Looking to buy an iPad Roguelike RPG for someone I know: - Less than 2 years old (otherwise they might own it already) and recently updated/supported. - Premium (any IAP should be unnecessary stuff). - Slick presentation (pixelart is fine, but not SUPER simplistic). The cell-based retro play style of a roguelike is finethat's expected. - Full-scale long-play experience, not bite-size/pick-up-and-play. What they like: - Character customization, stats and upgrades. No need to dumb it down: choose a race, choose where to distribute your XP points, etc. - No starvation. Death by monsters and traps OK, but not a constant race against a ticking clock! - Not near-impossible to win (so, death should not erase all progress, or else the game should be easier than the brutal 90s classics). They used to play those old games, but it was futility... - Turn-based like classic Rogue or Moria, not realtime. - Lots of loot to find. Stores to spend it in. Bonus if there's a fun luck-based mining component! - No significant story. No NPC conversations taking up time! Just dungeon crawling, going deeper and revealing random rooms and passages. What's good these days? Thanks in advance!
The first game to came to my mind was 'The nightmare cooperative' is one of my favourite and underrated Roguelikes.
Would recommend Card Dungeon. I like the presentation, which resembles a 1980's tabletop RPG with 2D cardboard cutout figures, and the card mechanic gives added depth to gameplay. Has been out just over a year and is regularly updated. A mixture of genres but it's sort of rogue-like as well.
Awesome! Thanks, all, those are great suggestions! Games with a single hero at a time (not a party) would be the best fit for the person in question.
