Posted on: December 26, 2024
kokambar
Verified ownerGames: 168 Reviews: 1
very good, recommended
You have to pay attention at every tile of the map, read everything, and enjoy a great adventure.
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Caves of Qud
Description
Caves of Qud is a science fantasy roguelike epic steeped in retrofuturism, deep simulation, and swathes of sentient plants. Come inhabit an exotic world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Decide: is it a dying earth, or is it on the verge of rebirth?
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You arrive at the oasis-hamlet of Joppa, along the far rim of Moghra'yi, the Great Salt Desert. All around you, moisture farmers tend to groves of viridian watervine. There are huts wrought from rock salt and brinestalk. On the horizon, Qud's jungles strangle chrome steeples and rusted archways to the earth. Further and beyond, the fabled Spindle rises above the fray and pierces the cloud-ribboned sky.
You clutch your rifle, or your vibroblade, or your tattered scroll, or your poisonous stinger, or your hypnotized goat. You approach a watervine farmer—he lifts the brim of his straw hat and says, "Live and drink, friend."
NOTICE: a complete development roadmap can be accessed here.
Who are you?
Play the role of a mutant indigenous to the salt-spangled dunes and jungles of Qud, or play a pure-strain descendant from one of the few remaining eco-domes—the toxic arboreta of Ekuemekiyye, the Holy City; the ice-sheathed arcology of Ibul; or the crustal mortars of Yawningmoon.You arrive at the oasis-hamlet of Joppa, along the far rim of Moghra'yi, the Great Salt Desert. All around you, moisture farmers tend to groves of viridian watervine. There are huts wrought from rock salt and brinestalk. On the horizon, Qud's jungles strangle chrome steeples and rusted archways to the earth. Further and beyond, the fabled Spindle rises above the fray and pierces the cloud-ribboned sky.
You clutch your rifle, or your vibroblade, or your tattered scroll, or your poisonous stinger, or your hypnotized goat. You approach a watervine farmer—he lifts the brim of his straw hat and says, "Live and drink, friend."
What can you do?
Anything and everything. Caves of Qud is a deeply simulated, biologically diverse, richly cultured world.- Assemble your character from over 70 mutations and defects and 24 castes and kits—outfit yourself with wings, two heads, quills, four arms, flaming hands, or the power to clone yourself—it's all the character diversity you could want.
- Explore procedurally-generated regions with some familiar locations—each world is nearly 1 million maps large.
- Dig through everything—don't like the wall blocking your way? Dig through it with a pickaxe, or eat through it with your corrosive gas mutation, or melt it to lava. Yes, every wall has a melting point.
- Hack the limbs off monsters—every monster and NPC is as fully simulated as the player. That means they have levels, skills, equipment, faction allegiances, and body parts. So if you have a mutation that lets you, say, psionically dominate a spider, you can traipse through the world as a spider, laying webs and eating things.
- Pursue allegiances with over 60 factions—apes, crabs, robots, and highly entropic beings—just to name a few.
- Follow the plot to Barathrum the Old, a sentient cave bear who leads a sect of tinkers intent on restoring technological splendor to Qud.
- Learn the lore—there's a story in every nook, from legendary items with storied pasts to in-game history books written by plant historians.
- Die—Caves of Qud is brutally difficult and deaths are permanent. Don't worry, though—you can always roll a new character.
Copyright (C) 2015-2017 Freehold Games, LLC
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43 hMain
71.5 h Main + Sides
503 h Completionist
90.5 h All Styles
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Eurogamer
5/5
Densely imagined and as complex as you fancy, this roguelike RPG is brilliant.
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94/100
Caves of Qud is a genre-defining achievement in play, story, and roleplaying freedom.
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4.5/5
A staggering achievement in terms of role-playing interactivity and flexibility, that also manages to be both accessible and maintain a fun sense of the absurd.
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Posted on: February 15, 2022
Early Access review
Jaujon
Verified ownerGames: 1056 Reviews: 24
Faux roguelike
Caves of Qud has a long road ahead before becoming a recommendable experience, but it is on the right tracks. The first thing to consider is that it is not a competent roguelike. It was designed as a pure hardcore cRPG with randomly generated dungeons and permadeath added on top. Every run started the same, with the player struggling to survive the first twenty minutes into a viable build. The past tense was intentional, as it is no longer the case. Permadeath is now optionnal, allowing players to learn the mechanics without replaying the early game over and over, and it is a real game changer. I sincerely hope the devs keep purging the roguelike gimmicks that prevents the players to enjoy the depth and richness built into their engine.
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Posted on: December 7, 2024
featherfits
Verified ownerGames: 72 Reviews: 2
A special treat
Caves of Qud is a roguelike RPG that combines the best of exploration, deep lore, and bizarre encounters. From the moment you step into its colorful, post-apocalyptic world, you’re hooked—whether you're crafting a mutant with a psychic brain or exploring ruins that feel like they’re from a fever dream. Every playthrough is unique, full of surprises, and the world is so rich, it feels like it has a personality all its own. If you're into challenging gameplay, strange creatures, and crafting your own crazy adventures, Caves of Qud is an absolute gem. It’s weird, wonderful, and completely addictive—get ready to lose hours, if not days!
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Posted on: December 12, 2024
W1d0wM4k3r
Verified ownerGames: 464 Reviews: 2
Glorious Dying Earth Science Fantasy
If you ever read Jack Vance's Dying Earth and thought "I'd love to have an adventure like this", you've found it. You can live through tales of weird & wondrous science-fantasy in the Caves of Qud. Don't read guides or the wiki: play this game blind and be prepared for anything. This game is guaranteed to surprise you!
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Posted on: January 6, 2025
Sensical
Verified ownerGames: 91 Reviews: 2
Nutrient Rich
I almost skipped this game. Every Twitch streamer made this look like a shallow speedrun. But slowing down and taking in the details? I wish my tabletop D&D campaign had anywhere near this level of immersion.
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