Rogue
Released Oct 2020
Experience the commercial port of the game that spawned a thousand 'Rogue-likes'. Venture into the Dungeons of Doom in search of the legendary Amulet of Yendor, and hopefully escape with your life! Randomly generated dungeons await you, full of nasty monsters, insidious traps, and glittering loot.
95% positive · 513 reviews
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
Rogue is a port of the classic 1980s dungeon-crawling game — specifically Epyx Rogue v1.49, one of the earliest commercially distributed versions of the original game. The store description presents this as a faithful preservation release of a historically complete product: a fixed, finished game with no post-launch content planned or implied. There are no DLC listings, no developer news posts, no roadmaps, and no announcements of future updates. This is a classic game that launched as a complete package on October 22, 2020, and has received no post-launch content cycle of any kind. The game is done by design — it shipped as a finished historical artifact.
Evidence
Store description presents Epyx Rogue v1.49 as a historical port of a complete, classic 1980s game. No future content, updates, or expansions are mentioned or implied.
Short description frames the game purely as a preservation of the original Rogue experience. No language suggesting ongoing development or planned additions.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
Pixel Games UK
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
In the early 1980s, a computer game emerged that changed the world of fantasy gaming forever. Randomly generated rooms meant that each journey into the infamous Dungeons of Doom was unique. The potent combination of random generation with perma-death proved to be intoxicating, and the game was so influential it spawned an entire genre: "Rogue-likes".
Now you too can experience the thrill of dungeon crawling for the fabled Amulet of Yendor in this pioneering game.
The original Rogue had many different versions and variations, and was ported to a wide variety of computer platforms. This particular version is Epyx Rogue, one of the earliest versions designed for commercial distribution, ported to MSDOS on the IBM PC, and is v1.49 of that port.
How long has it been?
How many lifetimes have passed since I began my sojourn through this maze of underground passageways, of damp, dimly lit chambers? How long have I been alone, the only human among a menacing crew of hideous subterranean beasts, stumbling over forlorn reminders that others have passed this way before me... never to return!
Long before I forgot the warmth of the noonday sun or the refreshing coolness of the evening breeze, I forgot my name. Call me what you will. I am the Rogue.
Now you too can experience the thrill of dungeon crawling for the fabled Amulet of Yendor in this pioneering game.
The original Rogue had many different versions and variations, and was ported to a wide variety of computer platforms. This particular version is Epyx Rogue, one of the earliest versions designed for commercial distribution, ported to MSDOS on the IBM PC, and is v1.49 of that port.
- Battle dozens of unique and powerful enemies.
- Gather armor, weapons, food and other items to help you on your quest.
- Scour rooms for secret hidden doors and traps.
- Discover strange magical spells and potions, which have different wonderous effects every time you play the game.
- Survive through 26 randomly generated levels, each more tricky and dangerous than the last, to find the Amulet, then escape... if you can!
How long has it been?
How many lifetimes have passed since I began my sojourn through this maze of underground passageways, of damp, dimly lit chambers? How long have I been alone, the only human among a menacing crew of hideous subterranean beasts, stumbling over forlorn reminders that others have passed this way before me... never to return!
Long before I forgot the warmth of the noonday sun or the refreshing coolness of the evening breeze, I forgot my name. Call me what you will. I am the Rogue.
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Last evaluated Jun 24, 2026
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