Caves of Qud
Caves of Qud

Caves of Qud

December 5, 2024
Freehold Games
Freehold Games, Kitfox Games
Unity
82
User21 ratings
94
Critic1 rating
88
Total22 ratings
Role-playing (RPG)SimulatorStrategyTurn-based strategy (TBS)AdventureIndie
LinuxPCMacSwitch
Single player
Bird view / Isometric
FantasyScience fiction

Summary

Caves of Qud is a science fantasy roguelike epic steeped in retro-futurism, deep simulation, and swathes of sentient plants. The game weaves a handwritten narrative through rich physical, social, and historical simulations. The result is a hybrid handcrafted & procedurally-generated world where you can do just about anything. Assemble your character from over 70 mutations and defects, and 24 castes and kits - it’s all the character diversity you could want. Explore procedurally-generated regions with some familiar locations - each world is nearly 1 million maps large.

Storyline

Come inhabit an exotic world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Decide: is it a dying earth, or is it on the verge of rebirth? Play the role of a mutant indigenous to the salt-spangled dunes and jungles of Qud, or play a pure-strain descendant from one of the few remaining eco-domes - the toxic arboreta of Ekuemekiyye, the Holy City; the ice-sheathed arcology of Ibul; or the crustal mortars of Yawningmoon. Follow the plot to Barathrum the Old, a sentient cave bear who leads a sect of tinkers intent on restoring technological splendor to Qud. There’s a story in every nook, from legendary items with fabled pasts to in-game history books written by plant historians. A novel’s worth of handwritten lore is knit into a procedurally-generated history that’s unique each game.

Release Dates

MacJul 15, 2015
PCJul 15, 2015
LinuxJul 15, 2015
MacDec 05, 2024
LinuxDec 05, 2024
PCDec 05, 2024
SwitchFeb 16, 2026

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