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ToxicAdam · Mar 15, 2010

http://db.tigsource.com/games/desktop-dungeon

Are rogue-likes sometimes too long? This game boils down the experience into 10 minutes. But don't think that it means the game is simple. Lots of strategy comes into play as you navigate the map and figure out which monsters to attack next and how to attack them in the most efficient way possible. Attacking a monster of a higher level dramatically increases your exp, but can also waste your limited resources. Different techniques can increase your score. There is also a worldwide leaderboard for each character.

As you beat a map, more characters, monsters, items and maps are unlocked. Give it a few spins, I think you'll find it highly addictive.

RevenantKioku · Mar 15, 2010

"Windows"

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You mother fuckers.

KTallguy · Mar 15, 2010

Unfortunately the monsters don't move at all.

RevenantKioku said:
"Windows"

...

You mother fuckers.

Don't you have virtualization or some shit?

platypotamus · Mar 15, 2010

This is hot! Thanks for posting it, TA.

Also, I'm shocked that I beat ElectricThunder in here, especially since I played it for an hour and a half before replying.

Belfast · Mar 15, 2010

Man, this game can be a dick sometimes. I spawned with monsters all around me, all much higher level. There was literally nothing I could do!

ElectricThunder · Mar 15, 2010

platypotamus said:
This is hot! Thanks for posting it, TA.

Also, I'm shocked that I beat ElectricThunder in here, especially since I played it for an hour and a half before replying.

Bah, I'm only human and appear to be coming down with something.

Game is quite nice, Ortosion completed a speedrun of the initial jaunt you can find easily on Youtube. Development is proceeding actively, tons of stuff to do in it, challenge achievements to score----really great stuff.

Relevant:

http://forums.tidemedia.co.za/nag/showthread.php?t=13014
http://www.qcfdesign.com/wiki/DesktopDungeons/index.php?title=Main_Page

platypotamus · Mar 15, 2010

ElectricThunder said:
Bah, I'm only human and appear to be coming down with something.

Well, now you have something good to keep you busy if you stay home from work sick

As for me, this will be my reward every couple papers I grade today.

desverger · Mar 15, 2010

An average game of CRAWL (Stone Soup) usually takes me about 10 minutes anyway :lol

Like the hat? · Mar 15, 2010

looks interesting, thanks!

ElectricThunder · Mar 15, 2010

platypotamus said:
Well, now you have something good to keep you busy if you stay home from work sick

As for me, this will be my reward every couple papers I grade today.

:has been out of work since january 09: :lol

But this game is indeed great and I need to spend time with it. Hoping Ortosion busts out more class runs too.

shysaursoft · Mar 15, 2010

Just FYI:

The official website for DD is here: http://www.qcfdesign.com/?cat=20
(This will always have the latest version)

The official wiki for DD is here: http://www.qcfdesign.com/wiki/DesktopDungeons/index.php?title=Main_Page

platypotamus · Mar 15, 2010

ElectricThunder said:
:has been out of work since january 09: :lol

Talk about rubbing salt in your wounds, I am so sorry

ToxicAdam · Mar 16, 2010

Miktar said:
Just FYI:

The official website for DD is here: http://www.qcfdesign.com/?cat=20
(This will always have the latest version)

The official wiki for DD is here: http://www.qcfdesign.com/wiki/DesktopDungeons/index.php?title=Main_Page

Thanks for this info.

Jackson · Mar 16, 2010

box.net said:
The user hosting this content is out of bandwidth.

Annnnnnnnnnnnnnd done.

platypotamus · Mar 18, 2010

Still pretty cracked out on this.

I've beat the normal dungeon with all of the Tier 1 and 2 guys, and 1 of the Tier 3.

I've got a couple wins on the Library, 1 on the Crypt, and I think maybe 1 on the Snake Pit.

The unlock system evolving the game is pretty hot.

ToxicAdam · Mar 18, 2010

Glad you liked it. I thought the unlocking system was a great way to breathe more life into a somewhat simple game. It's definitely one of those games that keep getting better the more your play/understand it.

Not bad for a game that is less than 3 MB. :lol

Chemo · Mar 18, 2010

I'd love to play this. Too bad.

RevenantKioku · Mar 18, 2010

KTallguy said:
Don't you have virtualization or some shit?

Not on the laptop that I'm on at the time I wrote that. And now.

Night_Trekker · Mar 18, 2010

This is the first I've seen of this. Downloading.

EDIT: "The user hosting this file is out of bandwidth."

K.Sabot · Mar 18, 2010

Damn, all this thread hype got me wanting to play it : (

ElectricThunder · Mar 18, 2010

Night_Trekker said:
This is the first I've seen of this. Downloading.

EDIT: "The user hosting this file is out of bandwidth."

Check the official qfc site a fee posts up...should have 3 different download locations.

platypotamus · Mar 18, 2010

It's really neat discovering ways to take out super high level dudes in this game. I was able to take out a monster 4 levels higher than me due to twinking out my attack stat (via an item and some godly worship) with a Warlord, and using his free spell to avoid death blows.

Fio · Mar 18, 2010

Amazing little game. The more you play it, the better it gets. Thanks for the recommendation.

mrgone · Mar 27, 2010

Oh snap! Derek Yu of Aquaria and Spelunky fame made a tileset for this addictive little game. It's like peanut butter and chocolate, together, murdering my little guy.

Screens and discussion here: http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=11688.0 (Looks like he's going to make a tileset for DoomRL too!)

rohlfinator · Mar 27, 2010

I've been super addicted to this game. It's a great timewaster while listening to podcasts. Derek Yu's tileset is really nice as well.

Fio said:
Amazing little game. The more you play it, the better it gets. Thanks for the recommendation.

Yeah, I love the unlock system. It really does a good job of easing the player in and guiding you through the increased variety and complexity of the more-unlocked game. Some of the later classes and challenges are dramatically different from the original set.

ElectricThunder · Jun 19, 2010

http://www.qcfdesign.com/?p=325 V0.14

# Streamlined interface totally still lets you do all that math if you want to. Youll wonder how you ever played it before.
# 100% gold custom tileset by indie king-maker and all around super nice guy, Derek Yu! (Spelunky, TIGSource)
# All your old character files will work just fine, but its more fun to start from scratch again. Trust us.
# Tweaks: F2 doubles the window, F4 fullscreens, ESC no longer insta-closes and theres even arrow-key navigation if youre that way inclined.
# Fresh high score lists on which to min-max freely (We may even have balanced the Vampire)
# Even more content for the super-hardcore endgame players. Seriously, we cant finish this thing

It lives GAF, the addiction lives!

Also, like Dudebro, they are working on some manner of a souped up Premium version built via Unity to help keep themselves rolling on along.

snaildog · Jun 19, 2010

Looks a lot like 'Tower of the Sorcerer', which is also great: http://www.mobygames.com/game/tower-of-the-sorcerer

rohlfinator · Jun 19, 2010

Nice. This'll be a good excuse to run through this gem again.

Woo-Fu · Jun 19, 2010

It is more of a puzzle game than a rogue-like and if you like it 10 minutes will expand into 10 hours.

TxdoHawk · Jun 19, 2010

Wow, I got sucked into this for hours, what an awesome game.

Xenon · Jun 19, 2010

I need something like this for my Evo/android.

Melhisedek · Jul 7, 2010

Damn this game is addictive. I never knew I liked roguelikes until I by some chance got 100 rogues on iPhone. And now this, damn...
I tried some of the more complex roguelikes but I can't get into them yet anything inbetween this and more complex ones ?

(Need tileset can't play ascii)

ElectricThunder · Jul 7, 2010

Melhisedek said:
Damn this game is addictive. I never knew I liked roguelikes until I by some chance got 100 rogues on iPhone. And now this, damn...
I tried some of the more complex roguelikes but I can't get into them yet anything inbetween this and more complex ones ?

(Need tileset can't play ascii)

Hmm...

I'd say you might do ok with Mageguild, which is on the cusp of a big-time nonbeta v2.0 somewhere in the near future. Graphical, with a "puzzle" slant that might suit just fine coming from DD.

http://lukos.x10hosting.com/

Sniper McBlaze · Dec 19, 2010

This thread needs a bump. I've been playing this game all night and it's sooo addiciting and fun. There's lots of different classes to try our and they all need a different approach. So much fun!

jon bones · Dec 19, 2010

Xenon said:
I need something like this for my Evo/android.

love this game and agree 100%

only beat it with a handful of characters... shit is tough

Sword Familiar · Dec 19, 2010

Yeah, it's a lot of fun, but I feel like the game's constantly trolling me. Either you get stuck because strong enemies are blocking all paths (=suicide), or you don't get the right spells, or the "shrines" are not the appropriate ones for your current build. Can't stop playing though, but I wish it was available for portable mediums as well.

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