CastlevaniaRL: Serenade of Chaos

Slashie’s 2018 CastlevaniaRL: Serenade of Chaos takes the gothic, whip-cracking spirit of Castlevania and crams it into roguelike form. Imagine Dracula’s castle, but every hallway is rearranged each time you play, and death is not a setback—it’s a lifestyle. The ASCII visuals may not drip with gothic detail, but the mood still seeps through as you wander into dark chambers filled with monsters eager to test your reflexes. It’s unforgiving, unpredictable, and wonderfully chaotic, the sort of game where you’ll die countless times and still hit “new game” with a grin, because maybe this time you’ll finally show Dracula who’s boss.