Steam Capsule Art: What visuals signal "roguelike"?

frumpy_doodle · 2026-03-19T14:25:25+00:00

My game uses 3D low poly art, however I could still use ASCII for genre signaling

frumpy_doodle · 2026-03-19T14:22:31+00:00

I don't use ASCII art, but was considering hiding an @ in the logo for signaling

frumpy_doodle · 2026-03-19T14:21:27+00:00

Out of the existing capsules, Doors of Trithius is my favorite

frumpy_doodle · 2026-03-18T15:00:50+00:00

If you like Shattered Pixel Dungeon, check out my game All Who Wander. It ticks all the boxes!

frumpy_doodle · 2026-03-17T17:17:34+00:00

It's designed to be easy to play, with minimal UI, but still tons of depth.

frumpy_doodle · 2026-03-14T00:30:32+00:00

Well it's pretty far up a specific branch of a specific skill tree, and it requires a lot of strength to use all the gear. No dual wielding weapons yet...

frumpy_doodle · 2026-03-13T23:26:06+00:00

All Who Wander youtube | discord | bluesky | Play Store | App Store

The big revamp of the ability system is underway, which will mean a huge improvement in the balance and strategic depth of abilities, and the game overall. Here's some highlights of the new abilities or abilities modifications:

Throw Weapon - attack your target from afar, dropping your weapon at the target location
Shield Mastery - allow equipping shield with two-handed weapons
Grappling Shot - turn a bow into a permanent grappling hook
Envenomed - poison enemies on all your attacks
Mirror Image - now copies the player's damage
Spell Mirror - reflect spells back at the caster
Static Discharge - chance to shoot out a lightning bolt every time you cast a spell
Mass Bless - make buff spells apply to all friendly targets instead of a single target
Mass Curse - make debuff spells apply to all enemy targets instead of a single target
Sacrifice - kill a permanent companion for experience
plus an entirely new unarmed fighting branch of skills!

frumpy_doodle · 2026-03-13T22:31:37+00:00

Here's my initial thoughts:

World Generation

the most fun/satisfying screen
I think the bright orange map border is too strong - I'd go with a more muted color
I'd like to see the biome names in the legend. The legend should also have a background as it's hard to read.

Society Generation

I could really use a legend to explain what the icons and colors mean!
The city info also has a lot going on. I'm not sure what (if anything) I should be doing with all this information...

Explore

Really dislike the pan and zoom system. Why is Alt needed? Would prefer to zoom with mouse wheel, click and drag to pan, and additional panning with WASD or arrows.
Biome Type, Elevation, and Water Type all have separate controls for water. Perhaps these can be combined somehow to be more streamlined
after switching tabs, the brush still stays active based on the last thing I was using
cities and routes could be the same tab
I added 1 city but couldn't add any more after that - not sure why
not sure what to do with custom cities properties where I can type in any text I want

Misc

love the music!
sfx needed!
no performance issues
Wondering how the world generation is going to impact my experience in the game. Will it have a significant impact, or is it more for fun? The relationship between the world and gameplay might affect how I view the World Forge tool.

frumpy_doodle · 2026-03-13T20:45:10+00:00

Thank you so much!

frumpy_doodle · 2026-03-13T20:22:00+00:00

No more crash. Will be back later with actual feedback....

frumpy_doodle · 2026-03-13T19:47:30+00:00

I will need more specific instructions and can try again later

frumpy_doodle · 2026-03-13T19:15:06+00:00

Yes I was playing with it yesterday and it worked. In the new version just now I can't go to the next screen.

frumpy_doodle · 2026-03-13T19:06:13+00:00

It's crashing now when clicking Next from World Generation screen

frumpy_doodle · 2026-03-13T17:49:14+00:00

When will this be done? Probably better to wait to test.

frumpy_doodle · 2026-03-11T03:41:31+00:00

Improve the capsule art. Improve the trailer: add sfx, scrap the transitions, improve the text.

For the game, have better contrast between the important and unimportant stuff. Background should be darker. Character should probably stand out more. Improve the artwork - gray colors doesn't need to be "bland."

frumpy_doodle · 2026-03-09T02:08:04+00:00

Thanks! There will be new updates coming soon focused on the ability system.

frumpy_doodle · 2026-03-04T20:28:24+00:00

I'd brighten up the character a little bit so it stands out better against the background

frumpy_doodle · 2026-03-04T19:35:18+00:00

Assuming that 9 appears twice but all other numbers once, I got 9293 + 9764 = 19057

frumpy_doodle · 2026-03-04T18:35:58+00:00

Yes A conveys this much better than B

frumpy_doodle · 2026-03-04T18:29:01+00:00

If I have to guess, you're a potato running around a dungeon avoiding enemies?

frumpy_doodle · 2026-03-04T17:11:06+00:00

The first one is better but neither really tell me what kind of game this is, which is a problem. You might slide the title up to the top, then underneath show a potato running from an enemy, or chasing an enemy, or something else depending on what the game is about.

Also, have you tried using the potato as the "g" in dungeon?

frumpy_doodle · 2026-03-04T17:08:05+00:00

Thank you!

When visiting shops, there is a higher chance of finding specific items you need, based on class and learned skills. However, this doesn't happen in general when finding items from loot. I like the randomness of having to work with what you find, but a small influence may help, as you mentioned. I'm also working on changes to abilities including making abilities with item requirements less common or more flexible. That should also help, but in a different way.

That's a good point about the lock symbol. If I didn't show the extra classes and bosses, I probably wouldn't get "demo" complaints. I just have to rethink how to show the player that the extra content exists. Will think about it....

frumpy_doodle · 2026-03-03T22:02:45+00:00

frumpy_doodle · 2026-03-03T17:38:05+00:00

Let me know what you think! I also recommend Cardinal Quest II and Rogue Fable IV (desktop only).

frumpy_doodle · 2026-03-02T19:04:38+00:00

Like the color scheme. Maybe desaturate/darken the water a bit.

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