ADOM

One of the oldest roguelikes on PC still going today is ADOM, standing for Ancient Domains of Mystery. Originally published in 1994 and continually updated since then, ADOM contains randomized dungeons filled with over 460 monsters and more than 840 base item types to collect, as well as 47 spells, 41 skills and 100 talents to learn. ADOM is old enough that there’s a version which runs in DOS ASCII graphics. Now the makers of the game, who’ve been publishing it for 25 years, have announced Ultimate ADOM, a new version of the classic that will play like the original, but with vastly improved graphics. “Time and time again, I considered writing a true successor to ADOM,” says creator Thomas Biskup.  “However, its 25-year-old codebase – with a rather complex internal architecture – usually got in the way of a straightforward sequel. And so the idea for Ultimate ADOM was born – the most recent attempt to create the ultimate roguelike RPG based on Unity / C#. With a truly