Egoboo VS Brogue

Try 20 years in the past though, and we might be talking. Now you're looking at things like Runescape classic and Egoboo, which I think actually was written by a single programmer. Source: over 1 year ago

Could it be one of the Egoboo maps? Source: almost 3 years ago

I believe the original author of most of this content was Brian Walker, creator of brogue, which uses Dijkstra maps to great effect. In my opinion, brogue is the greatest 'modern' traditional roguelike. Latest 'community' version: https://github.com/tmewett/BrogueCE original game: https://sites.google.com/site/broguegame/. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

The Ground Gives Way and Brogue(follow the link to the Community Edition) are, in my opinion, the best introductions to traditional roguelikes out there. Source: over 1 year ago

To start, I would recommend Brogue or The Ground Gives Way. Both are very simplified and have an accessible, modern approach. Tales of Maj'Eyal, while more complex, also a more modern game feel to it that might be appealing. There are two main types of roguelike gameplay: dungeon delvers, and expansive open worlds. Both Brogue and TGGW are the former, so it's easy to jump into a game, get the basic idea, and get... Source: over 1 year ago

Personally, I very much recommend Brogue (its subreddit). It's a difficult game, but it is free and will certainly scratch that problemsolve-itch. Say, you are on a stroll alongside a cliff, and you come across a nasty group of spearwielding goblins, backed up by priests that cover them in magical shields? This encounter is not a nut that you can crack by engaging them head on, as you only have a dagger as of now.... Source: over 1 year ago

Great news! For Brogue, [Brian Walker’s email](penderprime@gmail.com) is public so you can reach out to him there to ask if he’s cool with it. Source: over 1 year ago