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Corbin Dallas Multipass
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Well you bastards made me play DCSS. Got a naga fighter of chei with 2 runes. Running around chopping guys up with my blade hands, just killed roxanne and got a book with statue form, statue naga of chei was the goal when I started so i'm about halfway there now.
This is uh... not the optimal way to play dungeon crawl lol. Ultra slow movement can be problematic, but so far so good. Slouch is just a wonderful "oh shit" button though.
Can you still remove mutations in v28? I got irradiated and now I have -4 int and random stat loss when hit. Not the worst things in the world but normally I'd quaff a mut potion and hope for the best at this point. (cure mutation was removed a version or two back, so you gotta drink mutation potions and play mutation roulette when removing muts now, or at least, that's how it was last time i played).
This is uh... not the optimal way to play dungeon crawl lol. Ultra slow movement can be problematic, but so far so good. Slouch is just a wonderful "oh shit" button though.
Can you still remove mutations in v28? I got irradiated and now I have -4 int and random stat loss when hit. Not the worst things in the world but normally I'd quaff a mut potion and hope for the best at this point. (cure mutation was removed a version or two back, so you gotta drink mutation potions and play mutation roulette when removing muts now, or at least, that's how it was last time i played).
Corbin Dallas Multipass
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Got a good run of dungeon crawl going. Statue Naga of Chei, moves slow as hell but hits hard as a truck. Picked up a new spell I hadn't seen before, "Manifold Assault", performs a melee attack against every enemy in sight. 5mp per cast is a bit high, but being able to punch everyone onscreen at the same time is huge. Admittedly it's a little redundant with slouch.
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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.28.0-53-g5a82cb258f (webtiles) character file.
puncho the Brawler (Naga Fighter) Turns: 57136, Time: 04:27:44
Health: 207/207 AC: 21 Str: 33 XL: 22 Next: 14%
Magic: 32/32 EV: 23 Int: 33 God: Cheibriados [******]
Gold: 2759 SH: 9 Dex: 24 Spells: 3/33 levels left
rFire + + . SeeInvis + - Unarmed
rCold + . . Faith . W - +1 buckler {reflect}
rNeg + + . Spirit + S - +2 robe {rC+ rF+}
rPois + Reflect + p - +2 helmet {Int+3}
rElec . Harm . O - +2 cloak
rCorr . Rampage . (no gloves)
Will ++... (no barding)
Stlth +++++..... Y - amulet "Hadghi Jidwi" {Spirit rF+ rN++ Dex-3}
HPRegen 0.44/turn D - +4 ring of protection
MPRegen 0.23/turn r - +4 ring of evasion
@: very slow
A: AC +7, large, see invisible, deformed body, poison resistance, slowness 2,
spit poison 1, naga tail 2, deterioration 1, dopey 2
}: 2/15 runes: decaying, gossamer
a: Spit Poison, Renounce Religion, Bend Time, Temporal Distortion, Slouch, Step
From Time
You are on level 3 of the Vaults.
You worship Cheibriados.
Cheibriados is exalted by your worship.
You have visited 8 branches of the dungeon, and seen 37 of its levels.
You have also visited: Ossuary.
You have collected 4377 gold pieces.
You have spent 1618 gold pieces at shops.
Inventory:
Missiles
a - 21 boomerangs (quivered)
d - 9 javelins
u - 15 curare-tipped darts
v - 7 throwing nets
K - 36 poisoned darts
Armour
p - a +2 helmet of intelligence (worn)
O - a +2 cloak (worn)
S - a +2 robe of resistance (worn)
V - a +0 kite shield of reflection
W - a +1 buckler of reflection (worn)
Jewellery
l - a ring of protection from fire
r - a +4 ring of evasion (right hand)
x - a ring of protection from cold
y - a ring of flight
D - a +4 ring of protection (left hand)
Y - the amulet "Hadghi Jidwi" (around neck) {Spirit rF+ rN++ Dex-3}
(You bought it in a shop on level 2 of the Orcish Mines)
[amulet of guardian spirit]
It causes incoming damage to be divided between your reserves of health and
magic.
Dex: It affects your dexterity (-3).
rF: It protects you from fire.
rN: It greatly protects you from negative energy.
Wands
b - a wand of mindburst (29)
c - a wand of acid (14)
k - a wand of flame (42)
q - a wand of charming (12)
t - a wand of iceblast (28)
M - a wand of polymorph (26)
R - a wand of digging (7)
Z - a wand of paralysis (4)
Scrolls
e - 4 scrolls of blinking
g - 15 scrolls of identify
n - a scroll of enchant armour
s - 8 scrolls of teleportation
A - 3 scrolls of summoning
C - 4 scrolls of fear
I - 3 scrolls of magic mapping
N - a scroll of holy word
P - 3 scrolls of silence
U - 6 scrolls of amnesia
X - 8 scrolls of fog
Potions
h - 7 potions of magic
j - 11 potions of ambrosia
m - 13 potions of curing
o - 9 potions of lignification
w - 4 potions of brilliance
z - 11 potions of heal wounds
B - 6 potions of flight
E - 8 potions of might
F - 2 potions of mutation
G - 7 potions of attraction
H - 5 potions of invisibility
J - 3 potions of resistance
Miscellaneous
f - a tin of tremorstones (2/2)
i - a phantom mirror
L - a lightning rod (4/4)
Skills:
+ Level 14.4 Fighting
+ Level 9.3 Throwing
- Level 7.2 Armour
* Level 11.4 Dodging
+ Level 11.5 Stealth
+ Level 11.4 Shields
* Level 18.3 Unarmed Combat
+ Level 6.3 Spellcasting
- Level 7.2 Translocations
+ Level 12.9 Transmutations
+ Level 11.2 Earth Magic
+ Level 13.4 Invocations
- Level 5.0 Evocations
You have 3 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:
Your Spells Type Power Damage Failure Level
a - Lesser Beckoning Tloc 55% N/A 1% 3
b - Blade Hands Tmut 38% N/A 1% 5
c - Blink Tloc 100% N/A 1% 2
d - Statue Form Tmut/Erth 49% N/A 4% 6
e - Wereblood Tmut 77% N/A 1% 2
f - Passage of Golubria Tloc 55% N/A 2% 4
g - Manifold Assault Tloc 55% N/A 7% 5
h - Gell's Gravitas Tloc 55% N/A 1% 3
Your spell library contains the following spells:
Spells Type Power Damage Failure Level
Teleport Other Tloc 55% N/A 1% 3
Portal Projectile Hex/Tloc 68% N/A 3% 3
Foxfire Conj/Fire 40% 2x1d6 4% 1
Magic Dart Conj 40% 1d5 4% 1
Call Imp Summ 10% N/A 7% 2
Corpse Rot Necr/Air 20% N/A 7% 2
Confusing Touch Hex 10% N/A 14% 3
Conjure Flame Conj/Fire 10% 6-21 14% 3
Dazzling Flash Conj/Hex 20% N/A 14% 3
Inner Flame Hex/Fire 10% N/A 14% 3
Mephitic Cloud Conj/Pois/Air 10% N/A 14% 3
Summon Guardian Golem Hex/Summ 10% N/A 14% 3
Petrify Tmut/Erth 74% N/A 1% 4
Lee's Rapid Deconstruct Erth 35% 3d19* 1% 5
Animate Armour Summ/Erth 94% N/A 4% 4
Leda's Liquefaction Hex/Erth 23% N/A 4% 4
Alistair's Intoxication Tmut/Pois 34% N/A 10% 5
Yara's Violent Unravell Hex/Tmut 26% 3d11 10% 5
Iskenderun's Mystic Bla Conj/Tloc 34% 2d8 11% 4
Borgnjor's Vile Clutch Necr/Erth 23% N/A 13% 5
Summon Forest Summ/Tloc 17% N/A 30% 5
Dispersal Tloc 27% N/A 36% 6
Dispel Undead Necr 10% 3d9 43% 4
Flame Wave Conj/Fire 10% 2d5 43% 4
Summon Ice Beast Ice/Summ 10% N/A 43% 4
Eringya's Noxious Bog Tmut/Pois 26% N/A 45% 6
Excruciating Wounds Necr 5% N/A 78% 5
Summon Mana Viper Hex/Summ 10% N/A 78% 5
Storm Form Tmut/Air 26% N/A 96% 7
Death Channel Necr 5% N/A 100% 6
Simulacrum Ice/Necr 5% N/A 100% 6
Starburst Conj/Fire 5% 6d4 100% 6
Summon Cactus Giant Summ 5% N/A 100% 6
Enfeeble Hex 5% N/A 100% 7
Malign Gateway Summ/Tloc 17% N/A 100% 7
Monstrous Menagerie Summ 5% N/A 100% 7
Orb of Destruction Conj 5% 9d5 100% 7
Spellforged Servitor Conj/Summ 5% N/A 100% 7
Summon Horrible Things Summ 5% N/A 100% 8
Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations
Branches:
Dungeon (15/15) Temple (1/1) D:5 Lair (4/6) D:10
Swamp (4/4) Lair:2 Spider (4/4) Lair:4 Orc (2/2) D:12
Elf (0/3) Orc:2 Vaults (3/5) D:14 Crypt (0/3) Vaults:2
Depths (4/4) D:15 Zot (0/5) Depths:4 Ossuary (visited)
Altars:
Cheibriados
Dithmenos
Fedhas
Gozag
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Ru
Uskayaw
Vehumet
Wu Jian
Xom
Beogh
Shops:
D:6 ( D:8 = D:13 ? Orc:2 (=:?
Portals:
Hell: Depths:1 Depths:2 Depths:3 Depths:4
Abyss: Depths:2 Depths:3 Depths:4
Pandemonium: Depths:2
Ziggurat: Depths:3
Annotations:
D:2 1 runed translucent door, Crazy Yiuf
D:7 exclusions: 2 centaurs and 1 more exclusion
Lair:4 3 runed translucent doors, Decep's ghost, journeyman MiBe
Spider:1 3 runed translucent doors, Jackthecabe's ghost, adept DEFE
Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations
Your serpentine skin is tough. (AC +7)
You have supernaturally acute eyesight. (SInv)
Armour fits poorly on your strangely shaped body.
Your system is resistant to poisons. (rPois)
You cover ground very slowly.
You can spit poison.
You can use your snake-like lower body to constrict enemies.
Your body sometimes deteriorates upon taking damage.
You are very dopey. (Int -4)
Message History
You block the ironbound preserver's attack.
You beat the ironbound preserver into a bloody pulp!!!
You feel a bit better.
You kill the ironbound preserver!
Cheibriados thoroughly appreciates the change of pace.
You block the deep troll's attack. The deep troll claws you.
The deep troll claws you but does no damage.
The deep troll closely misses you.
The deep troll claws you but does no damage. x2
You pulverise the deep troll!!! You feel a bit better.
You kill the deep troll!
Cheibriados thoroughly appreciates the change of pace.
You howl as the wereblood boils in your veins!
The deep troll completely misses you. You block the deep troll's attack. x2
The deep troll misses you. The deep troll closely misses you.
The deep troll claws you.
You beat the deep troll into a bloody pulp!!!!
You feel a bit better.
You kill the deep troll!
Cheibriados thoroughly appreciates the change of pace.
You howl as the wereblood boils in your veins!
You howl as the wereblood boils in your veins!
You howl as the wereblood boils in your veins!
You howl as the wereblood boils in your veins!
Your primal bloodlust is almost over.
You howl as the wereblood boils in your veins!
You howl as the wereblood boils in your veins!
Your primal bloodlust has ended.
Things that are here:
a +0 morningstar; a +0 scale mail; a deep troll corpse
Items here: )) [[.
Your transformation is almost over.
You revert to your normal fleshy form.
Your +2 robe of resistance unmelds from your body.
You feel resistant to extremes of temperature.
Done exploring.
Done exploring.
There is an open door here.
There is an open door here.
There is a stone staircase leading down here.
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There are no monsters in sight!
Vanquished Creatures
A juggernaut (Depths:3)
Bai Suzhen (Spider:4)
5 caustic shrikes (Depths:4)
4 golden dragons
the Enchantress (Depths:2)
2 bone dragons
Arachne (Spider:2)
Mlioglotl (Swamp:4)
2 liches
A walking frostbound tome (Depths:4)
A sphinx (Depths:3)
Kirke (Swamp:4)
A tengu reaver (Depths:1)
Donald (Orc:2)
A shadow dragon (Depths:1)
Roxanne (Swamp:4)
A draconian monk (Depths:4)
4 fire giants
3 iron dragons
Aizul (Spider:1)
7 frost giants
4 orc warlords
8 emperor scorpions
10 vault wardens
8 ghost moths
Louise (Swamp:3)
12 ironbound preservers
3 spriggan defenders (Depths:2)
3 war gargoyles
3 broodmothers (Spider:2)
4 stone giants
3 vampire knights
19 very ugly things
4 ironbound thunderhulks
2 eleionomae
A black draconian (Depths:4)
10 bunyips
6 entropy weavers
2 white draconians (Depths:4)
4 dire elephants
8 spark wasps
2 red draconians
4 purple draconians
The ghost of JJisdabomb the Unforgettable, a journeyman DsFi of Hepliaklqana (D:12)
A yellow draconian (Depths:3)
A blizzard demon (Depths:3)
7 ettins
Harold (D:8)
3 fire dragons
2 crystal guardians
Josephine (Spider:1)
3 rakshasas
3 great orbs of eyes
12 yaktaur captains
5 ice dragons
24 hydras
3 spriggan air magi
10 vault guards
6 boulder beetles
Erolcha (Orc:2)
3 ghost crabs
4 peacekeepers
5 centaur warriors
2 hell beasts (Depths:3)
3 ironbound frosthearts
A two-headed ogre (D:10)
4 radroaches
2 orc high priests
A death yak (Lair:4)
3 deep troll shamans
5 alligators
10 deep troll earth magi
2 tengu warriors
9 hell knights
7 spriggan berserkers
A soul eater (Vaults:2)
3 iron trolls
5 skeletal warriors
7 pharaoh ants
4 sun moths
2 goliath frogs
2 flayed ghosts
5 steelbarb worms
50 deep trolls
6 orb spiders
2 glowing orange brains (Depths:3)
14 ironbound convokers
4 swamp dragons
4 spriggan druids
2 bog bodies
An obsidian statue (D:14)
6 wizards
6 orc knights
2 deep elf pyromancers
A phantasmal warrior (Vaults:3)
9 harpies
5 necromancers
15 orc sorcerers
8 lindwurms
An oklob plant (Lair:4)
4 cyclopes
22 ugly things
4 moths of wrath
20 wolf spiders
3 manticores
2 will-o-the-wisps
6 elephants
2 torpor snails
9 vault sentinels
3 black mambas
10 cane toads
2 gargoyles (D:14)
5 demonic crawlers
36 yaktaurs
5 komodo dragons
2 tengu conjurers
5 rime drakes
3 trolls
13 meliai
2 polar bears
15 hornets
A bloated husk (Swamp:2)
11 tyrant leeches
6 blink frogs
Grinder (D:2)
26 tarantellas
42 slime creatures
5 dream sheep (Lair:4)
30 jumping spiders
10 water elementals
Sigmund (D:3)
2 shadows
9 spriggans
5 wraiths (Spider:1)
16 culicivoras
A basilisk (shapeshifter) (D:15)
3 wyverns
2 hogs
30 yaks
6 basilisks
53 redbacks
25 vampire mosquitoes
5 wargs
Edmund (D:5)
15 swamp worms
8 water moccasins
3 sky beasts
6 swamp drakes
A hornet zombie (D:8)
2 black bears
43 orc warriors
2 ice beasts
2 necrophages (D:6)
6 ogres
21 centaurs
3 wolves
6 kobold brigands
Blork the orc (D:6)
21 bullfrogs
An elf zombie (Ossuary)
2 gnoll sergeants
A wyvern zombie (D:8)
A scorpion (D:4)
A wyvern skeleton (D:7)
4 wights
3 killer bees (D:11)
7 howler monkeys
3 electric eels
3 centaur zombies
A bullfrog zombie (D:5)
2 human zombies (Ossuary)
6 hounds
A jelly (D:4)
2 centaur skeletons
18 orc priests
Terence (D:2)
An iguana (D:6)
Natasha (twice) (D:3)
30 orc wizards
3 hound zombies
A hound skeleton (D:4)
4 mummies (Ossuary)
A howler monkey zombie (D:7)
Robin (D:2)
9 gnolls
10 adders
A howler monkey skeleton (D:4)
A shadow imp (D:6)
12 white imps (D:11)
An ufetubus (D:7)
A worm (D:2)
A dart slug (D:2)
79 orcs
7 ball pythons
6 bats
4 endoplasms
A giant cockroach (D:2)
18 goblins
7 hobgoblins
10 jackals
33 kobolds
3 quokkas
3 training dummies (D:6)
2 frilled lizards
A goblin zombie (Ossuary)
4 hobgoblin zombies (Ossuary)
2 jackal zombies (Ossuary)
An orc zombie (Ossuary)
6 rats
1399 creatures vanquished.
Vanquished Creatures (others)
A fire giant (Depths:3)
A boulder beetle (Spider:4)
An orb spider (Spider:3)
A bloated husk (Swamp:1)
2 humans (Swamp:4)
An ogre (D:5)
A hound (D:7)
An orc wizard (Orc:2)
5 foxfires (Swamp:3)
19 fungi
45 plants
78 creatures vanquished.
Grand Total: 1477 creatures vanquished
Didn't see this coming, Desktop Dungeons is getting a big visual overhaul/rerelease. Much more than a simple bit of paint, though lord knows the tiny resolution of the original needed something fresh.
3D, which I imagine will be contrary to average codexer's taste, but it seems like it's the same great coffeebreak roguelike, with the notable difference of a "rewind" feature, so I imagine this'll be another good title for getting more people to attempt the jump from roguelites to traditional roguelikes.
Tiny announcement on Steam:
PC Gamer article:
3D, which I imagine will be contrary to average codexer's taste, but it seems like it's the same great coffeebreak roguelike, with the notable difference of a "rewind" feature, so I imagine this'll be another good title for getting more people to attempt the jump from roguelites to traditional roguelikes.
Tiny announcement on Steam:
PC Gamer article:
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Is it good and worth playing? I never tried it before
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The alpha (that's still officially around the internet for free) was better than the final version. It had less content but it was more balanced and less swingy.
The final version expanded the meta progression with more equipment, random secret rooms, bounties, trickier gods and a collection of "fuck you" enemies and challenges that were more painful than fun.
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Never tried the alpha version, but i did like the final version of the Desktop Dungeons fair enough.
The only little moment that irked me is that your hero's gender is randomized and thus you can start with the female character. They made this article in which devs praised themselves about how progressive they are for making the vast majority of the female portraits as ugly as possible and i guess they realised that nobody would choose them unless forced.
The only little moment that irked me is that your hero's gender is randomized and thus you can start with the female character. They made this article in which devs praised themselves about how progressive they are for making the vast majority of the female portraits as ugly as possible and i guess they realised that nobody would choose them unless forced.
Gregz
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This shit is getting so fucking stupid.
From the talented Anthony Case. Has a demo.
Demo.Graph
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Is it me or it's really lewd?
I'm changing three words and ohgawd.
Friendzoned is a sci-fi turn-based Roguelike. Blast your way into the pantsuless sectors battling dangerous creatures, outlaws, and the environment itself. But you'll need your wits to make best use of the variety of resources you stumble upon to survive and claim the head of your bounty!
Friendzoned is a sci-fi turn-based Roguelike. Blast your way into the pantsuless sectors battling dangerous creatures, outlaws, and the environment itself. But you'll need your wits to make best use of the variety of resources you stumble upon to survive and claim the head of your bounty!
Demo.Graph, where did you get that text from? O.o (Am I blind?)
Nice visuals. Saddens me how few games ultimately pull off pixel graphics well (I guess they think that's enough as far as art style goes?). But this manages it :D kinda reminds me of Crypt of the Necrodancer in that respect, but obviously with a muuuch darker and off-tone palette.
Nice visuals. Saddens me how few games ultimately pull off pixel graphics well (I guess they think that's enough as far as art style goes?). But this manages it :D kinda reminds me of Crypt of the Necrodancer in that respect, but obviously with a muuuch darker and off-tone palette.
buffalo bill
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Looks nice, anybody play the demo?
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on the right panel, once you open steam page
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Upcoming changes in DCSS v0.29
There are more, but these caught my eye while I was quickly scanning them. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a comprehensive list of them.
Ammo for bows, slings, etc. is being removed.
Armor impacts ranged attack delay.
Bows, crossbows, and slings skills are combined into a single Ranged Combat skill.
Monsters adjacent to the player gain a 1/3 chance to gain a free attack if the player moves away from them. Wu Jian martial attacks & rampaging give immunity.
There are more, but these caught my eye while I was quickly scanning them. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a comprehensive list of them.
Ammo for bows, slings, etc. is being removed.
Armor impacts ranged attack delay.
Bows, crossbows, and slings skills are combined into a single Ranged Combat skill.
Monsters adjacent to the player gain a 1/3 chance to gain a free attack if the player moves away from them. Wu Jian martial attacks & rampaging give immunity.
Yeah, only found out about the guy recently, from his pretty roguelite autobattler Boneraiser Minions which impressed me.
Thought it was one of those things where everything was intentionally a bit grotesque -- somewhat akin to the old covers Josh Kirby made for Pratchett's Discworld novels. Never could bring myself to care about characters much when they're this impersonal and without a narrative grounding, but I don't know why they'd deny players choice like that. And given the aforementioned, I don't quite agree with that line of reasoning. ^^;
Narushima
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Corbin Dallas Multipass
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Oh good, it's important that the wildly OP armor/ranged attack combination is being addressed. LOL at least they're finally, finally after all these years, getting rid of the pointless ammo that just stopped you from using your low level hunter's primary weapon early on. After a couple of floors you never ran out of ammo anyway, the ammo stuff was really just pointless after they removed the different ammo types. Sure, why not lump all the skills together I guess? Don't really get it, but don't hate it...
The monsters getting a free attack when players move away is just a difficulty increase for most characters, especially weaker ones. It just means more free attacks on you while you run to the stairs/a narrow hallway.
Wu Jian was interesting before they neutered it because they were mad at the guy who came up with the idea (no really). Spite is a big part of DCSS development. Back in the day, a dude named "Berder" on the forums put up a guide on winning with an octopode fighter of dithmenos, a big part of the strategy was using shadow step on plants to escape sometimes. Devs didn't like Berder, or someone going against the prevailing wisdom of the crowd, so they made shadow step not work on plants.
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Zorbus 55 released (2022-08-12)
https://www.zorbus.net/Zorbus.zip
Change Notes
https://www.zorbus.net/Zorbus.txt
https://www.zorbus.net/Zorbus.zip
Change Notes
https://www.zorbus.net/Zorbus.txt
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Do a web search of the one you want to play and see if it'll run on Linux.
Here are some free ones to get you started:
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead
Angband
Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup
Sil
Nethack
T.O.M.E. also. I've been playing Tales of Maj'Eyal and Zangband on my Linux rig off and on for years now. Haven't beat either, but I still have fun playing them.
I enjoyed playing Zangband due to the large amount of races you can choose and the fun combos you can make (Kobold Death Knight just for the hell of it). ADOM was fun the other way, as it had a lot of character classes compared to the available races, and the random mutations also add to the craziness. T.O.M.E. rewards multiple play throughs by making more classes and races available as you unlock achievements. T.O.M.E., ADOM, and Zangband all have linux installation files. What is the best rogue-like out right now for varied character builds regardless of gaming platform?
There's not a ton of Windows-'exclusive' traditional roguelikes, but with the state of Proton these days I believe that almost all of them -- e.g. Cogmind (proton), Rift Wizard (proton), Shiren the Wanderer (etc.) -- are now effectively compatible with Linux. I'm by no means an expert on *nix, but I just got a Steam Deck which is based on some distro or other, and the only issues are with setting up inputs, or maybe some text scaling. The games themselves run just fine.
Catacombs gave you a great list of free games, though I'd add Infra Arcana, and BrogueCE; and HyperRogue, UnReal World, and Tales of Maj'Eyal all have free versions available (inc. Linux builds).
If you're cool with paying for games, then maybe check out Jupiter Hell, Tangledeep, or Caves of Qud. They're all fun, native to Linux, and quite unique experiences imo.
Out of each of those categories, if I was to only recommend one of each, I'd say try Rift Wizard, Infra Arcana, and Tangledeep. Hope this helped at all.
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