by versteegen
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- HyperRogue is specifically hyperbolic (and very cool! See also RogueVis), but of course there are a number of non-Euclidean roguelikes. One of my favourites is Smart Kobold [1], which really amazed me at the time, particularly as it was made in just 7 days for the 7DRL! It's so called because pathing through a non-Euclidean map is very difficult for a human but trivial for a computer or a kobold. The map looks 2D, but is made out of small pieces that are (seamlessly) joined together at their seams to connect in unexpected ways. Jeff Lait also used the code for other 7DRLs (I honestly wouldn't know which is best to recommend) [2]
[1] http://www.zincland.com/7drl/kobold/
[2] http://www.zincland.com/
- Previously:
How to create a game using hyperbolic geometry? (2020) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36448270 - June 2023 (44 comments)
HyperRogue: A puzzle roguelike in a non-Euclidean world - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26073813 - Feb 2021 (34 comments)
HyperRogue – a non-Euclidean roguelike - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17432974 - June 2018 (38 comments)
HyperRogue – A non-Euclidean roguelike - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9744353 - June 2015 (33 comments)
- Actually highly recommend this game. I got a lot of fun out of it when I discovered it a few years back, and it especially works well as an airplane time waster game. I'm not generally one for roguelikes but this one really is incredibly fun.
You can buy it on steam too if you want to support the developer!
- I played this on android a couple of years ago but eventually uninstalled it. Now it appears to be missing from the Play store?
- I like the concept, but from the video it feels a bit claustrophobic.
- Nah. It's ultra boring in comparison to nethack, pathos or more complex games like revengate(!) or greedy cave.
My listing of similar games:
- Grim Omens 3/5
- Revengate 4/5
- Dungeon Crawl Soup (on pc) 4/5
- The greedy cave 5/5
- Pathos 4/5
- The curse of Hacker News broke the website
- AppStore says it’s not available in Canada for some reason.
- Imagine this inside miegakure (https://miegakure.com/)
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