Allure of the Stars Windows, Mac, Linux, Web game

The following animated screenshot is from an older version of the game (e.g., smaller game window), but it's a fine example of small scale gameplay fun that we strive to preserve regardless of game expansion and changes. It also fits pixel-perfectly on this page, unlike the standard size game window. Shown is a fully automatic run of the ambush scenario with decently effective use of explosives. All footage shows ingame content.

See more screenshots at Roguebasin.com

Allure of the Stars is a near-future Sci-Fi roguelike and tactical squad game in full 16-color 7-bit ASCII. Binaries and the game manual are available at the homepage, where you can also try the game out in the browser (allureofthestars.com/play).

Not a single picture in this game. You have to imagine everything yourself, like with a book (a grown-up book, without pictures). Once you learn to imagine things, though, you can keep exploring and mastering the world and making up stories for a long time.

The game is written in Haskell using the LambdaHack roguelike game engine. Please see the changelog file for recent improvements and the issue tracker for short-term plans. Long-term goals are high replayability and auto-balancing through procedural content generation and persistent content modification based on player behaviour.

Also, making aliens bitterly regret the idea of plotting against Earth.