Brogue

If Rogue was your grandfather’s dungeon crawler, Brogue is the eccentric cousin who shows up with modern polish but the same punishing spirit. It’s ASCII-based, yes, but don’t be fooled—the game’s simplicity hides a viciously smart design. Every run is tense, every decision matters, and every mistake gets you killed faster than you can type “oops.” It’s brutally fair, forcing you to actually think instead of relying on luck. In a world drowning in flashy graphics, Brogue proves that all you really need is letters, numbers, and a taste for suffering.

“Your goal is to travel to the 26th subterranean floor of the dungeon, retrieve the Amulet of Yendor and return with it to the surface. For the truly skillful who desire further challenge, depths below 26 contain three lumenstones each, items which confer an increased score upon victory.” - Brian Walker

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