In the 2nd installment of our current Into the Depths series, we dive into Caves of Qud. This sprawling open-world roguelike has been in development since 2007 and Early Access since 2015, and in this episode we celebrate this month's momentous v1.0 release.

Doug and Rob talk to one of the game's creators Jason Grinblat about Qud basics and the early game (up to Golgotha).

Don't forget to join our Discord and play along with the series.

Show Notes

Buy Caves of Qud on itch.io

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qudzoo - "Your one-stop shop for improving in Caves of Qud"

Recommended settings for playing Qud on a Steamdeck (credit to Discord user patric!)

"The important changes are all in UI portion of the options menu: 

UI Scale: 1.25 Play Area Scale: Pixel Perfect Pixel Perfect Tile Graphic Scale: 2 Ability Bar Mode: Compact Mini Map: Off Nearby Objects: Off Message Log Font: -5

Last but not least, use your finger to move the bar between the play area & the message log as far to the right as you can. It’s a little fiddly to do, but frees up a good amount of real estate."

We're joined by Bennett Foddy (Getting Over It), Kenny Sun (Mr. Sun's Hatbox), and Zach Aikman (Chuhai Labs) to discuss Mooncat, the 13th game in the UFO 50 collection.

"Jump and dash through forests, caves and mountains, in search of the egg."

Next week: Bushido Ball

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We're joined by UFO 50 developers Derek Yu, Jon Perry, and Eirik Suhrke to discuss the first 12 (?) games in the collection. 

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We're joined by Tanya X. Short (Kitfox Games), Star St. Germain (Aconite), and Zach Aikman (Chuhai Labs) to discuss Avianos, the 12th game in the UFO 50 collection.

"In a time when birds rule, an epic war rages between the red talons and the blue beaks."

Next week: Mooncat

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We're joined by John Axon (Capy Games) and Hayden "Docky" Scott-Baron (Planet Coaster) to discuss Kick Club, the 11th game in the UFO 50 collection.

“Sports are fighting over who is best! Let’s all play together!”

Next week: Avianos

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We're joined by Tanya X. Short (Kitfox Games) to discuss Devilition, the 10th game in the UFO 50 collection.

“Build and detonate chain reactions to drive the demon horde out of town!”

Next week: Kick Club

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We're joined by Adam Conover (Adam Ruins Everything) and Alfredo Barraza (Riot) to discuss Attactics, the ninth game in the UFO 50 collection.

“Carefully arrange your troops for maximum advantage in this game of realtime tactics.”

Next week: Devilition

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We're joined by Marc Flury (Thumper) and Alfredo Barraza (Riot) to discuss Planet Zoldath, the eighth game in the UFO 50 collection.

“Brave the wilds of Planet Zoldath in search of the intergalactic treasure map!”

Next week: Attactics

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We're joined by Derek Lieu (derek-lieu.com) and Colin Northway (Fantastic Contraption) to discuss Velgress, the seventh game in the UFO 50 collection.

“The space pirate Alpha is trapped in the deep pit known as Velgress. Help her climb out!”

Next week: Planet Zoldath

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We're joined by Aaron "ix" Kearsley (speedrunner), Stephanie Boluk (UC Davis), and Patrick LeMieux (UC Davis) to discuss Mortol, the sixth game in the UFO 50 collection.

“How many people will lay down their lives to save Mortolia?”

Next week: Velgress

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We're joined by Daniel Mullins (Inscryption), Stuffed Wombat (Mosa Lina), and XanaGear (youtube.com/xanagear) to discuss Magic Garden, the fifth game in the UFO 50 collection.

“Stop the jealous witch Cloverana from sabotaging your garden!”

Next week: Mortol

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