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Caves of Qud

Original title: Caves of Qud - December 5, 2024

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Adventure Role-playing (RPG)Simulator Strategy Indie Turn-based strategy (TBS)

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Director:Brian Bucklew

Studio:Freehold Games

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Soundtrack:Composed by Craig Hamilton and Brandon Tanner, The digital soundtrack grew from 14 tracks at Early Access to 32 tracks and over two hours by the 1.0 release, A 3xLP vinyl edition was announced through Stumpy Frog Records and Kitfox Games, with artwork by Filip Ugrin

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D.I.C.E. Award for Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

Nominee

2024

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Hugo Award for Best Game or Interactive Work

Winner

2025

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Game Details

DeveloperIGDB

Freehold Games

PublisherIGDB

Freehold Games

Studio

Freehold Games

GenresIGDB

Adventure, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Indie, Turn-based strategy (TBS)

Platforms

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch, Linux

Release DateIGDB

December 5, 2024

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Game Engine

Unity

StoryIGDB

Caves of Qud is a science fantasy roguelike epic steeped in retro-futurism, deep simulation, and swathes of sentient plants. The game weaves a handwritten narrative through rich physical, social, and historical simulations. The result is a hybrid handcrafted & procedurally-generated world where you can do just about anything. Assemble your character from over 70 mutations and defects, and 24 castes and kits - it’s all the character diversity you could want. Explore procedurally-generated regions with some familiar locations - each world is nearly 1 million maps large.