SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition
Black Shell Media · 2015 · RPG, Indie, Text-Based, Action Roguelike, Retro
PC
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About SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition
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Dive into a fully-ASCII dungeon crawler that blends roguelike chaos with Japanese RPG depth, offering turn-based combat, procedural generation, and hundreds of hours of strategic exploration. With over 160 class-race combos, 1,400+ weapons, and a killer chiptune soundtrack, it's a hilariously charming throwback that proves retro graphics can deliver serious role-playing substance.
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As the world's first fully-ASCII game to grace the Steam platform, SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition is a humorous and strategic turn-based dungeon crawling adventure. Drawing heavy inspiration from both Roguelikes and Japanese RPGs, the game was meticulously designed to offer a truly compelling role-playing experience complete with a robust action-rpg inspired combat system.
Black Edition builds upon the classic SanctuaryRPG formula with all new procedurally generated artwork, as well as a plethora of areas to explore, races to experiment with, skills to master, and loot to collect. Whether you're a valiant hero or a dastardly villain, the fate of Sanctuary is in your hands.
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As the world's first fully-ASCII game to grace the Steam platform, SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition is a humorous and strategic turn-based dungeon crawling adventure. Drawing heavy inspiration from both Roguelikes and Japanese RPGs, the game was meticulously designed to offer a truly compelling role-playing experience complete with a robust action-rpg inspired combat system.
Black Edition builds upon the classic SanctuaryRPG formula with all new procedurally generated artwork, as well as a plethora of areas to explore, races to experiment with, skills to master, and loot to collect. Whether you're a valiant hero or a dastardly villain, the fate of Sanctuary is in your hands.
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Features:
- Enjoy a blast from the past with retro ASCII graphics
- Travel through vast dungeons with classic roguelike action
- Experience hundreds of hours of immersive gameplay
- Put your strategies to work with a sleek combat system
- Over 160 class and race combinations to experiment with
- Wreck your enemies with over 1400 weapons and armors
- Rock out to an original 8-bit chiptune soundtrack
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What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
It did not grip me. I will admit that it has its charm and it is impressive how much can be achieved with ASCII, but it is a little too clunky for me to be enjoyable.1 found this helpful
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Cool system. Definitely will have you wanting to punch something sometimes because it can be super brutal if you screw up and don't pay attention.
So fun to play! I've never played a game in this style before, but am having a great time with strategizing battles and picking which items give the best stats. It's a balancing act of choosing what will help health, strength, intelligence, etc. and what kind of build you want. I really like the ascii kind of art style, and each playthrough something new happens such as finding secret chests or bosses with unique abilities. Although you can't see the battle physically happening, it still feels like a real battle somehow with the sound effects, lowering of health bars, and different abilities that are possible. Open your mindscape and see number go up! Great game!
It says it's a roguelike on the store page, but I missed that. I was expecting something more like an old fantasy MUD and I didn't enjoy my time with this game at all.
SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition is a distinctive roguelike dungeon crawler developed by Black Shell Media and published by Plug In Digital that boldly embraces retro aesthetics while delivering surprisingly deep role-playing systems. At first glance, its ASCII-driven presentation may appear minimal or even archaic, but beneath the text-based visuals lies a complex and carefully constructed RPG experience. Rather than relying on high-definition graphics or cinematic storytelling, the game leans entirely into imagination, strategic combat, and procedural variety to carry its appeal. The most immediately striking aspect of SanctuaryRPG is its visual identity. Everything—from characters and enemies to environments and effects—is rendered in animated ASCII symbols and vibrant text colors. This stylistic choice is not simply nostalgic; it becomes integral to how players interpret the game world. Enemy types are differentiated through clever symbol usage, and animated text effects convey impact during combat. The aesthetic evokes early computer RPGs while remaining dynamic enough to feel alive. For some players, the presentation requires a brief adjustment period, but once the symbolic langu…
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