Top 5 Roguelikes for new players

[@uinkiopolo3015]

I hope that you will return some day

[@Bamanaboni]

I miss this guy, his Endless Space 2 vids were great.

[@thesmilyguyguy9799]

2015-2017 waervyn’s world RIP

[@MrLemonsplash]

Dungeons of dredmor - "easy to learn, hard to master" *proceeds to show 150 different skills and "an elaborate" crafting system*

[@dravenboquet9498]

Miss this fellah

[@GeneralIVAN894]

I hope one day he returns

[@ericsanner8011]

I played Angband in college (2003). I just rediscovered it again recently. A little steep on the learning curve with all the keyboard commands. But lots of depth. Great game.

[@aFewBitsShort]

Thanks for this list. It's so hard to find actual roguelikes these days. My favourite is CDDA.

[@ledraken3388]

Of course CDDA

[@ithinkitsaurus]

Yeah everyone lists roguelites as roguelites

[@MaxisoDenoth]

@@ithinkitsaurus roguelites as rougelites?

[@woutboontje3496]

Yo rip dude! why'd you stop with youtube?

[@Adeptzed]

Great suggestions. The ASCII rogue-likes were the best back in the day! Going to check out a couple you mentioned. Thanks!

[@akumetsuakumetsu5173]

I've just found this channel, but unfortunately it's already dead. In case someone stumbles upon this video just like me, try out Stoneshard as well. This one includes tutorial and optional permadeath, as well as quests guiding your journey and generally a lot of features to ease roguelike newcomers' pain.

[@swefress]

Did you stop making vids?

[@Microphunktv-jb3kj]

I'm surprised there's no Tales of Maj'Eyal in the last , probably one of the best roguelikes of all time ; )

[@WaervynsWorld]

I agree, however, I don't think it's in the top 5 for new players, but definitely in my top 5 of all time (maybe even nr 1!)

[@2ndchancenomad212]

I wish you did more videos. Would love to see you play Dual Universe or Starbase.

[@cjellichheissen2379]

The guy is really good at making tutorials, I wonder what happened to him

[@Microphunktv-jb3kj]

Minesweeper should be the first roguelike anyone plays.

[@Neoth40k]

Why did he stop?

[@dallas49m]

On Steam there is a game Called Vulture for Nethack. Nethack is very much like the original game Rogue. I believe it is a followup to it actually. Vulture takes it from an ascii to a 3d 3/4 angle view. It can also be played in ascii. One of the very first games I ever played on the pc was Nethack, so this game has a special place in my heart for gaming. The commands on it are pretty much the same as they were in Rogue. You might check it out.

[@muratcanagic]

Sword of the Stars: The Pit is great as well.

[@WaervynsWorld]

What do you like about the game? I only played it for a bit, but really didn't get along with it. It's a long time ago since I tried though, so maybe I should give it another chance.

[@muratcanagic]

It's "easy to learn and hard to master" type of roguelike. It has lots of content(weapons,enemies,playable chars etc.) and i personally love the sci-fi setting. But only and a big con for me is: even if you are a master, the game just doesn't care. It's unfairly hard. You should try one more time tho :)

[@lance5691]

Old video, but I recommend Elona. Really a hidden gem. It's an open world roguelike where you can be a hooker for money, nuke entire towns, or wield panties as a weapon. It's controls are not that bad for a roguelike, while it features a lot of hotkeys you can choose to use, you can do everything in the game with just 3 menus. The only real difficulty is not getting too entranced. 100s of hours on one character :)

[@aiodensghost8645]

I play Pixel Dungeon quite a bit. Its easy to get into, hard to master. Its kinda grindy and on mobile you only can tap, but its great!

[@a_blind_sniper]

Joer'ct Drew i love Shattered Pixel Dungeon, it has a lot of quality of life fixes of the base game.

[@cobaltray2375]

Fun fact: the creator of pixel dungeon was inspired brouge.

[@hectorsauvage7511]

Also, Cogmind. Just simple excellence.

[@epiphoney]

Or just Polybot-7.

[@krumpkrumpkrumpkrump]

Finally someone who gets it and didn't just say "durr hurr hurr play binding of isaack"

[@OneViolentGentleman]

You might want to have a look on Caves of Qud. I like that one a lot

[@WaervynsWorld]

I've played Caves of Qud a lot on my other channel (Waervyn Plays) and really love it. However, I think it's a bit more complicated than the ones listed here. Definitely amazing game though. It's fighting with Tales of Maj'Eyal for 'my favourite roguelike ever'. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@battlemode]

Nice selection! I never played Drakefire Chasm but all of the others I really enjoyed. I felt exactly the same way about Golden Krone Hotel... wasn't really sure what to make of it at first but it's actually quite addictive. Brogue is one of the best game designs I've ever seen, it's a fantastic game and deserves all the praise it gets, I was pleased to see it here :)

[@hmeric7495]

Shift+click in dredmor to pick up items without mouse

[@dzejrid]

DoomRL has a graphic mode? Colour me surprised. Last time I played it was mid-2000's and it was ASCII only. However still a badass game.

[@ight_of_heart]

Great overview, enjoyed it a lot

[@Deamien94]

Hey, Where are u Waervyn? Why have you stopped making ES2 tutorials? I'm confused with umbral choir!! I miss your guides

[@Isnogood12]

Dungeons of Dredmor has been my go-to rogue for years. Helps that there's a good variety of mods available too!

[@WaervynsWorld]

It really is a great game. Do you tend to play on NTTG or normal speed? Also, what's your favorite build?

[@Isnogood12]

I usually go with the no time to grind because, well, ain't nobody got time for dat! Favourite builds would be viking magic (because of the unblockable finisher) with good old tanky smashery. Also second to another commenter: Sword of the Stars : The Pit is fantastic.

[@vincemincevince]

i always have to install an eyebrow reduction mod on dungeons of dredmor

[@Ash-fm6ym]

Lol

[@SuHISKgeroto]

In Drakefire Chasm I am defeating Warlord and after that I can't enter in tunnel....

[@robinhorneman2245]

For those who like difficult but funny roguelikes there's always IVAN (iter vehemens ad necem)

[@benjamintrujano]

Please continúe making videos

[@OniricChef]

Thanks for the list. Always looking for more RLs! Can you do another list for more "experienced" players, and maybe include CDDA?

[@WaervynsWorld]

Thanks! I haven't actually played CDDA so I can't really give my opinion on it. .. yet :p

[@OniricChef]

My good sir, I hope you don't have plans for the weekend: en.cataclysmdda.com/ Note: it's not easy to get into, so play the tutorial (it's very slow), and forget ranged combat (broken). I have seen almost (all?) your videos and I have no doubt you'd like it

[@WaervynsWorld]

My reason I haven't really checked it out is it doesn't really have an 'ending'. I tend to like more focused games instead of 'open world crafting' (main reason I don't play a lot of Unreal World either). That said, I haven't given it a shot so I will! :)

[@OniricChef]

Yeah, AFAIK it's open-ended. If you want a more objective-based, then I played Tales of Maj'Eyal to death, for years. If not, ADOM seems a popular choice (ADOM2 under production), but I personally dislike the developer, and that makes me biased against the game...

[@WaervynsWorld]

I'm the same with ADOM. Also I find the gameplay tedious (i.e. always open doors from diagonal because of rocks). Not my cup of tea. ToME and CoQ are currently my favourites. Not a big fan of DCSS, as I prefer having no foodclock and no unidentified/cursed items. Not that it's not a great game, it's just not for me.

[@EdgeOfCasualGaming]

Not really looking for a roguelike, because I'm kinda intimidated by the idea of them, but this is really good content. I'm subscribing on the hope you'll start uploading again.

[@ZLP-TM]

Hey there, Id Like to thank you Personally for your tutorials, sadly it seems Like youve left KZbin a while ago, i Hope you're alright

[@elvampir0]

Hi, are you planning on making some videos on X4 Foundations? Would love to see your opinions/tips/play on this game :)

[@WaervynsWorld]

No plans currently. Just moved countries, got a new job, and spending 6 months a year in the middle of Africa without internet, so it's becoming increasingly difficult to make videos. Not 100% giving up on it, but I can only do it when the stars align :)

[@blackjack2150]

@@WaervynsWorld All the best, man! Thank's for your guides!

[@elvampir0]

@@WaervynsWorld A new life! best of luck with it! :) hope to see more videos from you some day.

[@nachfullbarertrank5230]

Ah, X4. Probably still gonna wait a while before buying that, X3 is still enough for me, and Egosoft games age like fine wine :D

[@therustler30]

Anyone know what happened to this guy? I hate dead channels where you never know what happened to them..

[@rudiruttger]

People move on, they don't exactly need to inform you. Clearly other things occupy his time and attention, and it's fine.

[@billgoode]

Oh man, no TOME, you're killing me! That's the game that got me into roguelikes and it's still the one I go back to the most. Still a good list though, even if my favorite didn't make the cut. Little side note: I love your content. I found you recently while looking for Endless Space 2 tutorials and yours have been a big help. Keep up the good work!

[@WaervynsWorld]

I actually wrote a piece about ToME to be included in the video as one of the five games (it is my favourite roguelike afterall), but I had to admit all the picks in the video are more suited to new players and therefore did not include it. I mean...I myself started my roguelike 'career' with Dwarf Fortress, so there's definitely people that like to jump into the deep end, but ToME is harder to learn than the ones listed (mostly due to the large amount of abilities you get greeted with the second you play your first character). However, it's still one of the easier to play roguelikes. Much easier to learn than ADOM and DCSS I'd say. Glad you like the content! :)

[@JDRobertson]

+1 for Brogue. great game. Unexplored is also a great game which is like a real time version of Brogue.

[@OniricChef]

What do you think of these two very different ones? SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition (quite weird) NEO Scavenger (maybe technically not a RL?)

[@WaervynsWorld]

I liked SanctuaryRPG a lot when I played it, however, once I died a couple of times, I didn't feel like starting it up again. NEO scavenger is amazing, but it's so stressful to me, so I barely play it.

[@WaervynsWorld]

I also got a notification that you suggested CoQ, but I somehow can't see that reply. In any case. I think CoQ is my 2nd favourite roguelike after ToME. I played it a fair amount on my let's play channel (Waervyn Plays).

[@OniricChef]

Yeah, I deleted it because I then saw someone else talking about it. Didn't want to step on his toes. I'll check out your CoQ playthrough!

[@Walczyk]

Why is Powder not mentioned? It's a beautiful game.

[@Feynman.R]

My first real roguelike was CDDA. And it was my last. It is great, awesome game, but so complicated, especially UI and controls with no mouse, that after some time of trying to get familiar with controls and interface I quite.

[@aFewBitsShort]

Have you made any vehicles yet? Using the vehicle design/crafting you can make a solar powered light for your house!

[@Guts_Brando]

Trust me when i say this, check out Tales Of Maj'eyal, its literally Diablo 2 + roguelike

[@liandel]

let me add my two cents :) Sil is one of my all time favorites. based on the old age of Lord of the Rings. not extremely big, interesting skills and one of the best AI there is

[@bikit1316]

Waervyn when giude on hisso in ES2?

[@Manchanegra3]

I don't like dungeons of dredmor, never got past the artstyle but I understand why you choose it. I would probably replace it for tales of maj'eyal since its not much harder to get into than Brogue or DRL imo. That said i really loved the video and subscribed hoping to see more well made videos about roguelikes. (maybe your top5 of all time?)

[@MrDeni23n]

Brogue is one of my favourite (traditional) roguelikes of all time. I would add Shiren the Wanderer (PC release coming soon) as well, because it has a simple interface and easy to learn/play, but the different unique families of monsters (which reminds me of Brogue) makes it interesting and complex. The art style and music is really good. Most of the time you know exactly how you died, so you learn from it. The simplistic item system makes it so that almost every item you get is useful.

[@martin_pl_84]

I suggest 'The Ground Gives Way' for beginners. Next 'Brogue' :)

[@tigrenaranjo]

Waervyn where arw the best guides of ES2? I miss them!

[@epiphoney]

I guess steam calls it "traditional roguelikes" now. The doomrl link is down; I hope it comes back [It's back]. Speaking of doomrl, Jupiter Hell is out. There's always the original rogue. Maybe JS Rogue is best. Simple and has pictures and sounds. You can save your place and see your past scores. Best beginner online roguelikes would be a good video. There's an online brogue too.

[@Lancelot2000Lps]

What is with dungeon stone crawl soup? that is the best of all and it is free too play has tournaments nice people awesome game!!!

[@jhutt8002]

I thought this was list for easier to learn roguelikes? I wouldn't count it there. Personally. I tried to get into that game couple of times, but eventually always got bored of it. Technically I think it's brilliant, but it does lack in athmosphere and feels overtly serious at a times. I'm really into Nethack, for about 15 years, and do like ADOM as well, though I haven't played that quite some time, and never got really far in it when I did.

[@Lancelot2000Lps]

@@jhutt8002 I peresonal only like Dungeon stone crawl soup and any other roguelike is not for me because they are first too easy or fail in what i want from a roguelike and DSCS has the perfect gameplay. What version did you play because some versions are harder than other and play the title version and open the crawl wiki that helped me when i played it, i personal never have finshed a long game? And would you think Unrealworld is a roguelike when yes that is a awesome game too!!!

[@jhutt8002]

@@Lancelot2000Lps Nah, it was easy to play for me, as I had already very familiar with Nethack and had played Adom as well. Just saying all those are quite more complicated than ones on the video he was presenting. When you say other roguelikes are too easy for you, do you mean you've played those through and wanted more challenge, or just by principle? I really like Crawls style and technical gameplay, but it just feels too mechanical to me, like a puzzle more than eerie dungeon. I can't get inside the game, like with Adom or Nethack. I'm not really looking for new games to go into. I mostly these days play (and mod at the side) my own version of Nethack, which mainly aims to heavily increase difficulty, unpredicability and strategic variation in the late game.

[@CorDharel]

I recommend Dungeonmans

[@ownageDan]

DungeonMans is also great. Good sense of humour without being as on-the-nose as Dredmor. Nice class variety and good UI/controls. Crush monsters, get loots!

[@Cody-hr1xi]

neon abyss, enter the gungeon, and the binding of Isaac afterbirth + are my favorite roguelikes

[@cristiancam5251]

Those aren't roguelikes

[@Cody-hr1xi]

@@cristiancam5251 Roguelike (or rogue-like) is a subgenre of role-playing video games characterized by a dungeon crawl through procedurally generated levels, turn-based gameplay, grid-based movement, and permanent death of the player character.

[@Azure9577]

@@Cody-hr1xi the games that you listed belong to a subgenre of roguelikes and are called rogue-lites Rogue-lites(typically) have a form of permadeath that saves some of your progress (for example unlocking new weapons in enter the gungeon makes them appear in the dungeon)

[@hectorsauvage7511]

Ah yes, one of modern civilisation's peculiarities: people have exceptional difficulties spelling the simple english word 'rogue'. Inexplicable. Congrats for not being one of those people.

[@svetigejming2535]

So sad,channal ded

[@kinthewanderer]

WHERE IS DARKEST DUNgEON???

[@MOWAuthor]

Maybe you should take a look at what all 5 of these games have in common. And you might learn something.

[@piotrsmolnik1668]

the worst games as i saw, im so sorry