Hi All,
This website is about a roguelike videogame currently in development.
If you don't know what a roguelike is, search the web for 'nethack', 'adom', or 'angband'.
For more information about the roguelike games, check roguebasin.

So what are "The Chronicles of Doryen" and why call it a "next generation" roguelike ?

First of all, let me stress that the game is not released yet. Only the Doryen library and the Doryen Arena are. Now concerning the gameplay, you can watch those movies to get an insight.

Check this gameplay movie on youtube.

Or if you'd rather watch a hollywood-like teaser ;)

Rather than being yet another roguelike using standard roguelike techniques and gameplay, TCOD explores new paths for the ascii hack'n slash genre. Some of its features may displease hardcore roguelike players. But hey! This is an experimental game...

Some of the fancy features :
- ASCII mode, but 24 bits colors
- real time (instead of turn by turn)
- 2.5d (buildings with floors. You can walk on terraces and roofs)

Checks links on the right to get more information about the features in TCOD!

The base classes of TCOD are available in the Doryen library. The source code is also available under the BSD license. Check the Doryen library page for more information.