Rogue for Dos is the original single-player dungeon crawler game that inspired an entire genre of what many people refer to as ‘Roguelike’ games. Download Rogue, learn how to play, and watch a sample video here.
Playing The Original Rogue For Home PCs
In this game, you play as a brave treasure hunter of sorts, exploring various levels while trying to stay alive. The graphics and backstory may leave a lot to be desired compared to modern games, but the random map generation with various resources and monsters popping up anywhere means that you never play the same game twice!
The following video shows a sample of me playing the first few levels of Rogue, using the same game files that you can download further down on this post.
When taken at face value, Rogue is simple and easy to win. Once it draws you in, you discover that it is actually difficult to progress in later levels. Food gets scarce, so it is possible to starve to death. Plus, a mob of monsters can appear at any point, even seeking you out while you try to recover HP from your last battle.
This one definitely deserves its cult following!
Check out our post on Rogue Dos Controls And Tips for extra assistance with mastering the game!
Download And Play Rogue For Dos
You can download Rogue for free below, and get started within a couple of minutes using a Dos emulator, like DosBox.
Have DosBox already? Then it is as simple as clicking the Rogue game download button below and following these steps:
- Download the Rogue (Dos 1984) file.
- Unzip it using a program like WinZip or 7-Zip.
- Open the resulting folder.
- Drag and drop the Rogue application (exe) file into DosBox.
- Enjoy playing Rogue!
Are you a fan of Rogue? Do you need help with the game? Share your thoughts in the comments!