7DRL

The 2010 7DRL Challenge Medal has been issued!

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

The 2010 7DRL Challenge Medal was designed by Oryx, great roguelike artist, Congratulations to all!

The Newcomers (First 7DRL Challenge) [34]

  • Aave
  • Andy
  • Andy M
  • Austin Wilburn
  • Barry
  • Darren Grey
  • Derrick Creamer
  • Dto1138
  • Flyingofx
  • Fobbah
  • Geoffrey White
  • Heroic Fisticuffs
  • Hmp
  • Increpare
  • Isnok
  • James Pendergrast
  • Jo
  • Kkarios
  • Magellan
  • Michael Curran
  • Millkka Kilkkila
  • Mo Collector
  • Nathaniel Inman
  • Oohara Yuuma
  • Pammpi
  • Pol
  • Purplearcanist
  • Qwertyuiopas
  • Sock Puppet
  • Steev
  • Timothy S. Murphy
  • Tipa
  • Trystan.s
  • Win

Experienced (2 Challenges) [10]

  • Bryan Strait
  • Deej
  • Ekolis
  • Flend
  • Ido
  • Kaw
  • Konstantin Stupnik
  • Legend of Angband
  • Sir Lewk
  • Vlad Dumitru

Gentleman (3-4 Challenges) [5]

  • Corremn
  • Timofei Shatrov
  • Buub0nik
  • Numeron
  • Sinoth

Singing, happy drunks (5+ Challenges)

  • Jeff Lait
  • Slash

The 2010 7DRL Challenge Evaluation Results

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

With fifty completed 7DRLs this year, some people wonder how they will have time to play them all! Fortunately, that is simple…

Just play one a week for the next year.


For those less dedicated, a team of evaluators was assembled to give all the roguelikes a once-over. We graded the roguelikes under six categories using a simple three point scale. We ensured every roguelike was graded by at least two reviewers, and aimed for most to have three reviewers.

After a long week of playing, we present our results!

Check them out here, at Roguetemple’s 7DRL Shrine! http://www.roguetemple.com/7drl/2010/

The Honorable Members of the Committee

  • @ Darren Grey
  • @ Ido Yehieli
  • @ Jeff Lait
  • @ Jice
  • @ Joseph Larson
  • @ Kaw
  • @ Michael Curran
  • @ Slash

This list is not meant to be an authoritative ranking of the games. If you dive in, you will see different reviewers often disagreed on the rankings.

Instead, it is a way for you to help select which 7DRLs are likely to have things of interest to you.

Specific comments were also written by reviewers. Note that these are criticism for the developer to better improve the game – please do not be unduly offended if they are nitpicky or consist of “I got killed by a ferret on the first screen”.

The categories are, with description of what a 3 means:

  • Completeness: Bug free, polished game with no features that feel like they are missing.
  • Aesthetics: Good looking, excellent controls and UI.
  • Fun: If you try any 7DRLs, try this one.
  • Innovation: Brings something fundamentally new to roguelikes.
  • Scope: Beyond what you think could have been done in seven days.
  • Roguelike: 3 means Roguelike, 2 means Roguelike-like, 1 means Not Roguelike. Each reviewer used their own personal definition here.

Thanks to all the members of the committee for their great efforts, we hope you enjoy it!

2010 7DRL Challenge is over, results!

Monday, March 15th, 2010

The results are in, congratulations to all the challengers!

(All but the runaways, that’s it :P)

Challengers: 87
Success: 49
Failure: 18
Runaway: 20

See the full results here

77 entries for the 7th 7DRL Challenge!

Monday, March 8th, 2010

The challenge is on with an outstanding number of 77 7DRL Challengers!

You can still announce yours!

Roguetemple presents you all of them, for your viewing pleasure! (All times are GMT-5)

The 7DRL Challenge is coming!

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

The 2010 7DRL Challenge starts next Saturday March 6!

Knights from all over the land are waving their standards into our kingdom… it’s time to play!

The 2010 7DRL Challenge is coming!

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Within the week of March 6th to March 14th,

you are challenged to write a roguelike

in 168 hours!

This will be the 7th 7DRL roguelike challenge…. everybody get ready!!!

More information at Roguetemple’s 7DRL Shrine

Welcome to Martin’s Infinite Dungeon!

Monday, August 24th, 2009
Author Martin Read
Language C
Platform Linux, Windows (source available)
Version 1.7
Website http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~mpread/dungeonbash/

Enlarge…Notably MPRDB bears quite a lot similarites to Rogue. Dungeon is discovered in exactly same fashion. One square of visibility in corridors while whole rooms are revealed upon entering. Dungeoneering hero is described by only two main attributes: body and agility.

Read the full review.


The 2009 7DRL Aftermath

Thursday, March 26th, 2009
  • DungeonMinder, Epic! Monster Quest! Hyper!, Underbooks, Excitable Digger, Fortress of the Goblin King, Expedition, and some other 7DRLs got bugfixes versions
  • CymonGames has reviewed all of the 7DRL challengers and has three polls set up to congratulate the best entries
  • The 2009 7DRL Playing competition has started on rec.games.roguelike.misc

The 2009 7DRL Challenge is over!

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

And so it was that 45 brave challengers entered the fifth seven day roguelike challenge!

Of those, 25 returned alive, claiming to have a finished and playable game… Now it is your turn to judge!

The Newcomers (First 7DRL Challenge)

Experienced (2 7DRL Challenges)

Gentleman (3+ 7DRL Challenges)

Check the games and give them feedback on the roguetemple forums!

2009 7DRL Challengers

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

For a groundbreaking number, 41 roguedevs have accepted the challenge! We’re all gonna have a lot of cool games to play next week  :)

  • Fruits of the Forest by Ido Yehieli
  • TetrisRL by Sir_Lewk
  • GrimRL by Nik Coughlin
  • Pink Ninja by Deveah
  • AbstractRL by jimmy aberg
  • Stones of Chaos: the True God by idontexist
  • Fl@shpoint by edwardoka
  • The Favored by guesst
  • Nyctos by Mary Haas and James Madison
  • When Zombies Attack!  by David A
  • Murder in Moscow by Mike Judge
  • Underbooks by Christopher Brandt
  • Decimation by Ed
  • The Lion King by Darren Grey
  • Whispers in the Void by destroysound
  • Unnamed attempt by Sherm Pendley
  • Environmental Energies by Gamer_2k4
  • Hydrosphere by HexDecimal
  • Expedition by Slash
  • Fist of the Rogue Warrior by s.chiu
  • Unnamed attempt by Nils
  • Robot Rebellion by Emile
  • MultiRL by Nathan Stoddard
  • Unnamed attempt by chr.m.charles
  • Epic! Monster Quest: Hyper by buub0nik
  • Planets of Elderlore by Altefact
  • A Roguelike by h.j.l.jones
  • Jacob’s Matrix by Jeff Lait
  • Escape from Lab 42 by rdc
  • Nidhoggr by Michal Bielinski
  • Quarterlight by Phil O’Neill
  • Fortress of the Goblin King by Florian Diebold
  • DDRogue by flend
  • Persist by jab
  • dL1 by Legend of Angband
  • Catacombs of the Soulthief by Derrick Creamer
  • DungeonMinder by Adam Gatt
  • Tales of Ezcyria by Stein
  • SpiritsRL by Xecutor
  • DukeRL by corremn
  • chickhack by purpleflayer

Find full info and links at this roguetemple thread