History VideoGame / Brogue

''Brogue'' is a {{Roguelike}} game by Brian Walker, initially released in 2009. Famously, it was written by Brian after a theft caused him to lose his copy of ''VideoGame/Rogue'', which he had been hacking around with. As a result, ''Brogue'' is fairly close to being a genuinely new fork of the Roguelike genre, not a Hack or Moria derivative.

''Brogue'' is a {{Roguelike}} game by Brian Walker, initially released in 2009. Famously, it was written by Brian after a theft caused him to lose his copy of ''Rogue'', which he had been hacking around with. As a result, ''Brogue'' is fairly close to being a genuinely new fork of the Roguelike genre, not a Hack or Moria derivative.

* StandardStatusEffects: Has several of them, including:

* FinalDeath: As with most Roguelikes, once a character is dead, they're gone forever. If you noted down the seed of the dungeon you were playing, or know to use a special key combination when returned to the title screen, you can attempt it again, however.

* PercentDamageAttack: Caustic gas deals damage equal to 1/15th of the victim's maximum health, making it equally effective against everything.

''Brogue'' is a {{Roguelike}} game by Brian Walker. Famously, it was written by Brian after a theft caused him to lose his copy of ''Rogue'', which he had been hacking around with. As a result, ''Brogue'' is fairly close to being a genuinely new fork of the Roguelike genre, not a Hack or Moria derivative.

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!Tropes include:

* FinalDeath: As with most Roguelikes, once a character is dead, they're gone forever. If you noted down the seed of the dungeon you were playing, you can attempt it again, however.
* HealingPotion: Potions of Life, which increase your maximum HP as well as fully healing you.

** Confusion works the same as in many other roguelikes, causing you to move at random and attack anything you bump into.
** Poison, which saps 1 HP per turn.
** Paralysis, which prevents all action

* Healing Potion: Potions of Life, which increase your maximum HP as well as fully healing you.

* Regenerating Health: As in most Roguelikes, your health regenerates over time. Wearing a Ring of Regeneration speeds this rate up. The more enchanted the ring, the faster you regenerate, to the point where [[spoiler:you regain half of your maximum health each turn]].

''Brogue'' is a {{Roguelike}} game by Brian Walker. Famously, it was written by Brian after a theft caused him to lose his copy of ''Rogue'', which he had been hacking around with. As a result, Brogue is fairly close to being a genuinely new fork of the Roguelike genre, not a Hack or Moria derivative.

* {{Final Death}}: As with most Roguelikes, once a character is dead, they're gone forever. If you noted down the seed of the dungeon you were playing, you can attempt it again, however.
* {{Monster Allies}}: One of the "special features" of a level can include monsters chained or caged up; once freed, they will loyally support you (although in some situations, their support may be somewhat less than helpful).
* {{Regenerating Health}}: As in most Roguelikes, your health regenerates over time. Wearing a Ring of Regeneration speeds this rate up. The more enchanted the ring, the faster you regenerate, to the point where [[spoiler:you regain half of your maximum health each turn]].
* {{Wizard Needs Food Badly}}: If your nutrition reaches zero, you begin to starve to death. The dungeon provides a carefully metered supply of food, so players who keep descending are unlikely to starve. This prevents both {{Level Grinding}} and overuse of resting to regain health. There is one [[SelfImposedChallenge Challenge Game]] which requires you to win the game without ever eating, using healing to counteract starvation. It has been completed.

Brogue is a {{Roguelike}} game by Brian Walker. Famously, it was written by Brian after a theft caused him to lose his copy of Rogue, which he had been hacking around with. As a result, Brogue is fairly close to being a genuinely new fork of the Roguelike genre, not a Hack or Moria derivative.

Unlike many Roguelikes, which tend to have distinct {{GuideDangIt}} elements in their gameplay, Brogue tries to be as friendly as possible, giving you hints about items, and (for example) telling you roughly how many hits a given monster will take to kill you when you see it.

Tropes

* {{Regenerating Health}}: As in most Roguelikes, your health regenerates over time. Wearing a Ring of Regeneration speeds this rate up. The more enchanted the ring, the faster you regenerate, to the point where [[spoiler: you regain half of your maximum health each turn]].

* {{Wizard Needs Food Badly}}: If your nutrition reaches zero, you begin to starve to death. The dungeon provides a carefully metered supply of food, so players who keep descending are unlikely to starve. This prevents both {{Level Grinding}} and overuse of resting to regain health. There is one [[SelfImposedChallenge Challenge Game]] which requires you to win the game without ever eating, using healing to counteract starvation. It has been completed.

Brogue is a {{Roguelike}} game by Brian Walker.
Famously, it was written by Brian after a theft caused him to lose his copy of Rogue, which he had been hacking around with. As a result, Brogue is fairly close to being a genuinely new fork of the Roguelike genre, not a Hack or Moria derivative.

* {{MonsterAllies}}: One of the "special features" of a level can include monsters chained or caged up; once freed, they will loyally support you (although in some situations, their support may be somewhat less than helpful).

Unlike many Roguelikes, which tend to have distinct {{GuideDangIt}} elements in their gameplay, Brogue tries to be as friendly as possible, giving you hints about items, and (for example) telling you roughly how many hits a given monster will take to kill you when you see it.

Brogue is a [[Roguelike]] game by Brian Walker.

Unlike many Roguelikes, which tend to have distinct [[GuideDangIt]] elements in their gameplay, Brogue tries to be as friendly as possible, giving you hints about items, and (for example) telling you roughly how many hits a given monster will take to kill you when you see it.