Roguelike Radio

We discussed the kinda poker-themed and vaguely roguelike-ish game Balatro, with Darren Grey and Mark Johnson. Read more »

Andrew Doull and Rob Parker interview Jason Grinblat and Brian Bucklew, creators of Caves of Qud, about the milestone 1.0 release of their game. Read more »

We discuss the how science fiction intersects with the roguelike genre, with Darren Grey and Andrew Doull. Read more »

We discuss the recently released Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil (aka Shiren 6), with John Harris and Rob Parker. Read more »

We discuss the 10th "Mansiversary" of Dungeonmans, with Darren Grey and Jim Shepard. Read more »

We discuss the new development of 868-BACK, with Darren Grey, Andrew Doull and Michael Brough. Read more »

We discuss the annual Roguelike Celebration event, with Noah Swartz, Em Lazer-Walker, Kawa and Darren Grey.Read more »

We discuss designing magic systems for roguelikes, with Owen (aka Scatha), co-developer of Sil, Alexei Pepers and Darren Grey.Read more »

We discuss the kitchen sink school of game design, with Kornel Kisielewicz and Darren Grey.Read more »

Discussion of the results of the 2019 Seven Day Roguelike Challenge, with Darren Grey, Tone, Andre Odendaal, Patrick Davison and Lachlan Kingsford (www.nerdygentleman.com).Read more »

We discuss the kitchen sink school of game design, with Alexei Pepers and Darren Grey.Read more »

Episode 151 of Roguelike Radio features Rob Parker and Eben Howard, with guests Hadley St. Clair and Kevin Cole, developers of Haque (steam and itch.io) This episode contains spoilers for story and gameplay elements in HaqueRead more »

We discuss Rot.js, a roguelike toolkit and display library using JavaScript, with Darren Grey and rot.js creator Ondrej Zara.Read more »

We discuss the interaction of chaos theory and procedural generation, with Alexei Pepers and Darren Grey.Read more »

We discuss the how roguelikes deal with the after death experience, with Kawa and Darren Grey.Read more »

We discuss the role of difficulty in roguelikes, with Mark Johnson, Darren Grey and Andrew Doull.Read more »

We're back with an episode dedicated to Michael Brough's latest roguelike Cinco Paus. Please note that this is a spoiler filled episode and you're strongly encouraged to play the game for at least a couple of hours first to get the full experience of learning the game. Read more »

A discussion of the outputs from the Seven Day Roguelike Challenge 2018, with Darren Grey, Steve Johnson (aka irskep), Rob Howard (aka AquaTsar) and Jeremiah Reid.Read more »

We discuss the role of AI in PCG games, with Mark Johnson, Brian Bucklew and Tommy Thompson.Read more »

We look back on the roguelike events of 2017, with Darren Grey, Mark Johnson, Rob Parker and Eben Howard.Read more »