The complete development story

Theolodorus, commander of the army of Yendor, rebels against the authority of his creator, seeking redemption for the suffering he has brought into the land.

Experience dungeon crawling like it was 1994, with graphics created by Glenn Wichman himself, one of the developers of the original Rogue.

You can download for free for Windows from itch.io here.

As I have been doing it for the last 21 years, I joined the 7DRL Challenge this year. I had wanted to make a game featuring Windows 3.1 visuals for a long time… my first computer was a 486 with Windows 3.1 and, although most of my gaming was DOS, I still feel some nostalgia for the particular experience of these early Windows games.

On that era and platform, I feel there was a distinct lack of roguelikes and RPGs in general, with Castle of the Winds being about the only thing out there. I set out to fix that.

Rogue Monster: Theolodorus is a combination of a traditional roguelike (turn-based, top-down, permadeath, no metaprogression) with a deck-builder, card-battler game (Slay the Spire is a clear inspiration here).

Its main appeal, of course, is its very distinct retro visuals, however I also intented to create a smooth experience, modernized to the 2020s while retaining the original charm.

Check out the full devlog at https://blog.slashie.net/2025/03/19/rogue-monster-theolodorus-7drl-2025-success/