showing 14 games
| name | publisher(developer) | year arrow_downward | tags | description | |
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| NetHack | Stichting Matematisch Centrum & M.Stephenson | 1985 | 1life adv-static charactercreation cockatrices companion corpseactions dpmi dwarves elves femaleprotagonist forcedpolymorph fourhorsemen gelatinouscubes genderbender genderchoice hunger hyperalimentation inventory itemidentification itempickup-instant jokeitems killerrabbits leveldrain leveldrain-permanent magic maleprotagonist mapgenerator mimics mindflayers objectplot owlbears pastcharacters permadeath procreation randomdamage randomizedeffects roguelike rotting save-suspend search singlesave specicide transcendency weefolk xp-kills xyzzy | 'NetHack is a single player dungeon exploration game that runs on a wide variety of computer systems, with a variety of graphical and text interfaces all using the same game engine. Unlike many other Dungeons & Dragons-inspired games, the emphasis in NetHack is on discovering the detail of the dungeon and not simply killing everything in sight - in fact, killing everything in sight is a good way to die quickly. Each game presents a different landscape - the random number generator provides an essentially unlimited number of variations of the dungeon and its denizens to be discovered by the player in one of a number of characters: you can pick your race, your role, and your gender.' [From official site]***Freeware, the newest version- v.3.4.0- 03.2002 | labelimagesubject |
| Angband | author | 1992 | 1life angband charactercreation classbased forethoughtrequired genderchoice leveldrain leveldrain-permanent magic mapgenerator mindflayers monsters permadeath randomdamage roguelike serious shopping singlesave sorcery | Angband is a free, single-player dungeon exploration game where you take the role of an adventurer, exploring a deep dungeon, fighting monsters, and acquiring the best weaponry you can, in preparation for a final battle with Morgoth, the Lord of Darkness. | labelimagesubject |
| Heirs to Skull Crag | SSI (MicroMagic;SSI) | 1993 | 2hmeleeweapons 3.5disk adnd adv-progress adv-static alienplanet autumnal axes basilisks beholders bludgeons bodyarmor bossbattles bows breathweapons caninoids cdrom cemetery charactercreation city clanguage classbased classbasedeq combatmode companion compass containers cpplanguage crossbows dataexport dataimport did difficulty dnd doors dragonprotagonist dragons dragons-western driders dungeoncrawler dwarves elves encounters-random encounters-set encounters-timed fantasyworld fatigue feelies femaleprotagonist fictionaluniverse forest forgottenrealms genderchoice genderpenalty ghosts giantanimals giantinsects giantmonsters giantspiders gnolls gnomes goblins godlingprotagonist goldboxengine golems gridmove group halflings hazardouspowers healingitems heroprotagonist highfantasy horses humanoids humans ichthyoids illusionarywalls inorganics insectoids inventory jewelry jinn joystick karma keys knives leveleditor liches lockpicking lowfantasy magic magicweapons maleprotagonist medieval meleeweapons mercenaryprotagonist militantprotagonist mindflayers missionbased monsters mouse multiclassing multipleendings multiverse mycoids mystics mythicalprotagonist naturalweapons orcs pascal polearms premadecharacters premadeprotagonist protagonistnaming ragtaggang randomdamage recruiting rescue resourcegeneration resting riding river romance ruins sentientartefact sewers shapeshifters shapeshifting sharedsetting shopping skeletons slings softscifi sorcery specieschoice spellmemory subterranean summery swords tentaclecreatures thrownweapons titlementioned tombstones town traps treants tutorial unarmedfighting undead unusualprotagonist uvl-tiein vampires vernal walking wasteland weefolk wintery wyverns xp-deeds xp-kills | Heirs to Skull Crag is the game, exclusively available in no other package game, real game, actual game, existing game, playable game, completable that comes the the Unlimited Adventures game creator which is in every other videogam database with tools to create AD&D based adventures, or even other types of adventures based on the Gold Box Engine. The executable is "FRUA.EXE" and the letters stand for "Forgotten Realms Unlimited Adventures". But UA is by no means limited to the Forgotten Realms setting. Materials from other settings are included and players are free to create their own or download UGC from the aforementioned site. | labelimagesubject |
| Reaping the Dungeon | Frontline Software | 1993 | 1life 2040s 21stcentury alone asphyxiation cpu-286 dos3 dungeon energyweapons extraterrestrial future jupiter mapgenerator meleeweapons monsters premadeprotagonist randomdamage roguelike saveanywhere serious subterranean teleport | Dungeon Rogue is pretty much the same game with updated title screen mentioning how to get free copy of episode 2 (and I find the method ridiculous). It also comes with Windows installer even though the game is as much a DOS game as it ever was.***[b]Minimum:[/b] * DOS 3.0 * 286 CPU * 490k free conventional memory***Rather unusual Roguelike in my experience, with the Sci-Fi setting and constant search for oxygen sources lest you suffocate, it was strangely refreshing change to what I was playing at the time. | labelimageminimize |
| Valhalla | Optyk (Norsehelm Production) | 1993 | hunger inventory licensechange magic meleeweapons norsemythology openworld permadeath potions randomdamage roguelike scrolls shopping sorcery specicide | Originally commercial game, but later released as freeware (without sound effects and music though). | labelimageminimize |
| DOOM | id Software | 1993 | 1life 22ndcentury aimassist alone anticipatorystockpiles armyofone backtracking bodyarmor bpjmindexed chainreactions cheatcodes clanguage claymation cloakednpcs demonicinvasion demons devsysnext68x devsysnextintel devsysnextppc doom-series doomwad doors dosextender elevators energyweapons everyonesdead explosiveobjects fatties findexit firearms firstpersonshooter gore graphicdeaths heads healthpickups hell hitscan idtech1 keys megacorps middleguns middleprojection militantprotagonist monsters moon mp-dm namelessprotagonist noingameintro nojumping noreloading npcstrife oopitems plasmaweapons possessed powerups randomdamage rocketjumping rockets rotaryguns sciencefantasy secrets secrets-levels serious shotguns singlegender spawners splatter twitchshooter walking walkingarmory | [b]npc strife[/b] - they don't do this automatically, but will beat up their allies if subjected to friendly fire. This is a "feature" repeated in many games using the Doom engine. [b]possessed[/b] - the humans you encounter are controlled by demonic spirits or some such, not zombies or anything.***DoomEd as well as the DOS version of DOOM were developed on a several platforms running NeXTSTEP 3.3. NeXTSTEP's design didn't really care if these systems were 68k, x86, or PPC:[quote=John Romero]In fact, with the superpower of NeXTSTEP, one of the earliest incarnations of DoomEd had Carmack in his office, me in my office, DoomEd running on both our computers and both of us editing one map together at the same time. I could see John moving entities around on my screen as I drew new walls. Shared memory spaces and distributed objects. Pure magic.[/quote] [Zerothis]***There was also an expansion to Doom called [game=#162120]The Ultimate Doom[/game] that added fourth episode, "Thy Flesh Consumed", into the mix.***Doom launched First-Person shooters as one of the dominant genres in PC gaming(although Wolfenstein 3D had established the genre), and also launched the PC as a viable gaming platform Superb level design, well-designed weapons and truly frightening atmosphere. The pseudo-3D levels (Doom's engine didn't allow for levels to be multi-layered) were the best looking and immersive of the time and are still enjoyable today. Also one of the PC's most copied games, its influence rings true in the vast array of First-person shooters. This has been both a blessing and a curse for gamers, as unimaginative and poorly executed Doom-clones swamped release schedules in the mid-to-late 90s. Doom was originally released as shareware, allowing Doom to gather a massive following very quickly.***My first digital addiction.. pure nostalgia. Think back and feel the atmosphere again that was hanging around your DOS machine when it was playing those sinister midi files... what a game! [Roland] | labelimageminimize |
| Ancient Domains Of Mystery | author | 1994 | 1life abominations adv-static agriculture attackdefenseadjust cannibalism charactercreation classbased curseditems desecration destructibleitems doors doors-breakable dragons dungeon dwarves elves encounters-random energyregen floatingeyes genderchoice gremlins heroprotagonist hiddenattributes hunger hyperalimentation inventory inventory-unprotected itemidentification itempickup-instant jokeitems karma karmiccreatures magic mapgenerator medieval metamorphosis mitoticcreatures monsters mutation naming naming-companions naming-npcs neutralnpcs nonlinear nonstandardcolors optionaltasks orcs ordervschaos outlaws overworld owlbears permadeath placeswap potions presetmaps psychicpowers psychics quitsave randomdamage randomizedeffects roguelike rotting sacrificing safeguards save-suspend serious shiftinglocale shopping singlesave sorcery spawners specieschoice subterranean subterraneanforest tangibleabstracts teleport teleporters teleporting timeslicing town transformativecorruption trolls undead unicorns walking weefolk worms xp-kills xp-literal | # averted tags/concepts # level scaling - only present in a cave northwest of Terinyo, the small village you encounter early on. Otherwise non-existant.***Latest version: 1.1.1 (as of 2002-11) | labelimageminimize |
| Doom II | id Software | 1994 | 1life 22ndcentury addons alone anticipatorystockpiles apocalyptic armyofone automap backtracking bodyarmor bossbattles bpjmindexed chainreactions chainsaw clanguage claymation cloakednpcs cpu-386 demonicinvasion demons devsysnext68x devsysnextppc dialup doom-series doomwad dosextender download earth elevators energyweapons explosiveobjects fatties findexit firearms firstpersonshooter gog gore graphicdeaths heads healthpickups hell hellscape heroprotagonist hitscan idtech1 illusionarywalls ipx middleguns middleprojection militantprotagonist minimap monsters mp-dm namelessprotagonist noingameintro nojumping noreloading npcstrife oopitems plasmaweapons powertools powerups randomdamage reanimators rehash rockets rotaryguns sciencefantasy secrets serious shotguns singlegender spaceport spawners splatter supportnpcs teleport twitchshooter walking walkingarmory | [22]***[media=youtube]tt3E7S8me2E[/media]***[b]boss battles[/b] - the Icon of Sin if nothing else.***Let the Obsession begin. Again. This time, the entire forces of the netherworld have overrun Earth. To save her, you must descend into the stygian depths of Hell itself! Battle mightier, nastier, deadlier demons and monsters. Use more powerful weapons. Survive more mind-blowing explosions and more of the bloodiest, fiercest, most awesome blastfest ever! Play DOOM II solo, with two people over a modem, or with up to four players over a LAN (supporting IPX protocol). No matter which way you choose, get ready for adrenaline-pumping, action-packed excitement that's sure to give your heart a real workout. [?]***This game is one of the most popular games when 3D shoot-em's first became popular. It involves total carnage of evil demons, zombies and monsters with an arsenal of shotguns, chainguns, missiles, BFG, Plasma, Pistol, and Chainsaw. | labelimagesubject |
| The Ultimate Doom | GT Interactive (id Software) | 1995 | 1life 22ndcentury 3.5disk aimassist alone anticipatorystockpiles automap backtracking chainreactions clanguage claymation cloakednpcs cpu-386 demonicinvasion demons doom-series doomwad dos5 dosextender download elevators energyweapons explosiveobjects fatties findexit firearms firstpersonshooter gog gore graphicdeaths handguns heads healthpickups hell hellscape hitscan idtech1 keys megacorps middleprojection monsters moon mp-dm nojumping npcstrife oopitems plasmaweapons possessed powerups randomdamage rating-bbfc-15 rehash rockets rotaryguns sciencefantasy secrets secrets-levels serious shotguns spawners splatter telefrag teleporters walking walkingarmory | [media=youtube]K0nlO87evhY[/media]***The complete megahit game that set the world afire. Plus All-New Episode IV: Thy Flesh Consumed. The demons came and the marines died. Except one. Your are the last defense against these hell-spawned hordes. Prepare for the most intense mutant-laden, blood-splattered action ever! The texture-mapped virtual world is so real, you don't just play DOOM - you live it. The Ultimate DOOM takes you beyond anything you've ever experienced. First, you get all three original episodes - that's 27 levels of awesome, explosive excitement. Then it really blows you away with an all-new episode: Thy Flesh Consumed. Now you're dead meat. Just when you think you're getting pretty good at DOOM, you get hit with Perfect Hatred, Sever the Wicked and seven other expert levels never seen before! They're so incredibly tough, the first 27 levels will seem like a walk in the park! [?]***Comes on 5 3½ disks.***[b]Minimum:[/b] * MS-DOS 5.0 * 33 MHz 386 CPU * VGA GPU * 4 MB RAM * 20 MB free HD space * Sound Blaster or AdLib SPU [b]Recommended:[/b] * 8 MB RAM***The Ultimate Doom takes you far beyond the realms of your experience. All three original episodes of the greatest, splattertastic, adrenaline pumping game ever made are here - that's 27 levels of doomongerous gameplay to challenge even the most hardened gamer. But that's just for starters... Then, but only if you're tough enough, you can pick up the gauntlet of an all-new episode... Thy Flesh Consumed. Those fiendish geniuses from id have delved deep into their twisted psyches to present you with the ultimate Doom experience yet - nine new levels of the most torturous, twisting and toughest action imaginable. Will you prove big enough to meet the challenge? [Box blurb]***Retail version of shareware [i][game=#19653]Doom[/game][/i] that included fourth episode: "Thy Flesh Consumed" which was not present in the registered version of the shareware release. The fourth episode is not considered canon either, as the story involved with it is intentionally ridiculous (avenging the murder of your white pet rabbit). | labelimagesubject |
| Final Doom | id Software (TeamTNT) | 1996 | 1life 22ndcentury aimassist alone automap backtracking clanguage claymation cloakednpcs demonicinvasion demons doom-series doomwad dosextender download earth elevators energyweapons findexit firearms firstpersonshooter gog healthpickups hitscan idtech1 io megacorps middleprojection militantprotagonist monsters moon mp-dm nojumping noreloading npcstrife oopitems plasmaweapons powerups randomdamage rehash rockets rotaryguns sciencefantasy secrets serious shotguns singlegender spawners splatter walking walkingarmory win95 | Two New, 32-Level DOOM II Episodes. Evilution: Far from earth, the UAC recommenced their experiments on on of the moons of Jupiter. A spaceship, mistaken for a supply vexxel on radar, hovered above the base. Hideous demons poured out, blanketing the base with death. All your comrades were quickly slaughtered or zombified. This time, it's not about survival. It's about revenge. The Plutonia Experiment: Every effort has been made by the nation's top scientists to close the seven interdimensional Gates of Hell, but one portal remains open. Alone, you must infiltrate the ravaged complex, defeat the demon Gatekeeper and seal the last Hell-hole before the undead are prepared to, once again, take over the world. [?]***Includes two "campaigns": * [i]TNT: Evilution[/i], with the events set on Io. * [i]Plutonia Experiment[/i], with the events set on Earth. Oddly it seems neither of the storylines take the player to Hell unlike in all other Doom games. | labelimagesubject |
| MAngband | ? | 1997 | angband femaleprotagonist genderchoice maleprotagonist randomdamage roguelike | labelminimizeminimize | |
| Baldur's Gate: Edition spéciale | Interplay Productions | 1998 | 1life 2hmeleeweapons activepause adnd adv-progress adv-ptdistr adv-static alcohol autoattack axes backstabbing baldursgate bards basilisks berserkers bhaalspawn bloodlines bludgeons bodyarmor books bossbattles bows bridge brothel caninoids capacity-slots capacity-stacks castle cdrom cemetery charactercreation cheapdeath chickens city classbased classbasedeq companion containers crossbows darts datacaching death dialog-tree diaries dicemechanics difficulty difficulty-ingame direanimals dnd doors doppelgangers druids drunkenness dungeon dwarves elves encounters-allies encounters-conditional encounters-literal encounters-moving encounters-neutral encounters-set encounters-unset epigraph eviloverlord familiars fantasyworld fatigue femaleprotagonist fictionaluniverse forest forgottenrealms framesynced genderbender genderchoice giantinsects giantspiders gnolls gnomes goblins godlingprotagonist golems group halflings hazardouspowers healthbuffer highfantasy hitchance homingboulders humans identitycrisis infinityengine insectoids interactivedialogs inventory inventory-supplies itempickup-instant jewelry karma knives limitedcapacity lockpicking magic magic-delayed magic-somatic magic-verbal magicrings maleprotagonist mechanicexplained medieval meleeweapons monsters morale mp-bots mp-campaign mp-cooperative mythmagnet namegenerator neutralnpcs npcammo npcstunning orphanprotagonist playerexposition polearms prematuretaskcompletion prerenderedbackgrounds programming prophecy protagonistnaming pseudorealtime ragtaggang randomchance randomdamage resting river romance rooting ruins rumors sewers shapeshifters sharedsetting shopping slings sorcery spears specieschoice speciespenalty spellbooks spellmemory standingstones staves stealth stippletransparency stunning stupidevil subterranean summoning swords titlementioned tombstones tooltips town traps unarmedfighting undead unusualprotagonist uvl-tiein uvl-workingtitle vendortrash voicechoice voiceovers walking weefolk wilderness wyverns xp-deeds xp-kills xp-levelmatch xp-lockpicking xp-shared youngadultprotagonist | labelminimizeminimize | |
| Nethack: Falcon's Eye | - | 2000 | fourhorsemen genderchoice mapgenerator monsters permadeath randomdamage roguelike save-suspend search singlesave transcendency | labelminimizeminimize | |
| Iter Vehemens ad Necem | IvanDev | 2001 | 1life anatomicdamage cpplanguage dismemberment inventory locationaldamage locationalhealth mapgenerator permadeath randomdamage roguelike sdl shopping | Latest version: 0.50 (as of 2004-12-10) | labelimageminimize |
