15 years after it first entered development - and nine years after it first hit Early Access - the legendary roguelike RPG Caves of Qud is finally set to launch in 2024. After announcing that news last year, the devs at Freehold Games have now provided a roadmap to launch.
Caves of Qud differs from other old-school roguelikes with its big emphasis on narrative, blending handcrafted elements and procedural generation to build a unique quest system. The game's other claim to fame is its Dwarf Fortress-level physical simulation system, which allows you to, for example, literally melt stone walls if you can generate the heat necessary to do so. Characters are simulated just as robustly as the world, right down to individual body parts, so you can imagine the possibilities for emergent sandbox shenanigans.
