Roguelike Radio

This is episode 77 of Roguelike Radio, where we talk about the Hero Trap - the concept that players struggle in roguelikes when they try to act like heroes. Talking this episode are Darren Grey, Kawa and Eben Howard.  Read more »

This is episode 76 of Roguelike Radio, where we interview Jim Shepard, creator of Dungeonmans, with Darren Grey, Eben Howard, Brian Jeffears (aka getter77) and Kawaii Dragoness.  Read more »

Speakers discuss the gameplay elements and ongoing Kickstarter campaign for Cataclysm Dark Days Ahead. They explore the history, development, and involvement in the game. They also discuss the number of contributors and project size, GitHub coordination and design principles, resolving disagreements in game development, implementing bikes and vehicles, raising money for a full-time coder, and recent refinements and momentum in development.

This is episode 74 of Roguelike Radio, where we discuss Sword of the Stars: The Pit. Talking this episode are KawaiDragoness, Eben Howard and TorNis. Read more »

This is episode 73 of Roguelike Radio, on Let's Play Videos. Speaking this episode are Darren Grey, KawaiDragoness, Tom Birkel (aka GameHunter) and Eric Moran (aka belmarduk). Read more »

This is episode 72 of Roguelike Radio, Recorded live from the International Roguelike Development Conference 2013 in Poznan, Poland. Speaking this episode are... uh, loads of people! Darren Grey, Jeff Lait, Johanna Ploog, Ido Yehieli, Patric Mueller, Tom Ford, Michał Walczak, Irinka and Zasvid. Read more »

Discussion of the Hunger Clock in roguelike design, balancing risk and reward, insanity system in Infra Arcana, exploring hunger clock mechanics, thematic consistency and time-sensitive rewards, exploration and advancement in roguelike games, encouraging new play styles

This is episode 70 of Roguelike Radio, where we talk about Introducing People to Roguelikes. Speaking this episode are Ido Yehieli, Darren Grey, Eben Howard and Aaron Steed. Read more »

This is episode 69 of Roguelike Radio, where we talk about Boss Fights. Speaking this episode are Andrew Doull and Darren Grey. Read more »

This is episode 68 of Roguelike Radio, where we discuss many of the failures from the 2013 7DRL Challenge. Talking this episode are Darren Grey, Eben Howard and Simon Donnelly (aka SRD). This is the third episode in this year's 7DRL coverage, following on from our last episode covering many of hte top successes. Read more »