Roguefort

Roguefort is a turn-based open-world roguelike RPG where you cultivate magic through cheesemaking. You play as an affineur exploring a continent contested by five great Guilds on the verge of war. You can crawl dungeons, build a homestead, tame and ride animals, sail with friends, or manage a colony in Fortress mode.

Cheese and magic

Raise livestock, forage for ingredients and experiment with recipes. Cheese can shape your magic and combat: blind enemies with a smoked gouda fog, heal yourself with a sunberry tomme, or fight with a two-handed sword. Choose Guild disciplines, perks and keystones as you develop your character. The land and the ingredients you gather influence your magic, so where you settle matters.

The continent and its people

Cantal’s landscape is handcrafted, while its dungeons, encounters, weather and ecology change between runs. The Crossing generates a new continent each time, complete with its own history. People work, grow old and remember your deeds and misdeeds. You can take on Guild quests, build a reputation and choose whom to support as war approaches; your choices lead to branching quests and different endings.

Fortress mode

In Fortress mode, you start a settlement on a generated continent and manage a colony. Assign work to settlers, build workshops, dig underground and keep everyone fed through the seasons. Grow crops, raise livestock, make cheese and trade what you produce. Settlers have their own skills, needs and relationships; you can send expeditions into the world and prepare the colony’s defences. Time continues to pass while people work, but you can pause to plan.

Sailing and co-op

Sail past coastal cities and make the ship your own: build a workbench, store supplies and fish from the railing, taking your home with you. Up to four players can share a world to explore, build, raid dungeons, sail and quest together. In single-player, you can visit the Old Mouth trading hub to meet other players, trade, chat and send in-game mail.

Ways to play

Choose between classic ASCII, pixel art, 2.5D isometric and first-person 3D, and switch between them whenever you like. Permadeath offers a traditional roguelike challenge; in Wayfarer mode, death has consequences, but you can continue with your character.