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In space, no one can hear you type



<span class="bold">Duskers</span>, an immersive strategy/management game where you send drones to explore the skeletons of abandoned spaceships, is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux, DRM-free on GOG.com with a 10% launch discount.

It's been two hours since you last heard from Drone 5. You like to call this one "The Meddler" since that stunt it pulled four days ago, fixing a decommissioned turret to take out the operational one blocking its path to some crucial fuel supplies. Too bad that left it with a faulty camera and some dodgy wiring, which is why you had to sent it back to this floating freighter corpse to salvage the necessary parts for repairs or even upgrades.
Suddenly, "The Meddler"'s signal blinks back on. You frantically type the command to bring it back home. It starts scrambling towards the boarding dock. But it's not alone. Its microphone feed sends horrible piercing sounds made by unknown pursuers; "The Meddler" is bringing them to you! After a brief moment of hesitation, you seal the intermediate doors, trapping it inside with the horrors it discovered. The microphone goes quiet. You turn your attention to the other drones you've sent out.



Remotely explore the perilous insides of dead spaceships and solve the mystery of their demise in <span class="bold">Duskers</span>, DRM-free on GOG.com. The 10% discount will last until May 25, 4:59 PM UTC.
Another roguelite?
I'm sure it's wonderful, but there are way too many of these things.
Roguelike with old-time command line interface ? Sold.
I vaguely remember voting for this when someone posted about it on the forums...

Wishlisted for now as it seems right up my ally.
The did "A Virus Named Tom" I see, I remember playing that a while ago and had some fun (this looks very different though)
Went ahead and bought it, will try to get a play of it tonight.
Hopefully it`s better than Deadnauts, which was a classic exercise in style-over-substance.
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Wishbone: Where have I seen this before? Was it on Kickstarter?
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JudasIscariot: There was an Indie Fund for the game:

http://blackmannrobin.com/?p=19839

Googling "Duskers Kickstarter" doesn't show a KS campaign anywhere :)
Never heard of Indie Fund, so it definitely wasn't there. Maybe it was on YouTube somewhere.
Looks like a lot of fun to me. :) GOG you should know the link in the game description (on the games page) for www.misfitsattic.com doesn't work properly.
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Chacranajxy: [Supposedly sarcastic remarks]
#notallroguelites
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Smannesman: Another roguelite?
I'm sure it's wonderful, but there are way too many of these things.
Hmmm... Let's see:
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wyrenn: Sounds interesting...
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IAmSinistar: Oo yes, now this looks like my kind of thing.
(Later...)
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IAmSinistar: Went ahead and bought it, will try to get a play of it tonight.
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vicklemos: Duskers looks stunning!
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Starmaker: Bought.
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styggron: I'm going to check some reviews first but this might be insta buy
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shadi.lahham: Seems interesting but I'll be waiting for more reviews to come out :)
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cyboff: Looks really interesting!
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Dawnreader: Roguelike with old-time command line interface ? Sold.
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adaliabooks: Wishlisted for now as it seems right up my ally.
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KOCollins: Looks like a lot of fun to me.
Yep, definitely people are fed up with this genre and don't want any more releases like this one. :rollingeyes:
Post edited May 18, 2016 by muntdefems
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Chacranajxy: [Supposedly sarcastic remarks]
#notallroguelites
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muntdefems:
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Smannesman: Another roguelite?
I'm sure it's wonderful, but there are way too many of these things.
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muntdefems: Hmmm... Let's see:
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IAmSinistar: Oo yes, now this looks like my kind of thing.
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muntdefems: (Later...)
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KOCollins: Looks like a lot of fun to me.
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muntdefems: Yep, definitely people are fed up with this genre and don't want any more releases like this one. :rollingeyes:
Just because it's popular doesn't mean it's right.
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muntdefems: Yep, definitely people are fed up with this genre and don't want any more releases like this one. :rollingeyes:
Yeah, I still don't understand all the roguelike hate. You have a type of game that can generate different levels and weapon pickups every time--making each experience unique. What's not to like? What's not to rogue-like? :P
Hmmm... bought this a month ago via Humble.
Had lot of fun with it already and it runs very well on Linux too :)
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muntdefems: Yep, definitely people are fed up with this genre and don't want any more releases like this one. :rollingeyes:
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IronArcturus: Yeah, I still don't understand all the roguelike hate. You have a type of game that can generate different levels and weapon pickups every time--making each experience unique. What's not to like? What's not to rogue-like? :P
roguelike AND procedurally generated. People like an involved story and proper endgames at time. There is also a thing about and overabundance of (i am a fan but......)
This game looks amazing and exactly like the kind of game I like. I think I will pick it up.
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muntdefems: Yep, definitely people are fed up with this genre and don't want any more releases like this one. :rollingeyes:
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IronArcturus: Yeah, I still don't understand all the roguelike hate. You have a type of game that can generate different levels and weapon pickups every time--making each experience unique. What's not to like? What's not to rogue-like? :P
Aside from same-y roguelikes getting released multiple times a week on GOG, it's simple.

DESIGN.

Who gives a shit about a unique experience every time if none of those experiences feel polished? It's not an inherently wrong way to build a game, but so many of these indie roguelikes can't cobble together interesting enough scenarios to make me want to play more than once.