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2026 1

  1. The Second Roguetemple’s Fortnight is Over!

2025 1

  1. Roguetemple’s Fortnight announced!

2024 1

  1. Ma Vie en Rogue

2023 1

  1. Rogue Board Game

2022 1

  1. Grog – a new small roguelike by Thomas Biskup

2021 4

  1. 7DRL Celebration and GDC meetup at Roguenet
  2. The Results for the 2021 7DRL Challenge are now available!
  3. First 7DRL Expo @ RogueNet
  4. Mail daemon 1

2020 4

  1. Roguelike Celebration 2020
  2. Show some love to Roguelove
  3. Important changes in the rules and structure of Roguetemple’s Forums. Direct actions have been taken.
  4. Roguelike Celebration 2020 is happening!

2018 8

  1. Roguelikes and D&D: A profound connection
  2. Show your game at the Roguelike Celebration 2018!
  3. Roguelike Celebration 2018 is coming!
  4. The Results for the 2018 7DRL Challenge are now available!
  5. Roguelike Developers meet during GDC 2018
  6. Jeff Lait has been awarded a Sci-Tech Academy Award
  7. Migration to wordpress.com
  8. Two new first level articles added to the site

2017 5

  1. A summary of the Roguelike Celebration 2017 in San Francisco
  2. Researching the historical origin of the “Roguelike” term
  3. Cogmind released to Steam!
  4. Roguelike Celebration 2017 Coming up November 11!
  5. Giant skeletal rat bat ghoul lichmummy made real

2016 6

  1. Transcript of Interview with Glenn Wichman is now available!
  2. New Interview with Glenn Wichman
  3. Lone Spelunker by Barking Dog Interactive
  4. Caves Roguelike by 36Dev
  5. Microgue by Jason Pickering
  6. The 2016 7DRL Challenge is coming!

2015 4

  1. Official results of 2015 7DRL Challenge!
  2. The 2015 7DRL Challenge is almost here!
  3. The results for 2014 7DRL Challenge have been published
  4. The 7DRL Challenge 2015 has been announced!

2014 12

  1. ProcJam and 7DRL week starting tomorrow!
  2. Rogue Wizards, a modern take on classic roguelikeness
  3. Let’s join PROCJAM 2014! Rainy November Rifle 7DRL Challenge
  4. A new Roguelike interpretation
  5. Submit your games for reviewing!
  6. Roguebase – The Roguelike News Portal
  7. Ananias Roguelike, campaign ending tomorrow!
  8. Reminder: Roguetemple IRC Chat
  9. 2013 Roguelike World Survey Results!
  10. The 2014 7DRL Challenge is On!
  11. Please participate in the 2013 Roguelike World Survey!
  12. Review: Tull by JuCaRaVe

2013 9

  1. 7DRL Challenge 2013 – Evaluation Results
  2. What a beautiful day. Let’s kill some ugly monsters!
  3. The 2013 7DRL Challenge has begun!
  4. Start submitting your 7DRLs!
  5. Have your own game’s subforum on Temple of The Roguelike forums!
  6. 7DRL Challenge Imminent
  7. HELO new roguetemple
  8. Passive-aggressive plants on the prowl
  9. Results for Ascii Dreams Roguelike of the Year 2012

2012 7

  1. Cast your votes: Ascii Dreams Roguelike of the Year 2012
  2. 2012 7DRL Challenge Aftermath
  3. The 2012 7DRL Challenge Evaluation Results
  4. Roguelike Development Conference in London
  5. The 2012 7DRL Challenge is starting!
  6. Dungeons of Dredmor
  7. Interview with Brasilian pixel artist Cecilia Favo de Mel

2011 26

  1. Ascii Dreams Roguelike of the Year 2011 winners!
  2. Request for votes: Ascii Dreams Roguelike of the Year 2011
  3. Roguelike Round-up Nov 2011
  4. Check and mate!
  5. Roguelike Round-up Aug-Oct 2011
  6. Some news!
  7. The 2011 Annual Roguelike Release Party is almost here!
  8. Roguelike Radio – A new podcast
  9. Lost, apocalyptic, magical, beautiful, dark, absurd world
  10. Roguelike Round-up July 2011
  11. Preview: Traction Edge
  12. Roguelike Round-up June 2011
  13. The 2011 7DRL Challenge Evaluation Results
  14. 2011 7DRL Challenge Aftermath
  15. The 2011 7DRL Challenge is over!
  16. Ongoing 7DRL Challenge
  17. Support Cardinal Quest!
  18. The 2011 7DRL Challenge is Coming!
  19. ARRP 2010: BOSS
  20. International Roguelike Database Updated!
  21. ARRP 2010: NLarn
  22. A New Addition to the Major Roguelikes
  23. New Servers
  24. ARRP 2010: Toby the Trapper
  25. ARRP 2010: Dungeon Monkey Unlimited
  26. ASCIIDreams Roguelike of the Year 2010 – Results

2010 30

  1. Ascii Dreams Roguelike of the Year 2010
  2. ARRP 2010: Teratogen
  3. ARRP 2010: Dance of Death
  4. ARRP 2010: Expedition
  5. ARRP 2010 – Cataclysm
  6. ARRP 2010: Cracks and Crevices
  7. Incursion progress
  8. ARRP 2010: Albion
  9. 2010 Annual Roguelike Release Party: Results
  10. It has more serpentine heads than a snake pit
  11. ARRP 2010: Umbra
  12. An “Annual Roguelike Release Party” draws near
  13. The Serial Killer Roguelike Hoax
  14. 2010 Failure Rate of Roguelike Games
  15. Matter manipulation in RL, by Master Lait
  16. Follow us on twitter
  17. Jeff Lait Interviewed again
  18. Return of the DarkGod, the Fourth Age
  19. Releases Wire XXXIV
  20. The 2010 7DRL Challenge Medal has been issued!
  21. The 2010 7DRL Challenge Evaluation Results
  22. 2010 7DRL Challenge is over, results!
  23. 2010 7DRL Challenge: Development
  24. 77 entries for the 7th 7DRL Challenge!
  25. The 7DRL Challenge is coming!
  26. Releases Wire XXXIII
  27. The 2010 7DRL Challenge is coming!
  28. Interview with Thomas Biskup, part 2
  29. Interview with Slashie!
  30. Ascii Dreams Roguelike of the Year 2009 Winners!

2009 34

  1. ASCII Dreams Roguelike of The Year 2009
  2. Roguelikes at the Tigs Assemblee
  3. Assemblee 2: Summoning Roguelike Developers!
  4. PIPER, a roguelike console!
  5. Heimdall blows his horn
  6. Releases Wire XXXII
  7. Hack and slash!
  8. DoomRL rises again
  9. Why are you still here?
  10. September ’09 Independant
  11. Releases Wire XXXI
  12. IRDC 2009 is coming
  13. Interview with Thomas Biskup, creator of Adom, part the one
  14. How big is the world of dungeon Crawl?
  15. Welcome to Martin’s Infinite Dungeon!
  16. News from Ulsan!
  17. Releases wire XXX!
  18. IRDC 2009 is coming!
  19. 2009 – Failure Rate of Roguelike Games Analysis
  20. Releases Wire XXIX
  21. Releases Wire XXVIII
  22. Releases Wire XXVII
  23. The 2009 7DRL Aftermath
  24. The 2009 7DRL Challenge is over!
  25. 2009 7DRL Challengers
  26. A “2009 7DRL Challenge” draws near!
  27. Mini-Inverview with Topi Ylinen
  28. Releases Wire XXVI
  29. Roguetemple’s Spotlight: Spelunky
  30. Let’s play POWDER video series
  31. 2009 7DRL Challenge is coming!
  32. The Roguebard has been released!
  33. Releases Wire XXV
  34. Ascii Dreams Roguelike of the Year 2008 Winners!

2008 76

  1. ASCII Dreams Roguelike of the Year 2008!
  2. GearHead2 January Competition
  3. Releases Wire XXIV
  4. Releases Wire XXIII
  5. The NetHack season is upon us once again
  6. Cyber burglar in the matrix
  7. Releases Wire XXII
  8. Berlin International Roguelike Development Conference 2008
  9. Interview with Jeff Lait
  10. First 1KBRL Challenge Entries: Fur Hunter
  11. First <1KBRL Challenge Entries: LUCK
  12. Releases Wire XXI
  13. First 1kbrl challenge entries energon absorber
  14. 1kbrl challenge entries nate879s
  15. 1kbrl challenge entries its extremely dark
  16. 1kbrl challenge entries c
  17. 1kbrl challenge entries oh rats
  18. First 2
  19. First
  20. First 1kbrl challenge
  21. Releases Wire XX
  22. First International Roguelike Development Conference: Berlin 2008
  23. International Roguelike DB
  24. Firstlt1kbrlchallenge
  25. LambdaRogue 1.0.0, 2 years!
  26. Releases Wire XIX
  27. Eat your stone soup, August Crawl Tournament
  28. Releases Wire XVIII
  29. 2008 – Failure Rate of Roguelike Games Analysis
  30. Releass Wire XVII
  31. 2008 Roguelike Soundtrack Contest Entries, and Interview with Mingos
  32. The silent noise of the L5 Region
  33. Some press coverage
  34. Releases Wire XVI
  35. The 2008 Roguelike Soundtrack Contest
  36. Releases Wire XV
  37. Roguetemple upgraded to WordPress 2.5.1
  38. Roguemundi: The Roguelike World Map
  39. Releases Wire XIV
  40. Test
  41. LambdaRogue development goes strong!
  42. A couple of simple applet roguelikes
  43. Releases Wire
  44. Three new roguelike devlogs
  45. Procedural Generation Compo over TIGs
  46. GearHead new website!
  47. Releases Wire XII
  48. InDev: Kharne!
  49. InDev: Umbrarum Regnum
  50. Roguelike Definition
  51. Releases Wire XI
  52. Releases Wire X
  53. Assorted News
  54. 2008 7DRL results are in
  55. More roguelikes for the 7DRL Challenge
  56. The 7DRL Challenge 2008 has started!
  57. The 7DRL Challenge starts on March 8
  58. Dwarf Fortress Development interview over Gamasutra
  59. Rogue 7DRLs II: Revolutions (ARE YOU READY FOR THE GREAT WAR?)
  60. Community Update
  61. Omega for windows, updated!
  62. Releases Wire VIII
  63. A tale of three “rogue” 7DRLs
  64. The 7DRL Challenge 2008 draws near!
  65. ADOM has a new website
  66. Bam
  67. The Death of the Level Designer: Procedural Content Generation in Games
  68. Caverns of Underkeep, Alpha
  69. Endlich da, NetzHack
  70. SewerJacks 0.8.6
  71. POWDER, 5 Years, 100 Versions
  72. Another London Roguelike Meet
  73. Rejoice everybody
  74. RogueDev Update
  75. Releases Wire VII
  76. Legerdemain

2007 78

  1. RogueCommunity Update
  2. RogueDev update
  3. Releases Wire VI
  4. Releases Wire V
  5. Fist of the North Star RL (Hokuto No Rogue)
  6. SteamBand Review
  7. ChaosForge.Org
  8. Bandish Wire
  9. Releases Wire IV
  10. Releases Wire 3
  11. Dwarf Fortress, Histories of Greed and Labour
  12. SporkHack
  13. AsciiDraw
  14. Releases Wire 2
  15. #rln IRC channel over EsperNet
  16. Releases Wire
  17. ChessRogue 0.3.0
  18. Nethack 3D for the MacOSX
  19. Privateer ASCII Sector
  20. ASCII World
  21. Computer role-playing games for GNU/Linux
  22. Rogue Stories
  23. GearHead2 v0.440
  24. Gumband 2.3.0 Released
  25. Experiment: DNA integration
  26. DiabloRL takes the OpenSource path
  27. Incursion 0.6.4A
  28. The Crypts Of Despair 1.0
  29. Junk collector
  30. Ascii Dreams – a Roguelike Developer’s Diary
  31. Rogue 5.44 Released
  32. Sword of Fargoal
  33. What does the Eye of Larn see in its guardian?
  34. Missed It?: @Play
  35. Increasing Challenge in Roguelikes
  36. New version of Incursion
  37. New authors into roguetemple!
  38. Neon 0.0.1 released
  39. Kamyran’s Eye 2 released
  40. CastlevaniaRL: Serenade of Chaos
  41. Here come the news!
  42. Incursion 0.6.0
  43. Frozen Depths 1.02
  44. Angband Competition
  45. Angband 3.0.8 Released
  46. Dungeon Creation Contest
  47. AGB-Hack, more fun for your GBA
  48. Failure rates of Roguelike Games
  49. Rogue Like Treasure
  50. nethack.net
  51. New version of Vanilla Angband is coming
  52. AGB-Rogue, Another Portable Roguelike
  53. News from the realm of Zot
  54. Boston Roguelike Meetup June 23rd
  55. 300…. Gameplay ideas
  56. RoguelikeLib v0.4
  57. This weekend updates
  58. SewerJacks 0.8.1
  59. The Sewer Massacre 1.0
  60. NorseWorld Ragnarok
  61. Sangband 1.0.0 Final
  62. Unreal World 3.02
  63. The Roguelike Fanworks Archive
  64. Terror in ASCII Dungeon
  65. AliensRL available for Linux
  66. ChessRogue 0.2.1
  67. GearHead2 v0.422, The Universe keeps Expanding
  68. MazeCrawl 0.9.1.
  69. London Roguelike Meet
  70. Interview with Glenn Wichman, creator of Rogue
  71. Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup 0.2.5
  72. DragonSlayer – Daedalus Roguelike
  73. Cast v0.1a
  74. ZomBand (and no, this is not an Angband Variant :P)
  75. The Temple of the Roguelike opens!
  76. ChessRogue 0.2.0
  77. Warp Rogue 0.7.6.
  78. DoomRL 0.9.8.7!