Caves of Qud

Caves of Qud is a turn-based roguelike RPG set in a far-future world where advanced technology and strange mutations have reshaped life into something alien and unpredictable. The game blends science fiction and fantasy, creating a setting filled with sentient plants, ancient ruins, bizarre creatures, and remnants of long-lost civilizations. Remember that Turn based isn't exactly how you think it is. it is based on every time use your character for "1 tick" then the whole game moves forwad one tick. Players can choose to be either a “true kin” human or a mutant, with mutants having access to a wide range of unusual abilities like psychic powers, extra limbs, or elemental mutations. Character creation is highly flexible, allowing for a huge variety of playstyles. Gameplay focuses on exploration, survival, and experimentation. The world is procedurally generated, and most systems interact in complex ways—environmental effects, factions, and creatures all behave dynamically. You can approach situations through combat, stealth, diplomacy, or creative use of your abilities and the environment. The fun for me is all of this coupled with it being dofferent every time. So fun! One of the game’s defining features is its depth. Nearly everything is simulated, leading to emergent gameplay where unexpected situations and stories arise naturally from the systems rather than being scripted. Ultimately, Caves of Qud is less about reaching a final goal and more about discovering the world and creating your own story through the choices you make. Basically Dwarf Fortress wiithout the building and focuses on having an adventure. Runs on anything!

Caves of Qud me ganhou na hora. Vindo de jogo de Windows 95, de NetHack e do velho Dwarf Fortress em ASCII, o visual nunca foi problema para mim, embora seja justo dizer que, nas versões mais recentes, o jogo vem ficando mais amigável sem perder a personalidade. Com 130 horas, eu ainda não cheguei ao final, e pretendo corrigir isso. Mas sinceramente: para um indie tão barato, ele já me entregou mais horas e mais histórias do que muito jogo grande por aí. No meu caso, inclusive, mais do que Baldur’s Gate 3. E boa parte dessa graça está justamente na liberdade absurda que Qud dá. Poucas coisas em RPG são tão divertidas quanto montar um mutante quebrado, sair por aí com quatro braços e testar de tudo: laser, bala, flecha, machado e qualquer outra monstruosidade que apareça pelo caminho. Mas o que realmente eleva Caves of Qud para mim é a ambientação. Qud é um mundo em que água limpa não é só recurso: é moeda, sobrevivência e também ritual de vínculo. E a tecnologia antiga não aparece como algo banal ou totalmente compreendido; ela surge como relíquia, mistério, herança de um passado quase sagrado, às vezes usada, às vezes temida, às vezes venerada. Essa mistura de sede, ferrugem, sal, cromado, ruínas e artefatos incompreensíveis dá ao jogo uma identidade muito própria. Poucos RPGs conseguem fazer um mundo parecer ao mesmo tempo tão exótico, tão velho e tão vivo. Recomendo.

At its heart, CoQ is a game about life. It will not hold your hand, it will not pull its punches, and it will not play fair. You must be willing to win by any means. There is no strategy too unbalanced, there is no preparation that is too great. To win, you must treat the game as mercilessly as it treats you. And while it is certainly not for the faint of heart, the feeling of winning, and dominating an opponent so ruthless cannot be understated. Destroy those that you cannot conquer and turn the established order on its head. Long live the sultanate

I might have a problem, but this game is just too great. I wish there were more games that affect me like this one. And yeah I am one of those people who enjoys it with permadeath all the way to the end.

By far the game's biggest issue is its writing. The lore chases after better-known examples of environmental storytelling in games, asking to be taken seriously by requiring you play with a dictionary open, confusing the veil of high-register English for substance. You know what grade of material you're working with the moment the ubiquitous 'Live and drink' first appears on screen. As a sandbox roguelike it can be fun, and occasionally it impresses with the little things it lets you do and have unfold. But not enough, at least for me, to keep playing.

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game man campaign-driver roguelikes are a sight to behold. if you are a newcomer, do lose a few characters to classic mode (if you can squeeze into the "i will do all i can but the character will be for sure even though it looks like i am ready for anything" mindset, that'll help coping), and when you think you are ready for a fair shot, select roleplay - this game will surprise you again and again with sudden knowledge checks, which, if failed (and they will be the first time around), will evaluate into deaths "out of nowhere" mixing campaign and roguelike structure has consequences, as my "run" took me 60+ hours, so completing the game once in roleplaymode before going for "roguelike runs" with permadeath is advised overall, highly engaging and absolutely unique experience. on the negatives, storytelling is vague and throws too much non-cohesive stuff (early on, anyway, although it will make sense later), so i personally lost interest in dialog lines and lore sources fairly quickly (and generated sultan stories don't really help either, but maybe it will click for people with a sense of self-narration), opting into a story & lore explainer post game completion

wow, this game rocks. I had my initial hesitations due to being intimidated, but wow. I love it! Awesome world to explore, great skills, lots of builds to try, fun D&D style gameplay, the list goes on. Give it a go if you like any of what I mentioned.

it's like your childhood sketchbook game made into perfection