Rogue

Text-based fantasy dungeon crawler where death ends each attempt

Epyx, Inc. · Published by Pixel Games UK · Released Oct 22, 2020

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 95% of 546
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 5; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 6 years ago; Oct 19, 2020
Minimum PC: –; not published

What is Rogue?

This is the Epyx MS-DOS version of a single-player fantasy dungeon crawler set in the Dungeons of Doom. You fight monsters, gather equipment and food, and search rooms for hidden doors and traps across 26 randomly generated levels. Your goal is to retrieve the Amulet of Yendor and escape.

For you if...

+you like old-school RPGs built around careful survival decisions

Not for you if...

−you want forgiving difficulty and reliable progress toward an ending

What players say

95% of 546 reviews are positive

Players value its place in roguelike history and the challenge of seeing how far they can get. Several describe actually winning as extremely difficult.

Screenshots and trailer

Rogue system requirements

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Rogue?

The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7
Processor: x86

Does Rogue have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Rogue run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Not fully functional without an external keyboard
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English.

Does Rogue use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam