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Sci-fantasy roguelike Caves Of Qud is getting a full release in 2024, after 15 years of development

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/sci-fantasy-roguelike-caves-of-qud-is-getting-a-full-release-in-2024-after-15-years-of-development

Complex retrofuturist RPG simulation Caves Of Qud is being published by Kitfox Games after 15 years in development, joi…

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MelonTheMan

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I was looking for something like dwarf fortress adventure mode or cataclysm dark days ahead and this is as close as I could find.

Sacrifices a lot of the smaller details of CDDA by being easier to play (not a bad trade off necessarily). You'll still die a million times in Qud though.

mainframegremlin

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I for sure feel this sentiment but damn does Qud hit that sweet spot. Like, sometimes I don't want to feel like I'm writing a dissertation - which is what CDDA can feel like sometimes - but I still want said depth, or at least the feeling of said depth. CoQ hits that sweet spot. So much charm too, love it.