To make Caves Of Qud with photorealistic graphics would require the budget of GTA 6 but instead you have one of the most in-depth role-playing games ever made… with graphics that would shame a ZX Spectrum.
Caves Of Qud review – an RPG epic 15 years in the making From the publisher of Dwarf Fortress comes one of the best computer role-playing games since Baldur’s Gate 3.
Although Caves Of Qud has roguelike elements, 80s role-playing classic Ultima – one of the first computer role-playing games of any kind – has also clearly been an influence.
Although according to Freehold they were borrowing directly from tabletop games like Dungeons & Dungeons and Gamma World – the same experiences which originally led to the creation of Ultima and other contemporaries like Wizadry.
At times it’s in danger of seeming pretentious, and unjustifiably expensive, but it really is one of the best video games of the year.
