ASCIIpOrtal is out and rather good, for a few reasons:
- it’s a very playable little puzzle game with a great sense of atmosphere
- it’s an ASCII game, which means added retro goodness
- it’s free
- I did the sounds and music :]
Check it out, and if you can afford to, drop the author (Joe Larson) a dime or two by donating through his website, www.cymonsgames.com. He’s a nice guy and it’s a nice game that’ll keep you busy for a wee while.
For more info about the music, go here (work in progress page with some additional downloads).
Transcendence: funky free 2d space game action
Free arcade / RPG space game with roguelike tendencies
Following the discovery of Spelunky, I’ve found another fun, free game with a roguelike randomness to its design: Transcendence, by a guy called George Moromisato. This one’s been around for ages, it seems. Set in space, it provides a unique game universe to explore every time you start a new game.
Spelunky - free, fun, evil and insanely difficult
A free roguelike platform game with snakes, spikes, traps and other evil.
Spelunky is a game of cave exploration (the clue’s in the name). You play a familiar whip-wielding, hat-wearing explorer character who has to delve deeper and deeper into increasingly dangerous caves in search of loot and secrets.