Shamogu
| Shamogu | |
|---|---|
| Stable game | |
| Developer | anaseto |
| Theme | Fantasy |
| Influences | Boohu, Harmonist |
| Released | 2025 Jul 22 (1.0.0-beta.1) |
| Updated | 2025 Jul 22 (1.0.0-beta.1) |
| Licensing | ISC |
| P. Language | Go |
| Platforms | Linux, BSD, Windows, Mac, Browser |
| Interface | ASCII, Graphical tiles |
| Game Length | ~ half an hour |
| Official site of Shamogu | |
Shamanic Mountain Guardian (Shamogu) is a coffee-break roguelike game with a focus on tactical positioning and careful timing of consumable usage. Visibility and noise stealth mechanics play an important role. The game features streamlined inventory management and varied character builds.
All life in your mountain is being corrupted. Beasts are losing their mind and becoming agressive. These disturbing events started to happen after a dungeon portal suddenly appeared at the top of the mountain. As the guardian, you decide to explore that dungeon in order to find and destroy the source of corruption… You hope luck will be on your side!”
Features
- Short runs (around half an hour).
- 9 levels deep dungeon, 3 distinct map generators, 22 monsters including 4 uniques, 5 primary spirits and 6 secondary ones, 4 magic menhirs and 7 comestibles.
- Both graphical tiles (web or SDL) and terminal ASCII versions. Animations. Simple controls. Mouse support. Mouse-friendly compact 80x24 layout. Automatic recording for later replay!
- Find totems to chose and upgrade spirits with both passive and active abilities.
- Comestibles all have more than a single effect!
- Fun interactions between the various status effects.
- Varied attack patterns depending on chosen primary spirit.
- Many monsters with ranged attack patterns.
- Visibility and noise stealth mechanics. Monster footsteps can be heared.
- Flammable dense foliage.
- Limited healing through comestibles and magic portals.
Influences
The game takes some inspiration from previous games by the same author Boohu and Harmonist for some stealth elements and effects, but it is otherwise different from both.