Jupiter Hell Classic

Roguelike· Traditional Roguelike· Turn-Based Tactics· Grid-Based Movement

Early access since Aug 2025

Jupiter Hell Classic is a old-school true Roguelike shooter with turn-based tactics, permadeath, procedural levels, and 90s sci-fi carnage in its purest form. Rip and Tear!

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Steam Updated 12 Oct 2026 $14.99

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Jupiter Hell Classic launched into Early Access on August 13, 2025, with ChaosForge committing to a path toward a 1.0 full release. That commitment has been kept with exceptional consistency: the game has received seven major content updates since launch — versions 0.6 through 0.13 — shipped roughly every 4–8 weeks. The most recent update, version 0.13 "Medic," arrived on August 24, 2026 (today), adding a brand-new Medic class with 10 traits, Exalted enemies, seeded game support, and numerous balance and UI improvements. In the version 0.13 post, the developer states directly: "We're almost ready to announce the release date — and the next version will either be 1.0 or 0.14 Ruins." The codename for 1.0 is given as "Trials," signaling the full release is the very next major milestone. The developer also confirmed in the version 0.12 post (July 27, 2026) that post-1.0 content is already being planned: "Roguelikes are never truly done!" This makes clear that 1.0 will be a milestone, not the end of the game's development. The studio is actively engaged, communicating regularly, and delivering on everything they have announced. The game is in the final stretch of its Early Access period with the 1.0 release expected very soon.

Evidence

Version 0.13 'Medic' shipped today, adding a new Medic class, Exalted enemies, seeded games, and more. The developer states the next release will be either 1.0 'Trials' or 0.14 'Ruins', signaling the full release is imminent.

news post · Aug 24, 2026 source content planned

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Version 0.12 'BLEP/CRI' shipped, adding 7 new special levels, 4 new enemies, and a new faction branch. Developer states '1.0' is near and confirms post-1.0 content is already planned: 'Roguelikes are never truly done!'

news post · Jul 27, 2026 source content planned

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Developer

ChaosForge

Publisher

Hyperstrange

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Verified

Players

Single-player

Traditional Roguelike Roguelike Turn-Based Tactics Grid-Based Movement Procedural Generation Perma Death Sci-fi Horror Turn-Based Combat Strategy 2D Dungeon Crawler RPG Top-Down Demons

About this game

The classic DRL is getting its commercial Steam release with updated gameplay and Jupiter Hell-based expansion!

After over 11 years in hiatus ChaosForge resumes development on its original turn-based roguelike shooter, DRL. We're updating the game's mechanics, environments, content, graphics and changing the setting to match the one featured in its acclaimed remake - Jupiter Hell - and bringing the game to Steam players, as a fully-featured commercial spin-off/total-conversion, under the name Jupiter Hell Classic!

The original DRL remains free on the ChaosForge website and will continue to receive updates alongside the new Jupiter Hell Classic version. Jupiter Hell Classic is continuing development of the entire series, now spanning over 20 years.

What to expect from Jupiter Hell Classic:

Classic, unforgiving, top-down, grid-based roguelike gameplay
Fast and fluid ranged based tactical combat
Control via keyboard only, mouse + keyboard or gamepad
Diagonal movement along movement based tactics
Environmental destruction and interaction
4 episodes, almost 200 items, 25+ enemies
30+ crafting assemblies, 3 classes with 5 master traits each (subclasses)
Steam Workshop support for all your nostalgia modding needs!

The demake of a remake of a roguelike unmake of a famous 1993 FPS shooter.

Read that again, let it sink in. The lore might be a bit confusing at first, but it all makes sense.

First, there was that legendary hell-shooter from the '90s. Then, in 2002, came a turn-based fan project that reimagined that chaos as a roguelike - fast, brutal, and built for coffee breaks. And players saw that it was good. For 14 glorious years, it brought turn-based carnage to a devoted fanbase.

Then, in 2016, came the un-making. The hell-hordes of lawyers descended on the game and all that was left was three lettersD R L. Was it still good, though? Hell yeah. And then, in 2019, came Jupiter Hell. The modern(ish) remake. Still with us? Remake of the unmake.

The year is 2024, and it's sure as hell time for the story to go full-circle with another demake. Jupiter Hell Classic, the demake of the remake of the unmake of the 2002 legendary roguelike that proved fast-paced action belongs in a turn-based RPG.