''Brogue'' is a

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computer video game created by Brian Walker. As in its predecessor ''

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'', the goal of ''Brogue'' is for the player (represented by the character @) to descend to the 26th floor of the Dungeons of Doom, retrieve the Amulet of Yendor, and return to the surface. Players also have the option of delving deeper into the dungeon to obtain a higher score. This task is complicated by the presence of monsters and traps in a

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dungeon. Development started in 2009, with the latest version, 1.7.5, being released on September 25, 2018. ''Brogues interface, design and character graphics have been praised for their simplicity and beauty. Further development of ''Brogue'' has taken place via

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under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0, now named ''Brogue Community Edition'' or ''Brogue CE'', with multiple contributors. As of October 2024, the latest version of ''Brogue CE'' is 1.14.1, released on Aug. 31.

Reception

'' IndieGames.com''s

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called ''Brogue'' "beautiful and accessible." ''

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''s Graham Smith compared it favorably with '' The Binding of Isaac'', '' Dungeons of Dredmor'' and ''

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''; saying "if you want to start swimming to the deeper end of the pool [of

s], ''Brogue'' is your waterwings". ''Rock Paper Shotgun''s Graham Smith ranked the interface alongside ''Papers, Please'', ''Democracy (video game)#Sequels, Democracy 3'', and '' Elite: Dangerous'', citing "using old-fashioned ASCII ..with a set of effects that make the world colourful and alive".

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