- Publisher: Freehold Games
- Release Date: Dec 5, 2024
- Also On: Switch
- Summary: Caves of Qud is a science fantasy roguelike epic steeped in retrofuturism, deep simulation, and swathes of sentient plants. Come inhabit an exotic world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations.
- Developer: Freehold Games
- Genre(s): Role-Playing, Roguelike
- # of players: No Online Multiplayer
- Cheats: On GameFAQs
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 8
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Mixed: 0 out of 8
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Negative: 0 out of 8
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Dec 10, 2024Densely imagined and as complex as you fancy, this roguelike RPG is brilliant.
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Dec 20, 2024Quotation forthcoming.
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Dec 6, 2024Caves of Qud is a genre-defining achievement in play, story, and roleplaying freedom.
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Dec 27, 2024A staggering achievement in terms of role-playing interactivity and flexibility, that also manages to be both accessible and maintain a fun sense of the absurd.
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Jan 17, 2025Caves of Qud is a game that will reward you more and more for putting in the time and effort to learn about it. Even just from scratching the surface, however, I am absolutely entranced by the worlds the game can create.
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Dec 20, 2024A roguelike RPG that stands out for its deep emergent narrative, complex character creation, and endless possibilities in exploration and decision-making, but its steep learning curve, dated visuals, and English-only text limit its accessibility.
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Edge MagazineJan 24, 2025Here is a game not only made over decades but one that feels made to be consumed over an equivalent timeframe. To play Caves of Qud is to be aware that you have just one life to give it - and that you might well come up wanting. [Issue#407, p.104]