SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition
Released Feb 2015
SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition is a humorous and strategic turn-based dungeon crawling ASCII adventure. Drawing heavy inspiration from both Roguelikes and Japanese RPGs, the game offers a robust action-RPG inspired combat system.
91% positive · 1,587 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $7.99
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Evaluation
SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition launched on February 13, 2015 and received a steady stream of feature patches and balance updates through mid-2015. After a quieter stretch, the developer released the Rogue Potato Collection DLC on August 2, 2017 — the game's only major post-launch content drop. All three DLC items (the OST, the Piano Collection, and the Rogue Potato Collection) are released with no unreleased entries in the store listing. The last developer news post was on August 3, 2017, announcing the Rogue Potato DLC launch. There have been no developer communications, patch notes, roadmaps, or announcements of any kind since August 2017. The store description contains no language about future updates, seasonal content, or ongoing development — it describes the game purely as a feature-complete package. With nearly nine years of silence since the last update and no outstanding commitments, the game is best understood as a complete, finished product with all content having shipped by August 2017.
Evidence
Rogue Potato DLC released — the last major content drop for the game and the final developer communication on record.
Rogue Potato Collection released; all three listed DLC items are now released with no unreleased entries remaining.
Content
3 of 3 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Plug In Digital
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
As the world's first fully-ASCII game to grace the Steam platform, SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition is a humorous and strategic turn-based dungeon crawling adventure. Drawing heavy inspiration from both Roguelikes and Japanese RPGs, the game was meticulously designed to offer a truly compelling role-playing experience complete with a robust action-rpg inspired combat system.
Black Edition builds upon the classic SanctuaryRPG formula with all new procedurally generated artwork, as well as a plethora of areas to explore, races to experiment with, skills to master, and loot to collect. Whether you're a valiant hero or a dastardly villain, the fate of Sanctuary is in your hands.
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Features:
- Enjoy a blast from the past with retro ASCII graphics
- Travel through vast dungeons with classic roguelike action
- Experience hundreds of hours of immersive gameplay
- Put your strategies to work with a sleek combat system
- Over 160 class and race combinations to experiment with
- Wreck your enemies with over 1400 weapons and armors
- Rock out to an original 8-bit chiptune soundtrack
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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