. While randomness can destroy a good amount of runs, it also adds to the experience by making every run unique. The difficulty is brutal - one could even say unfair - but for what it was trying to do in its time it's actually pretty spot on. The game would've lost its luster very quickly if every second run went through. By making it this rare to get deep, it adds a ton of tension when you do get that special run where things come together. I felt like this game had no business being this addictive after nearly 50 years of existence so huge commendation for the developers.
Classics. Timeless relevance.
It's a bit weird trying to do a review for Rogue. It's THE game that started all the Rogue games. Roguelike has entered the language as meaning a dungeon crawler with quests, beasties, magic items, and treasure. That's what it is. I love it - but will you? If you loved it before, go, buy it again! Come back if you're stuck on working the Save function - i do explain that below.
It's old (born in 1980 and freeware at the time), so the graphics are barely graphics, it's just a few symbols, lines, dots, and some letters. R means Rattlesnake (all the letters are beasties), that musical note is a scroll, etc. You're that lit sort-of-smiley that sheds a little light from your torch. The game does explain what you're meeting, seeing, or picking up, and on this version, you spoiled kids have the actual Instruction Manual!
I am enjoying playing, it's amazing how one needs so little actual graphics to be suddenly (in one's imagination) in a dungeon, bravely exploring (or running for the door down, that you saw in the last room, before the troll catches you). Perhaps if you grew up with maybe Morrowind being the least fancy graphics you saw, this might not be playable. But it's so cheap, do you care? It might be really good. However, the save function is... tricky.
I first played Rogue back in about 1987. I used it to teach people how to use computers. Back then people were still refusing to learn how to use them. They thought they were like typing, or algebra, "it's not like I'll ever need them in real life!" -and funnily, i DID have to use both algebra and typing as i got into computers. Or they were deathly afraid of THE KEY - the keyboard key that would, when struck, wipe the computer or make it explode. Giving them a game (and yes, getting them addicted), turned out to be a fabulous way to help them learn that bashing the keyboard while fighting a rattlesnake (or a troll) wasn't terminal, at least not for the computer.
I utterly loved the game. We never figured out the Save function, so always had to play until we died. And die we did. A lot. Though sometimes we'd come to work in the morning (10am, it was a music studio, we didn't do early), and discover the night shift (supposed to knock off by 11pm) still playing. Staff would slide in when it wasn't their shift, in the hope of getting a game in. So right from the start, video games were addictive. It's really nothing new.
However, I have got the Saving down now - so if you're interested, Type capital S, save a game as say SAVE1.SAV and it will ask you to start a new game or go back to Steam. Say no to a new game, go back to Steam, and then copy your SAVE1,SAV, rename the copy as ROGUE.SAV and the game will then load it. It will not load any other .SAV file. It will not see them. ROGUE.SAV is the only one.
And once it's loaded a ROGUE.SAV file? Yeah, it DELETES it, hence me saying copy it and rename the copy. This sounds awfully complex and weird. Well yes, i suppose it might be - but the game barely uses any space, or any memory. It is therefore super fast to both load, or to save, quit, copy your save, load, go again. You don't need to shut down the File Manager (I'm in Windows on a PC) you can leave that open for access to the Rogue SAV files.
So i'm coping with the fiddly bits. Oh, the SAV files are with the rest of the game, just look at Steam, the game, and right click to get the Manage option, then Local Files. Go to bottom of Rogue directories, and the SAV files will be with the actual Game EXE. Easy as. Well. Possibly Retro as?
much love
OG from when I was 13... Love it.
It created a new genre, although it isn't the best in the genre.
---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☑ MS-DOS
---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't
---{ Audience }---
☑ Kids
☑ Teens
☐ Adults
☐ Grandma
---{ PC Requirements }---
☑ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer
---{ Game Size }---
☑ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data
---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☑ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls
---{ Grind }---
☑ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding
---{ Story }---
☑ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life
---{ Game Time }---
☑ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond
---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☐ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☑ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money
---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
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☑ https://vojtastruhar.github.io/steam-review-template
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Very old and simplistic, like going back to play PacMan or DigDug. However, all of the fundamentals are here for the games like Angband which expanded on these early concepts that would influence many of the games releasing today. The procedural generation present here was a novel idea for the time and we're still seeing the effects it had on games like Dwarf Fortress.
All of that to say, I think its great and this port is nice (despite using a somewhat janky build of Dosbox) and luckily comes with an instruction manual.
However, I think the rogue-like genre has seen so much expansion and polish that it will be hard for most people to go back unless they are hardcore fans or are old enough to be nostalgic.
Its cool to see where the genre came from and its simple enough to be a "coffee-break game" but it probably wont keep your attention as much as Angband or other games which took these concepts and improved them in every way.
I mean, yeah that sure is a video game
For a game that dropped in 1980 and pretty much invented the now overused (and often misapplied) term "roguelike," Rogue still holds up as a damn good time. This is gaming distilled down to its brutal, brilliant essence - no flashy graphics, no hand-holding, just pure dungeon-crawling tension where every step could be your last. I'm currently diving into the 1985 version (available here for under $3), and it's shockingly addictive. If you’ve got even a passing interest in gaming history or just want to see where the genre got its teeth, this is absolutely worth a play. You might even start to understand why so many modern indie devs are still trying to recapture what Rogue nailed 40+ years ago.
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This is Rogue. There are many others like it, but this one's Rogue.
This is the version you want.
Literally the "rogue" in the "roguelike" and "roguelite" genres, one of my most favorite genres of games. The grand-pappy of both genres, yet it's quite different from them. A great historical old colossus.
제 나이보다 14살이나 많은 게임을 다 합니다.
요즘 애들이 닌텐독스 하는게 이런 기분일까요?
90% luck, 9% knowledge, 1% skill..
Glad it exists because it spawned the best genre (and I mean ACTUAL "TRAD" ROGUELIKES) however this game verges on unplayable simply due to it being a relic of its time - Go play Nethack unless you want to see where it all began.
Why be labelled as "roguelike"?
Therew great as collection, but it's 2 old for current habits.
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A Classic , a bit different version than on the Coco3. But, cool to play and remember the hours of game. I never made it all the way down, and back, but will keep on..!
Легенда.
I like the Rogue that so many roguelikes are like.
Great game for it's age. Highly recommended. There is also a first person version of it called Rogue FP and it's pretty cool as well.
Although not the true original, this is a great throwback to the namesake of the roguelike genre. Despite being a 40-year-old game, it's surprisingly addictive. Throw on a podcast or audiobook and enjoy.
Rogue is a masterpiece of simplicity and depth. It’s easy to pick up and play, but every run feels like a new adventure full of challenges and surprises. The game perfectly balances accessibility with strategic depth, making it one of those games where you always tell yourself, "Just one more run!"
The randomly generated dungeons ensure no two playthroughs are the same, and the difficulty keeps you on your toes without feeling unfair. Whether you're a fan of classic roguelikes or just discovering the genre, Rogue is an absolute gem that stands the test of time.
So glad I stumbled upon this – highly recommend it!
All time classic. I remember playing this on my dad's old 286. Good times.
A very old game you can suck at if you're not used to old rpgs.
The original mystery dungeon
I've been playing this for about 40 years and it has never stopped being fun.
I'm going to recommend this because Rogue is a really good game, and it is nice to be able to track how much time you've spent with this version. But it should be known that you can just play this historical game for free completely legally, as the code is open source and several high-quality ports have been made for modern operative systems.
I am a bit astonished as to how the publisher got away with charging money for this game at all, but hey. If you have no shame you have no limits, eh?
Yes, as a research of how to make a game, this is invaluable. It's actually quite fun once you get a hang of the controls and commands.
通了，感觉有资格写了。
steam版本的rogue是附赠dos模拟器的，但他对于rogue这个游戏支持的有些玄学。
我是windows11，15层之后我的每一次决策都是赌命，我不知道什么时候dos模拟器直接会崩溃
买来考古是可以的，但玩是完全不建议玩的，所以给了不推荐。
即使是喜爱ASCII艺术的硬核传统rogue粉丝，steam上也有更现代化的nethack:Legacy游玩。
如果再不行，石头汤也是一个不错的选择，总之不要玩rogue。
rogue一共有两个阶段：找到Amulet of Yendor之前和找到之后，这个东西在26层，此时你需要把他带回1层，这个过程比下底层阶段更加的拼脸。
由于随机的特性，前期能不能拿到Two handed sword和Stealth直接影响到你的游戏体验，沉睡的怪物都是爹，打他们吃力不讨好，收益极低。
有了Regeneration基本上可以放心大胆的慢慢摸吃陷阱，但多数时候还是带Increase damage增加伤害，能秒怪比什么都重要，主角脆的一比。
杀龙和美杜莎最好用的是Drain life，基本你能见到这些怪你的血量都在70+左右，可以一招秒，不然被混乱硬控死的就是主角了。
没有Stealth的情况下，在前期攒Gain strength，拿到Two handed sword也是一个好选择，其他情况建议立刻自杀赌脸。
Solo decir que es el roguelike padre de todos. Se debe jugar una horita en la vida al menos una vez.
Actually pretty fun. Very RNG based and primitive but I'm having fun with it.
Its the original game.
Simpler controls than other rogues of the era, yet a lot of depth on the game.
the randomness of the runs can be a pain sometimes, but it's always great to have a game
that you can play now an then, in bursts.
shockingly approachable and dangerously addictive. came here for new perspective on what makes caves of qud so compelling and this doesn't disappoint. the steam version of Rogue is a dosbox wrapper so it's trivial to set up and seems to play great. will definitely sink more time in
Alright. [i]Rogue[/i] is a fickle game. The actual gameplay is fine. Walk into enemies to fight them, the game RNGs your battles, but you eventually win every battle, at least on the first few floors. Similarly, you walk into items to pick them up. However, the game doesn't bother teaching you the very complex control scheme. You're gonna need to look that up yourself online. And any little thing might kill your game. For example, use print screen to take a screenshot because F12 doesn't work, and it minimizes the game into a tiny window and no longer recognizes any key prompts, lol. S to save also does not work. Instead, it asks you if you want to start over or exit the game altogether, lol.
How Rogue works is, you enter the game, and it asks you to pick a name. It then assigns you random stats and away you go. It seems like leveling up is as simple as killing things, only instead of numbers, it gives you a new guild ranking. What guild you ask? No idea, lol.
And honestly, I'm not really sure what the actual goal of the game is other than descending down to further levels, amassing gold for what reason (?) and grabbing random items such as scrolls and potions that have cryptic names and do not in any way tell you what they actually do. Ultimately, I guess you are supposed to beat all 26 levels and grab an amulet, then escape. To what end? Dunno.
The thing is the actual gameplay is kind of fun. But everything else about the game is obtuse AF. And I don't know that I feel like becoming a Rogue field researcher to figure everything out. I do love that it is gaming history, but I don't love that everything requires you to search the internet just so you can play it properly.
This kind of vague control scheme and ruleset for a game was probably acceptable in 1985, but today? I don't think so, personally. And it would take almost no effort for the developer or whoever owns the rights to this to simply update the game with an options menu and make it more user friendly before the game actually starts.
Should you try this game out? Maybe. Depends on how patient you are, I suppose. For me, I'd like at the very least some sort of tutorial. It's $1.49 during this current Winter sale (at the time of this review), but I don't know that it's worth $1.49 to just languish in your library, so decide how much effort you want to put into figuring out the game's systems before buying. I realize this is a game with a dedicated fan base. But for me, it was a miss.
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Хорошая игра, несмотря на графику. Играется нормально, легко освоить (f1+f2 для всех кнопок и комбинаций). Первый рогалик оказался отличной игрой. Не советую лишь людям, кто вообще не знает английский и любителям мегаграфики.
What a step back to nostalgia. The simplicity is deceiving, but it is a rewarding experience. Well worth the trip into the grandfather of the "Roguelike/lite" genre. At $3 US, you aren't investing a lot to experience a little history.
Big thumbs up IF you played this version back in the day.You're hardcore! I much preferred the Atari ST version that I played back in the day. Hey devs can you give us controller support like the Switch version? Thanks
This is THE single best game ever made. No exaggeration: it birthed a genre at the beginning of the 80s that's still wildly and rabidly popular today, it's infinitely and eternally fun, it's permanently challenging while remaining perfectly fair, and it's made and designed for hardcore gamers. I laugh sardonically at soulslikes players thinking they're tough 5h17; try beating this, you 23742d5. I'm going to play ROGUE till I die. My Steam playtime's bugged and wrong for whatever fukk1n reason.
Fun and simple
its a very simple game to play.
This isn’t a rougelike.
Not really sure if this is Rogue-like... but this is Rogue
This is where it all begin
Here to pay my respects
Fun and engaging, a bit of a challenge to learn at first but game sense develops intuitively as time goes on. Consulting a wiki helps, but trial and error is what really teaches you how it works. Do keep the manual open while playing as the controls are a bit archaic, and also tabbing out causes the game to go out of fullscreen unless relaunched which is weird (unless I missed a keybind or so)
its like isaac
The GOAT
I love ASCII rpgs, and Rogue is the grandpa of them all, saying that, i cannot recommend Rogue on steam when there are way better alternatives that are free to play and are way better experiences, not only because they have [b]way[/b] more polished and advanced gameplay/systems but also better integration with new OSs, and different keyboard distributions (playing Rogue with a non english keyboard is terrible).
If you want to play ASCII rogue-likes games i would strongly recommend to play any of this instead (they are all free and have optional tile based graphics too):
- Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup
- Angband (based on the Lord of the Rings lore)
- Zangband (a more complicated and extended version of angband)
How is one of the very first RPGs in the history of computing machines still one of the very best RPGs in the history of gaming? I'll tell you why: Rogue is not just a spelunking RPG, it is also a detective investigation game. Potions, scrolls, wands and most anything you find in these dark depths withhold their mysteries, and your longterm survival WILL depend on your ability to deduce not just exactly how they work, but also how to make optimal use of them.
Okay, I've played it. Now I just have to find this other game named "Like"...
This is Just as re-memorable as the original!
It will be fun to replay these memories. Either a long going saga or a quick 6 minute dungeon bash?
This game still will not disappoint.
Very worth the 3 dollar asking price for a good piece of nostalgia.
A must have for the Gen-X crowd for those rainy Saturday mornings.
Боже как же я рад что играл в Сегу в детстве и не могу ныть о графике и пикселях. Я больше чем уверен, что если бы эта игра попалась мне в те года, я бы просидел в ней очень много времени. Must Have фанатам этого жанра.
Used to play this game as a kid, it is still just as difficult as I remember it. But still love it.
Does this game count as a roguelike?
this is a very traditional rogue like it is a lot like rogue
Antes de este juego los "Roguelike" eran simplemente "Like".
It's definitely not the best Roguelike out there but it's pretty damn good! =D
