Caves of Qud

Caves of Qud
Developer(s)Freehold Games
Designer(s)
  • Brian Bucklew
  • Jason Grinblat[2]
  • Caelyn Sandel[3]
  • Nick DeCapua[3]
Artist(s)
  • Samuel Wilson
  • Cyril van der Haegen[2]
Composer(s)
  • Craigory Hamilton
  • Brandon Tanner[2]
Platform(s)Windows, Mac OS, Linux[1]
Release15 July 2015 (Early Access)[1]
Genre(s)Roguelike
Mode(s)Single-player

Caves of Qud is an early access roguelike role-playing video game developed by American[4] studio Freehold Games set in an open world that is partially pre-made and partially randomly generated.[5][6][7][8] The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic science fantasy setting and is inspired by the pen-and-paper role-playing games Gamma World and Dungeons & Dragons.[9]

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  3. ^ a b Freehold Games. "Press Kit – Caves of Qud".
  4. ^ "Press". freeholdgames.com. Archived from the original on 24 May 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  5. ^ "It's best to play this roguelike the same way you'd read The Grapes of Wrath". Kill Screen. 7 August 2015. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Roguelike Lets You Kill Your Evil Twin With Mind Bullets". Kotaku. 12 April 2017. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Caves of Qud Gameplay Overview". Polygon. Archived from the original on 2020-09-05. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  8. ^ Dominic Tarason (3 October 2017). "These 3 roguelikes are pushing the genre's boundaries while remaining true to its roots". Pc Gamer. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019. The spirit of Rogue lives on in this trio of indie roguelike trailblazers.
  9. ^ "Procedurally Generating History in Caves of Qud". YouTube. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.