

Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup 2006
- Role-playing (RPG), Strategy
Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup is a roguelike dungeon crawler. Available as pure ascii or with tile graphics, playable offline or as a web version. DCSS let's the player create a hero from a large number of races and classes, then sends him off into the dungeon to fetch the Orb of Zot. While descending through the dungeon, players will encounter a variety of different enemies to kill, sneak around, or even befriend. The game features very in depth mechanics, comparatively simple controls and poses a very hard but fair challenge.
Role-playing (RPG)Strategyassassinorcswizardsvampiremagicturn-basedroguelikeprocedural generationpermadeathelvesasciiopen-sourceWeb browser, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
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Character
Plot-driven, earnest, classical in form and grave.
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- effortlessdemanding
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About the game
- Platforms
- Web browser, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
- Released
- September 19, 2006
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Time to beat
- 5.5 h main story
IGDB rating 9.1/10 from 15 ratings.
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