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DoomRL Developer(s) Kornel Kisielewicz Version 0.9.9.4 Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, Linux Release date(s) September 1, 2011 Genre(s) Roguelike DoomRL (or Doom, the Roguelike) is a roguelike video game for Microsoft Windows and Linux, whose setting is based on the first-person shooters Doom and Doom II. It was created by Kornel Kisielewicz using Free Pascal and SDL.
Discussion participants of the 1UP Retronauts podcast declared DoomRL to be "quite possibly, the greatest Doom spin-off ever".[1]
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Gameplay
DoomRL is turn-based, offers a top-down interface formed entirely of ASCII characters, and features a character leveling system with traits. As it is based upon Doom, the game is more fast-paced and combat-oriented than usual for a roguelike, and relies heavily on ranged rather than melee combat. A limited player inventory, non-stackable items, and other design choices contrast with the often extreme intricacy of games in its genre.
DoomRL includes the entire Doom soundset (although a significant subset of the sounds are not presently used) and music library, with optional support for high-quality MP3s.
References
- ^ Retronauts podcast (Episode 3), October 18, 2006.
Sources
- Computer Games Magazine, February–April 2006, page 83. See: doom.chaosforge.org/images/83cgm.jpg.
- (Polish) CD Action, Issue 11/2005.
- (Czech) Level, Issue 9/2005, page 114. See: doom.chaosforge.org/images/level144.jpg.
- (French) Canard PC, Issue 207/2010
External links
Doom series Main series Spin-off games Novels Other media Doom: The Boardgame · FilmTechnology Other 
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- Linux games
- Roguelikes
- Windows games
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