Caves of Qud

Caves of Qud is an easy recommend from me but there's a couple qualifiers. If you enjoy experimenting with stats and character builds along with piecing together your own narrative based on emergent gameplay then I think you'll like what's available here. Those who enjoy coming up with their own stories while playing games like Rimworld, Dwarf Fortress, or Kenshi would probably like Caves of Qud. It also helps if you have a somewhat high tolerance for "older" looking games, although the QoL features available are superb. I never thought I'd be able to play a traditional roguelike with a controller and actually enjoy it. In my approximately 50 hour run in Roleplay mode (a mode where permadeath is turned off - highly recommended for your first run), I started off as an axe wielding maniac that specialized in dismembering enemies. Later, my character mutated and grew a tail that could sting enemies, causing them to get confused, and allowed me to get into a good rhythm of charging an en...

Something about games with minimal art style that really let your imagination fill in the blanks. The games flavor text is always worth a laugh.

Caves of Qud is an amazing RPG that I wish I had gotten ages ago. There's so much to share & praise, I'd need to write a small book to cover it all; and I've hardly scratched the surface of the whole game so far! It clicks with me so well. Caves of Qud is a post-apocalyptic world with sci-fantasy. If you're thinking "Fallout/Mad Max + Tolkienesque fantasy" that's not it at all and if it was I wouldn't be writing this Recommend review. Caves of Qud is so imaginative and unlike much of modern tropes. First is to note that while this is a DEEP RPG with many systems, that doesn't mean it's not approachable. Don't be daunted; it's easy to get into. While it can be a hardcore classic Rogue type of game, that's just one mode. You can start a character in the "roleplay" mode which saves the game every time you're in a village. (I also have a mod that lets me make a save every time I set up a campfire, which is anytime I want anywhere if there are no hostiles nearby.) It plays like Rogu...

This is one of the best video games ever made in my opinion. I figure I should write a review. First of all I have been playing for over 500 hours all in classic mode, except the first couple hours which I did in roleplaying mode just for learning purposes. Classic is the mode I'd suggest simply because I love it so deeply and completely. The other modes are probably good too to start. But the difficulty and setback associated with the constant threat of perma-death really gives the world an extra coat of meaning. The world of the game is very artistic and engrossing and intricate. Each zone looks and feels different and original and the sound design is right on. Blasting a creature out of existence with akimo overoaded sturdy hand rails sounds like it should, and so does hacking off an enemies arm with a freezing crysteel battleaxe. The graphics are true to the old school roguelike genre in their simplicity but at the same time expressive and even transportive. The ambiance of the Mo...

Do not let the graphics fool you into thinking this game is not worth the money. This game took 17 years in the making and it plays way better then most AAA games.

Had to buy this game and support the devs. I'd heard of CoQ for years, and never tried it. Then I tried it, and I can't stop playing. Nethack, DCSS, Cogmind, Angband, I've played them all, and Caves of Qud is legit up there with the rest of them. Great job devs. One thing though, take this political crap of ZE/XE/QE/KE/VE out of your game/wiki. I had to google it, because it didn't even seem like the english language, then I realized (like DCSS) some people are just pushing political crap from outside the game into the game to make a statement. No one cares about your political agenda(s) and it has no place in the game. It ruins a great experience.

Game have a great potential, but atrocious UI (your map will be CLUTTERED with pointers and journal is semi-useless) and quests (even main one) being nonsensical kills all fun in the game.

nethack was my favorite game for many, many years. caves of qud takes everything good about nethack and builds on it. the mechanical operation of the game is fluid, and i'm so impressed with the flexibility of the controls. the environment and worldbuilding are rich and detailed. the procedural generation is balanced with beautifully handcrafted elements; it's fascinating to see what stays the same and what changes from one run to the next. can't imagine getting tired of this game anytime soon

This is a GOATed Roguelike. There's a lot that can and should be said about it, in terms of gameplay, art design, lore, story, and writing. Instead, I'll just list some important bits of info: - Roguelike: There is a "Roleplay" mode that gives you unlimited lives, but you can only save your checkpoints from the safety of a friendly settlement. - Hugo Award winning prose and fluff -Huge amount of content both static and procedurally generated -Easily one of the best in the genre

An incredibly deep RPG/roguelike with infinite replayability. It can be brutal at times, with permadeath adding real fear and tension to your runs that go 20+ hours. The lore and mystery of this world, combined with the limitless options for building your character, make this difficult and complex game an easy recommendation for anyone with the patience to stick with it.