''Brogue'' is a free
roguelike computer video game created by Brian Walker. As in its predecessor ''
Rogue
A rogue is a person or entity that flouts accepted norms of behavior.
Rogue or rogues may also refer to:
Companies
* Rogue Ales, a microbrewery in Newport, Oregon
* Rogue Arts, a film production company
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'', the goal of ''Brogue'' is for the player (represented by the character
@) to descend to the 26th floor of the Dungeons of Doom, retrieve the Amulet of Yendor, and return to the surface. Players also have the option of delving deeper into the dungeon to obtain a higher score. This task is complicated by the presence of monsters and traps in a
procedurally generated dungeon.
Development started in 2009,
with the latest version, 1.7.5, being released on September 25, 2018.
''Brogues interface, design and character graphics have been praised for their simplicity and beauty.
Further development of ''Brogue'' has taken place under the name ''Brogue Community Edition'' or ''Brogue CE'', with multiple contributors.
As of October 2023, the latest version of ''Brogue CE'' is 1.13.
Reception
''
IndieGames.com''s
Cassandra Khaw
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Biography
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called ''Brogue'' "beautiful and accessible."
''
PC Gamer''s Graham Smith compared it favorably with ''
The Binding of Isaac'', ''
Dungeons of Dredmor
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'' and ''
Spelunky''; saying "
..you want to start swimming to the deeper end of the pool
roguelikes">f
roguelikes ''Brogue'' is your waterwings".
''
Rock Paper Shotgun''s Graham Smith ranked the interface alongside ''
Papers, Please
''Papers, Please'' is a puzzle simulation video game created by indie game developer Lucas Pope, developed and published through his production company, 3909 LLC. The game was released on August 8, 2013 for Microsoft Windows and OS X, for Li ...
'', ''
Democracy 3
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'', and ''
Elite: Dangerous'', citing "using old-fashioned ASCII
..with a set of effects that make the world colourful and alive".
References
External links
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2009 video games
Linux games
MacOS games
Roguelike video games
Video games developed in the United States
Video games using procedural generation
Windows games
Single-player video games
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