Brogue (video game)

Brogue is a free and open-source roguelike computer video game created by Brian Walker.

As in its predecessor Rogue, the goal of Brogue is for the player (represented by the character @) to descend to the 26th floor of the Dungeons of Doom, retrieve the Amulet of Yendor, and return to the surface.

[2] Brogue's interface, design and character graphics have been praised for their simplicity and beauty.

"[4] PC Gamer's Graham Smith compared it favorably with The Binding of Isaac, Dungeons of Dredmor and Spelunky; saying "[i]f [...] you want to start swimming to the deeper end of the pool [of roguelikes], Brogue is your waterwings".

[8] Rock Paper Shotgun's Graham Smith ranked the interface alongside Papers, Please, Democracy 3, and Elite: Dangerous, citing "using old-fashioned ASCII [...] with a set of effects that make the world colourful and alive".

ASCII graphics are used to illustrate Brogue .