An open source roguelike adventure through dungeons filled with dangerous monsters in a quest to find the mystifyingly fabulous Orb of Zot. Crawl may seem easier than many other roguelikes at first glance, but dig a little deeper and you'll find it's just as challenging as some of the most difficult variations out there and a good deal harder than the rest. A strong set of design philosophies makes it much friendlier (and generally fairer) to the player - deaths are a learning experience instead of an exercise in frustration. Crawl also sports a number of systems and mechanics that diverge from more traditional roguelikes. For example, there's less emphasis on character classes (or backgrounds in Crawl parlance); your character is defined more by their skills, species and choice of deity than their background. Crawl includes an in-game tutorial and manual in the name of providing something playable without the aid of a guide or wiki.

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  • The finer details and nuances are left open to discovery by the player
  • Less emphasis on character classes
  • Characters are defined more by their skills, species and choice of deity
  • Sports a number of systems and mechanics that diverge from more traditional roguelikes
  • You can play Crawl online, competing with other players or watching them
  • Both classical ASCII and tiles (GUI) versions of Crawl are available to download for Linux, Windows and OS X

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GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPLv3)

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Operating Systems

Linux, Mac, Windows

Programming Language

C++

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C++ Games

Registered

2019-08-04