One of Steam's Deepest RPGs is Currently Consuming My Life - Caves of Qud

Caves of Qud Gameplay with Splattercat! Let's Play Caves of Qud and check out a game where you'll build a character from loads of skills, fight brutally difficult monsters, and survive the post apocalypse.
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[@phero2]

Now this is why I built my $4000 PC

[@WeirdWorldGames]

Same haha! 😅

[@Luciphell]

Are you me?

[@lawrence4301]

you joke but it might actually need it if its a unity game without using unity's multithreading system for a roguelike (hazarding a guess that this is the case) dwarf fortress looks like an excel spreadsheet bbut has so much shit happening/being simulated that it eventually will inevitably tank your computer - this game can have similar issues where you do something that affects multiple levels of a dungeon and yeeeah

[@igorthelight]

@@lawrence4301 Developer ported the game from Unity to Godot when Unity gone crazy ;-)

[@gramsobie2989]

xD

[@ubertuna1]

I know it aint your thing anymore but honestly I and I think a lot of us would go insane for a splat qud episodic

[@escivencain8653]

Come on splat, feel like it's been actual years now

[@JohnWilson-mk2jp]

Absolutely. I've owned the game for several years, pick it up now and again and never get past the initial learning curve, but love every time splat showcases it and could watch him play it for endless hours.

[@DontWatchAdsJustRefresh]

Yeah! I for real cannot think of any content creator I´d enjoy more watching play this game than Splatt (and I consume a lot of youtube).

[@CainKellye]

After some 160 hours I am 100% convinced that this is the best PC game available. So many ways you can build your character, so many places to go, things to do, enemies and friends to meet. Man can't believe how immersive it can be by just looking at those simplistic graphics. After some time you will feel that the reduced pixel count of the characters helps to ignite your imagination. I started playing 2 Splat Qud-videos before and I can assure you that "consuming my life" (or my thoughts) is not an exaggeration.

[@websurferwizard]

I love brogue. Still too intimidated to play this game. Failed many times and it never clicked.

[@bababavasadadada9441]

You are delusional... there are much MUCH better games than this overrated shit, are u telling me that that unplayable crap is better than metro 2033, etc...? Lmao

[@CainKellye]

@@websurferwizard There are a lot of enemy types but still finite, and mostly the same are found in a region/biome. Take your time, get to know them, always have a place to back up at the early levels (1~5) and when you go into dangerous territory: measning don't use the world map for travelling so you can go back to cleared screens. Play roleplay mode so you can continue at the last visited settlement when you die.

[@bradleyanderson8311]

Splattercat be like "this post apocalyptic survival strategy immersive sim is eating my ass"

[@bradleyanderson8311]

He changed the title LOL

[@agall664]

@@bradleyanderson8311 what was the original XD

[@bradleyanderson8311]

@@agall664 something something rpg is eating my life

[@agall664]

@@bradleyanderson8311 XD

[@Hawk7886]

​@@bradleyanderson8311lol damn that coward

[@orborborborb]

Lots of fond memories of this game and I never even played it.

[@grogpod_roguelike_podcast]

"The albino ape is engaged in hand to hand combat and is too busy to have a conversation with you" - one of my favorite moments in gaming ever

[@chrisdonovan8795]

I played Qud on hard-core mode for several months. I specialized in phasing out, ranged combat, evasion, regeneration and carried instant heal fruits. I died with full (138 hp) in essentially one round by getting stunned from a distance. I loved it, but I have EPTSD now.

[@SitWithItBob]

This is what made me switch to roleplay mode. I have died in one round from stuff off screen too many times. There's no way I'm going to spend the time/brainpower/etc required to be 'cautious' enough to defend against anything.

[@chrisdonovan8795]

@@SitWithItBob I'll give it a shot.

[@doobh]

I would say that the game has evolved to the point where roleplay mode is the "main" way to play it classic mode is for weirdos like me who like slamming their dick in a car door, at times (I have 600+ hours in Qud, so the dick slamming only SOMETIMES happens)

[@waffleswafflson3076]

I found a random throne full of wiring in the desert. Sat in it. It took me to level 30 of a dungeon. I tried to sit in it again and it didnt work. The wildly more powerful mobs came in and killed me

[@geldonyetich]

That's my only detraction against Caves of Qud: It's prone to those one-hit death situations. You could be bumping along just fine, swing at a enemy that you've beaten a hundred times, and, oh no, they crit 4x, you ded. What could you have done differently? Use precognition, I guess. But the addition of RP mode does help with that.

[@euclidesribeiro8810]

Beautiful game, in every respect. I currently am a photosynthetic scorpion centaur with 3 arms and a big axe. Can't wait to die horribly.

[@jamesrandell384]

when that saw-hander came into view in melee range the phrase "ass pucker level 100" became true

[@dancarey2307]

better that than a chrome pyramid

[@waffleswafflson3076]

COQ is so good, I love every inch of content the devs have slammed in me

[@n3tw0rk_n3k0]

I see what you did there

[@skullleaderv1160]

@@n3tw0rk_n3k0 Feature Friday! They update COQ almost every week it's amazing

[@darth_uber3835]

hold up, wait a minute... something ain't right

[@kareningram6093]

I love this game. I have over 300 hours in it so far and I feel like I've barely scratched the surface. Sometimes I have a really interesting run and feel sad knowing I'll never be able to fully duplicate that experience, but that's part of the beauty of this game. Nobody will ever have the same experience as you; not even another version of you.

[@niall2236]

I've been playing this since it first popped on Steam. It's one of those games that just consumes my life for a few weeks, I give it a rest for a couple months, then pop back and there's a tonne of new content and it consumes my life again. The amount of content is truly wild. One of those games where you go "I wonder if I can do this" and the answer is usually yes. Probably my fav game of all time

[@johnf5834]

0:59 - Jason Grinblat: Am I a joke to you??

[@Ambelghan]

If you start in Joppa, and walk around every map tile that is Joppa like, just the center tile, so when you drop down, just that one, the center one, not the additions. Auto explore that map, you should eventually find a corpse that is a pilot who crashed with some flying wings. They will be damaged, you'll need get them repaired, but they are a guaranteed drop of mechanical wings very early in the game. They are randomly placed at the start of the game in some center marsh tile. You can deal with diseases by getting a book from the mushroom city east of Joppa, that will handle the diseases in the game. One negative I have about the title, because there is nothing in the title that makes you go to that town before you go to the place where you are likely to contract a disease.

[@ownageDan]

yuckwheat helps with disease onset aswell, as does having physic trained so you can stop disease onset on a campfire, no need for the corpus cholis. there's many ways to deal w/ diseases. if you have the telepathy mutation, you don't even care about that particular disease that much anyway :D the game is just asking different questions as you progress... ok you figured out basic combat, how do you deal w/ diseases? ok you figured it out, what about extreme temperatures? fungal infections? being dismembered? getting mutated?

[@yobgodababua1862]

That's the guaranteed spot to find a copy. I usually find one at the Stilt long before I attempt Golgotha.

[@RecliningWhale]

I found a copy of Corpus Choliys long before I visited Kyakukya, I believe the guaranteed copy sold there is just meant to provide a failsafe in case you don't find one earlier. It's also likely that the reason you don't get a copy given to you in Joppa is exactly because of you being intended to interface with the fungal infection mechanic.

[@hasan__gunenc]

I wish I had known this game in my childhood, I no longer have the patience or the time I had back then :(

[@Essauad]

Agreed 100%

[@ShadeScarecrow]

Time I get, but how were you more patient as a child than you are now?

[@Hawk7886]

​@@ShadeScarecrowlife sometimes does that to you. I have way less free time and patience than I did as a child. I used to be able to stay up all night and play video games for 10+ hours straight. These days I could probably do six hours in factorio but I'm definitely going to bed by 1am no matter what's happening in the factory.

[@shoeslayer]

@@Hawk7886 Same. I honestly could spend forty hours learning the mechanics of dwarf fortress, or dealing with a second-rate zombie shooter's janky behavior. Now? I have enough responsibilities that I just want a game to be singleplayer and relaxing.

[@inurashii]

hell yeah dude thanks for covering Qud! Live and drink

[@TheArklyte]

Hey hey, people...

[@mikecampos1193]

He actually likes the game but the Game Creator hates SSeth and he's the greatest advertiser for the game ironically.

[@mikecampos1193]

Because he killed his furry character in the game he was just testing if it could be done he got so butthurt that he had the code it out in the game.

[@Zenonbuster]

I just want to be a putus templar​@@mikecampos1193

[@LordOfTheReefer]

​@@mikecampos1193I heard the creators are weird freaks

[@amergingiles]

​@mikecampos1193 The funniest part is that the developers called Sseth a "Crypto-Nazi" and Sseth is LITERALLY JEWISH. Like, the ones who lived in Germany. During the thing. He got a degree in pharmaceutical medicine before evading the merchant's guild and becoming Ogumba Mbeke.

[@nickroland4610]

Just lost my fully cybernetic'd-out Truekin to petrification. Handy tip: enemies that telegraph attacks with a red line sometimes hit adjacent tiles to the red line. 😂 Edit: I'm so glad to hear you gush about Qud. So many people could pass this by if they didn't hear how good it is from someone they trust. If you're reading this, give it a shot!

[@Bronimin]

lost mine the other day too. turns out, high level templar can spawn with domesticated star kraken pets.

[@Nanorox]

Watching you play Caves of Qud instantly brought a smile to my face. I am really hoping I'll be able to see you play on Twitch when the 1.0 comes out. Great to hear you help me on this game too. Need all the help I can get lol

[@ulfsire1845]

thank you. always makes me so happy to see a Qud video

[@acklord7145]

I swear I see you everywhere literally ;-; (love ur game tho)

[@ulfsire1845]

@@acklord7145 hell yeah brother

[@itzybitzyspyder]

Bought this on your recommendation. I dropped your name in the review.

[@honstermunter1302]

I still remember your old video about it I love this game

[@Neiscience]

Qud has been the Staple of my gaming, what it lacks in pixels it makes up for in depth.

[@kendrel2099]

Live and drink Splat

[@andymiller6020]

I made the mistake of ignoring it the first time I saw a video from you on qud. I’ve since put 530 hours into it, so safe to say I’m sold. I love everything about this game

[@bryanwilliams1288]

Appreciate you and your work! Thank you for the upload. I love this game and I’ve been following it ever since you first covered it back in the day. What a treat!

[@psyboyo]

If this game remotely tickles your curiosity, check "Blind" channel and his Caves of Qud - Guided Lets Play. Its mesmerizing, and teaches you how to get your feet wet in this title. Blind is a wonderful person, that will show you how cool this game is, and why you always start by petting the cat.

[@RecliningWhale]

Blind can be pretty abrasive, but I agree he does a good job of teaching new players the mechanics.

[@815TypeSirius]

My Qud Story: Keep dying. Get mad. Become the monster. Four arms. Four legs. Spidermutant. Eat all meat. Focus on DV. Slowly progressing. Pick Double muscle over Precog because I picked classic mode for a reason. Find out how dangerous Frozen is. Prepare. Learn to manipulate faction rep. Keep finishing quests. Becoming an untouchable blender. Holographic bracelet is beyond powerful. Blood is best fuel. Saps are trauma. Find a chrome pyramid. Actually 1k rounds to kill it. Luck into 20 elec manipulation on artifacts. Learn about infinity penetration. Two swords two daggers two pistols. Learn about Moon Stair enemies like Star Kraken because a historic site is full of them. IDK why I keep surviving but also now the enemies are all "polymorphine" level nightmares too.

[@warriorfire8103]

My first character is named the "one armed axe maniac" I was new and went exploring before I got a very very important qol item, if you know you know. Early on I stumbled into a portal (2nd floor of the caves I learned) that teleported me down a large number of floors. Luckily I splurged on a large amount of ammo. It took me 10 hours to fight my way out of that hell hole but not without losing an arm. Specced into axes since that decapitation seemed so effective. I eventually replaced it with a powered arm but that took a while.

[@a.d.7530]

I played it a few years ago and was utterly fascinated by the scope of this game. Definitely worth the challenge to try and figure it out again when 1.0 drops. Glad you covered this one again.

[@toryumau6798]

… “It is an underground flying whale that belches out urchins that release sleep gas.” Is such a CoQ sentence. It’s got that Gamma World energy. >)X^D

[@ohdubwest7533]

Understood … B-line to the Rainbow Forest.

[@dancarey2307]

I have put 1200+ hours into qud after your 1st recommendation video, however many years back that was

[@FireFox64000000]

This game is on crack. This game is crack. This game is crack on crack. Also the best drawbacks are blinking tic and the one that makes spacial vortexes. Blinking tic gets you out of melee quickly by accident and the vortex one is basically more fun Russian Roulette with your psy powers.

[@FasterthanLight11]

Was wondering when you'd get to Qud. 1.0 is coming soon. My fav way of selling it is that you can spray consciousness onto wall and give it sentience and then befriend it as a battle brother. What wall you say? Whichever one you want. Feel free to cook up nanomachine infused bananas that give you the ability to watch the history of any object and learn out to craft it. Whichever you do have fun making your way to the orbital elevator.

[@sylvan429]

splat hasn't mentioned it yet but the music is sooo good and atmospheric; the game is worth its price just for the vibe; download it and just listen to the menu music and tell me I'm wrong😂

[@Direct0rkrennic]

It hooked Splatt and left him speachlees, surprised and blown his socks off 😂

[@user-tk5wm6yw1k]

You had me at "Kenshi".

[@w-dad4040]

I already love this game! There is a YT channel called GDC (Game development Convention) CAves of Qud Dev does a seminar on his game. Top notch interesting stuff IMO

[@jakubgawlowski6073]

i didnt even know the like count changes in real time lmao.

[@mootootwo]

Loved this so much. I'm waiting for the final release before jumping in again. I do wish it was more possible to play high DV low AV builds into the end game, that is really my only complaint. Really a glorious mashup of Gamma World / Morrowind / Kabbalah mysticism / psychedelic mushrooms.

[@fiftyfat]

I would not come close to the game because of the aesthetics, but seeing how you are so positive about the game, I'm gonna try it out !

[@TreseBrothersGames]

"Uber bonk build." Love it.

[@Razarelie]

How perfectly timely. I’ve picked up Qud again recently after a bit of break. Been playing so much. Especially love the controller support (which I thought was impossible for something like Qud) which makes it a perfect steam link game on the iPad. I completely agree with all your praise!!

[@MarriageStart]

this is a reimagining of a game of the same name from back in the....oh i think the 90s? but still holds strong today! great video!

[@TheBathrobeWizard]

Oh noes he played it again

[@rtmanes88]

Your thirst is mine, my water is yours

[@ryanadams0922]

BRUH I just finished watching your recent video of caves of qud just because I liked how you played it ONLY TO HAVE YOU POST A NEW VIDEO ABOUT IT?! uncanny

[@acklord7145]

In my opinion this is the best game of all time :)

[@wizardsofthecode7923]

Live and drink! I love roguelikes.

[@PNGpyro]

Alright, I'm sold. I mean, I probably would have bought it eventually anyways - it's very much my jam - but the sheer passion in your monologue here definitely pushed it up my list.

[@douglascodes]

Just bought it on the summer sale. Been waiting for a while. Have no idea what I am doing. Need this video and about 100 more.

[@WeirdWorldGames]

This game is a whole vibe! I've had this game for over a year and I've only started getting into recently, but it's always reminded me of two things: Adventure Time and Book of the New Sun!

[@Essauad]

Alright bro. Now you have convinced me, I am gonna give it a whirl! It is steam deck verified!

[@buckcherry2564]

OH, I love Qud so much....my god I have to do some runs, it has been so long!

[@Hatfr0g]

Took a long break from Caves of Qud, this got me back into it seeing all the updates! Next thing you know I'm gonna be back on dwarf fortress....

[@chrisstokoe3169]

Reminds me of Ultima 1 2 and 3 which was young and lived in my room on my Amiga 1600

[@scruffygoatdragongaming3083]

The Burrowing Claws mutation is something I always take when making a mutant.

[@Roy_Oy]

Wooahhh! I havent played this in a while, the new UI for the Inventory & Equipment looks incredible!

[@dasaggropop1244]

thank you for promoting my favourite indie of all times. its insane how its getting better and better. now for steam deck? sure. play with a controller? got it.

[@yobgodababua1862]

It's interesting how differently different people approach CoQ. I've never prioritized flight...

[@PatrickMartinez1]

Your mom approaches CoQ.

[@Marshal_Nemesis]

I was there Gandalf... 3000 years ago

[@Hreimr]

This basically looks like an updated Mines of Moria

[@moonmaan]

I've been obsessed with this game since 2015 and I'm so glad to see it getting more love again!!!!

[@strezzedoutz]

Hey since you say this game is definitely on your top games to get, I think it would be great if you made a video maybe once a year about the top games you recommend that you reviewed the past year.

[@saltgoblin]

What a find!

[@funguy398]

Qud is The Game

[@Wolfenacht]

Splatter, if you see this, do you have a series where you run through some of this game? Where you can show more in depth of how a run works? What are the purpose of the white squares that randomly start flowing everywhere and it usually has some numbers that pop up? I keep thinking it was like an explosion that hurt you or something. The graphics really do turn me off... even something a little more spritey would be great, but I also fucking love games with next to no boundaries.

[@erictrauman2879]

its hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer hammer axe time

[@Mag_ladroth]

Het hey Splat, people here

[@riverdweller3208]

im waiting for the 1.0 release this year to start playing again

[@Archangel125]

This is legitimately my favorite game

[@user-dw5hn5nd1k]

Nice video!

[@travis9031]

Great video! Highly recommend this game

[@grayaj23]

"80's inspired future mutant freak wo..." uh, what he^ said. I have always been a huge fan of Nethack -- the game about which the term "roguelike" was first coined. Qud is far and away the greatest traditional roguelike. When people ask "What kind of game is a traditional roguelike?" this is what you point them to. You say "this", and then you point at it. If you like this game, you probably like trad RLs. if you like trad RLs, you probably like this game.

[@aznp33nRocket]

Well well well, looks like the Ironlord himself blesses us with another video! Praise be to the Cash Falcon! Praise be to the Ironlord!

[@KingAmroth]

Would love ot see one more vid of the 1.0 release. I heard there's a big UI patch on the beta branch atm.

[@lofoten2223]

Wow. Since i bought Sproggiwood i am a financier of this game?

[@bipbipbip3059]

I just wish my items and mutations would appear on my character but I dunno if that’s even possible.

[@roguesailing6178]

Looks fun! Which is better, this OR Rogue's Tale?

[@CainKellye]

BTW if you are looking for wings, just go find Argyve's former apprentice's flattened remains in the center parasang of a salt marsh territory.

[@CythereaEressea]

Oh this reminds me so much of the original Rogue. Childhood memories.

[@joelmitchell7597]

This looks much more enjoyable than my 3 or 4 five minute confused sprints to permadeath.

[@borgboy01]

thank you for reminding me about this game lol

[@thekonietzkystrain]

Looks like a great mix of classic Ultima and Wasteland.

[@thisguywalksintoa1267]

thanks for the content

[@nordfreiheit]

Reminds me of a graphical MUD called Wyvern that was popular in the late 90s and early 2000s.

[@redonealpha710]

This RL and Cogmind are the best "newer" RL games up to date! Masterpieces In all senses IMO.

[@arcticcirclepit2008]

This is also one of my favorite RPGs. Don't let the graphics fool you - the gameplay experience is DEEP.

[@DyonisX]

Don't worry splat we all love CoQ

[@Gerlaffy]

Will check this one out, I've been hooked on Tiny Rogues btw so you should check that out !!!

[@IronSalamander8]

Reminds me a bit of a Commodore 64 game by Epyx called Sword of Fargoal, although more detailed.

[@fredq6118]

You should really try Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup. I think you'd love it :)

[@krisjooste]

After getting addicted to ToME I've made an executive decision to not try CoQ

[@solmyr42]

At one point in my life, I will get into CoQ x)

[@sinner76028]

My desert island game. Works great on Steam Deck for those who may be wondering if that works.

[@_Jay_Maker_]

Oh look. One of my favorite games of all time. Sweet. :)

[@RavenShugo]

Played it years ago. The biggest problem was no mouse support and really hard to understand sprites/textures. I see they updated HUD to be much more user friendly, but sprites/textures are the same and it will get tedius and annoying after hours of play to click and check every small icon on the map to understand what's going on. But the game has massive potential. Was loving playing psy mutant with high charisma))

[@darrenpellichino2923]

This kinda reminds me of the old gamma world setting. It was a fun game but had a weird combat chart, which has nothing to do with this game =)

[@Woeboez]

I believe that was one of the inspirations yeah! It's a glorious game.

[@coRex82]

Caves of Qud is probably my most played (hours) single player game. It helped me a LOT through the boring times of corona and the social shutdown. I really can not recommend this game enough. Also RIP my phasing char because of the "Violate the Pauli exclusion principle". 10/10 would go into the wall again.

[@Badguy292]

Game looks fun, reminds me a bit of Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead!