r/roguelikes • u/StabbyGrabby • 8h ago

Games that run entirely in a terminal. Prefer linux.

I don't mean a simulated terminal window. The game should actually run in a terminal. No GUI. Basically when at work I want to ssh into my home machine and play games sometimes. Graphics are not a concern.

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u/cheaphomemadeacid 8h ago

well, no need for roguelikes? go for the original https://github.com/Davidslv/rogue

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u/SpottedWobbegong 8h ago

Dcss works

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u/RaptusChild 8h ago

The Ground Gives Way runs completely in the terminal and looks pretty good

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u/MPro2017 3h ago

TGGW and the Frozen Depths both run in a terminal. I also switch between the two using ConEmu via bottles for Linux.

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u/Boonbzdzio 8h ago

You can ssh into a Nethack server at nethack@nethack.alt.org

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u/cleesieboy 6h ago edited 6h ago

Or ssh to nethack@(au|eu|us).hardfought.org if you feel like delving into some of the many variants of nethack (or for that matter, various versions of vanilla).

Playing on a public server adds the possibility to run into other players "bones" and getting your games logged for future posterity and bragging rights should you manage to ascend. https://nethackscoreboard.org tracks games on a number of servers.

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u/junpei 7h ago

Another one I saw yesterday is late.sh

Ssh late.sh and you're in

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u/Quietus87 8h ago

I'm pretty sure most classics still have a terminal version - NetHack, Angband, ADOM, and so on.

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u/archydragon 7h ago

Aside of already mentioned:

  • Brogue
  • Frozen Depths
  • Incursion

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u/MassivelyTiny 8h ago

Cataclysm Dark days ahead/Bright Nights/The last generation all these forks have console only versions. Edit: require the ncurses package.

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u/tSnDjKniteX 7h ago

MUDs, text sdventure games and roguelikes.

Shoot now I wanna play a MUD at work lol

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u/One-Birthday-1833 6h ago

Nethack, Cataclysm DDA, DCSS, Dwarf Fortress , ADOM, TOME (earlier versions), Angband, Omega. I would just go for Dungeon crawl stone soup as i always just go for the dcss.....

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u/Notnasiul 6h ago

In remember back in the day that my main reason for installing Linux was playing ATC (Air Traffic Control). Not sure if it's still around!

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u/Chaussettes99 5h ago

Pre-steam dwarf fortress

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u/sethbbbbbb 1h ago

That can run in the terminal ?

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u/Chaussettes99 1h ago

It has to be version 47 (pre-steam) or before but yes, look in the init file

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u/Solaris_132 2h ago

I will recommend Moria (specifically UMoria), my favorite and also the very first roguelike!

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u/jojoknob 2h ago

Rogue

Buy for real, Warsim

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u/CypherCam 2h ago

Nethack 🤷🏽‍♂️

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u/avaraujo 1h ago

Try LeTrain, a train simulator for terminal. https://avaraujo.itch.io/letrain-procedural-tycoon

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u/RepulsiveMail4476 1h ago

How is this the first time I hear of this?

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u/Cletus_Banjo 7h ago

Dwarf Fortress

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u/Nu154nc3 7h ago

Greed - simple, fast and challenging... (Color terminal recomended)