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Sanctuary RPG: Black Edition

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3.9/5

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3.9

32 Reviews

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Sanctuary RPG: Black Edition
Description
Set in a retro ASCII-art world, SanctuaryRPG is a humorous and strategic turn-based dungeon crawling adventure. Drawing heavy inspiration from both Roguelikes and Japanese RPGs, the game was meticulously designed to offer a truly compelling gameplay experience fused with a robust action-rpg inspired...
Genre:
Role-playing - Turn-based - Roguelike
Tags:
Indie, Role-playing, Turn-Based, Casual, Great Soundtrack, show 6 more... Pixel Graphics, Funny, Roguelike, Roguelite, Dungeon Crawler, Text-Based
User reviews

3.9/5

( 32 Reviews )

3.9

32 Reviews

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Product details
2015, Black Shell Games, ...
System requirements
Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10, 512 MB RAM, Integrated graphics, 200 MB, Integrated audio, Toaster-...
Time to beat
11.5 hMain
15 h Main + Sides
-- Completionist
13 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Description
Set in a retro ASCII-art world, SanctuaryRPG is a humorous and strategic turn-based dungeon crawling adventure. Drawing heavy inspiration from both Roguelikes and Japanese RPGs, the game was meticulously designed to offer a truly compelling gameplay experience fused with a robust action-rpg inspired combat system.

The Black Edition builds upon the classic formula with all new procedurally generated artwork, as well as a plethora of areas to explore, races to experiment with, skills to master, and loot to collect. As a valiant hero or a dastardly villain, the fate of Sanctuary is in your hands.
  • Experience HUNDREDS of hours of immersive RPG gameplay
  • Travel through vast dungeons with semi-roguelike action
  • Put your strategies to work with a sleek combat system
  • Over 320 class and race combinations to experiment with
  • Wreck your enemies with over a BILLION item combinations
  • Rock out to an original 8-bit chiptune soundtrack
  • Enjoy a blast from the past with retro ASCII graphics!
  • Collect in-game achievements for no reason whatsoever
  • Forge weapons with a skill-based crafting system
  • Test your might in a ranked matchmaking mode
  • Both casual and permadeath game modes
  • Customize and utilize robotic pets in battle
  • Fully featured and dynamic economy simulation
  • Sell craft beers and even run your own tavern
Goodies
soundtrack
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:
Recommended system requirements:

Please be advised that Windows 10 operating system will receive frequent hardware driver and software updates following its release; this may affect game compatibility

Recommended system requirements:

Please be advised that Windows 10 operating system will receive frequent hardware driver and software updates following its release; this may affect game compatibility

Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
11.5 hMain
15 h Main + Sides
-- Completionist
13 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Role-playing - Turn-based - Roguelike
Tags:
Indie, Role-playing, Turn-Based, Casual, Great Soundtrack, show 6 more... Pixel Graphics, Funny, Roguelike, Roguelite, Dungeon Crawler, Text-Based
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11)
Release date:
{{'2015-02-13T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
Company:
Black Shell Games / Plug In Digital
Size:
114 MB
Links:
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Game features
Single-player
Languages
English
audio
text
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User reviews

Posted on: November 11, 2015

rastyk

Verified owner

Games: 600 Reviews: 4

Great text RPG

This game far surpasses anything I've seen in a text adventure. There are all sorts of things to do, even running your own bar, and it's a whole lot of fun. I read through some of the history on the (bundle not receiving keys), etc. etc. and it seems that the developer was reasonable in explaining the situation and showing interest in resolving problems with people that feel they were wronged. I did not buy the game in one of those bundles, so I don't know how they responded past that. But this is really about the game. It's cool. If you used to be into text-based adventures, I'd highly recommend it. Even if not, it's amazing what they've done.

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Posted on: June 29, 2025

ShinAska

Games: 551 Reviews: 10

Very fun linear casual roguelike RPG

Don't be fooled by its graphics, it is actually a very fun roguelike game

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Posted on: September 13, 2025

ron651

Verified owner

Games: Reviews: 3

Sanctuary Rpg

Great game and cheap. Just needs a larger community and more in depth guides from the creators. They should add new mobs, tweak the equipment slots and explain more how certain things are calculated. Still a great game I am at level 178

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Posted on: January 10, 2023

bimbeaux

Verified owner

Games: 47 Reviews: 3

A unique experience.

I'm a fan personally, and find it to be good fun. The game is stuffed with solid humor and approaches the genre in a unique way. Not your typical roguelike!

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Posted on: October 5, 2022

WestyWun

Verified owner

Games: 79 Reviews: 2

Fun and old school

Plenty of time spent trying to get to the next piece of the story. A little grindy, though once you master crafting, the game becomes pretty easy :)

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