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Well not all games should be guns blazing, and not all games should be paid for [:D]

To prove that a good game dosen´t have to be expensive and/or have awesome graphics, here are three games that aside from being FREE, have a very small footprint (size) and are as indepth as any of the wargames we play or more!

If you can get passed the simple UI and graphics, you will find how good and deep these games are. Plenty of videos on YT to prove what Iam saying.

Anyhow, now all of you looking for free good games have no excuse to enjoy yourselfs!

Cataclysim: Dark Days Ahead...
http://www.cataclysmdda.com/

Dwarf Fortress...
http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/

UnReal World:
http://www.unrealworld.fi/

YT Videos...

Cataclysim: DDA:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0OrlYtvHmo&t=1385s

Dwarf Fortress:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Br0_zc7RzLE&t=1643s

UnReal World:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY-_F5W9Usg

Have fun!

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Thanks for the suggestions.

I would also add a cheap game with very high quality / depth and Dev support but not jaw-dropping graphics:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3356 ... Frontiers/

1 more:
DoomRL

And I have read Nethack is still in development and has got new versions in recent times.

Unreal World is excellent. Also the famous Dwarf Fortress. These are games that show it doesn't have to be about graphics..gameplay is what it's all about.

@wodin, if you like UnReal World, might really like "Wayward". Although I think it´s a bit harder!

Yet a couple more great free clasics...

Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup:
https://crawl.develz.org/
You can either play on your browser, or download.

Tales of Maj´Eyal:
https://te4.org/

And some good pay for ones...

Caves of Qud:
http://www.cavesofqud.com/

Cogmind:
https://www.gridsagegames.com/cogmind/

ADOM (Ancient Domains of Mystery):
https://www.adom.de/home/index.html

Not quite as hradcore but never the less good (rogue-lite)...

Unexplored:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/506870/Unexplored/
Will get this sooner or later!

Keplerth:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/747200/Keplerth/
Already playing this one.


I recently supported "Embark", a mix of Rimworld, Dwarf Fortress and Minecarft. There´s also some "Sims" to it, It´s also similar to Stoneheart...

Embark:
https://embark.itch.io/embark

Red

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Shrapnel Games has Approaching Infinity which is pretty fun, a "science fiction rogue-like game of infinite intergalactic exploration and adventure." But sadly no longer supported.
http://www.shrapnelgames.com/Ibology/AI/AI_page.html

A quite unique RL from the makers of Endless Legend and Endless Space.

A mix of tower defence, RL and RPG...

Dungeon of the Endless:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/249050/Dungeon_of_the_Endless/

YT Guide/tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNga8a9iv78

Red

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Has anyone in here played Nethack or ADOM lately? How are those now compared to the 90's?

@Kuokkanen Not sure but there are some gameplays on YT...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUtVPgozgFQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbqCoUqMhDg

Pathos is a new Nethack like RL...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZE7bqpGl-k

and here´s a fun to watch live playthrough of Caves of Qud with the dev and fans...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDKQM27U-Nc

Red

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@Kuokkanen Forgot about ADOM, sorry! Same thing, plenty of YT videos, but here´s the dev who tells you about the future of ADOM...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZUXjbcAfYs

Red

The new UI in Caves of Qud makes it a joy to play. You can still play the traditional way, and there are more options in the UI overall. Nice touch from the devs! [;)]

This is the GOG version...



Red

Here´s a taste of what "Cogmind" is, at least the combat part. Polybot-7 was done for 7DRL. Read about it below (download link included)...
https://www.gridsagegames.com/blog/2018/03/polybot-7-2018-7drl/

Real nice concept [:)]

Video with the dev:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HinxP57TIhI

Red

Love Armoured Commander, and 2 looks good too.

Also Sub Commander.

I keep seeing this term "rogue like". Can someone explain what that really means when it comes to games?
Thanks

I read it as, graphic sparse but gameplay rich, permadeath, open ended, deep and detailed.

Just take a look at the gamer above and you'll see the similarities.

ORIGINAL: vonRocko

I keep seeing this term "rogue like". Can someone explain what that really means when it comes to games?
Thanks

Ok, thanks wodin.

ORIGINAL: vonRocko

I keep seeing this term "rogue like". Can someone explain what that really means when it comes to games?
Thanks

They're clones of Rogue game just like Panzer Corps and Order of Battle are clones of Panzer General. Nethack and Ancient Domains of Mystery (ADOM) are the best known, and both have got graphical versions. DoomRL is Roguelike version of Doom. To sum it up: Roguelike games are top-down dungeon crawler RPGs with randomly (word 'procedural' is also used) generated maps.

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