KeeperRL had a rather game-changing update recently with the addition of Z-levels

KeeperRL, a dungeon simulator with a mixture of roguelike and RPG mechanics had another massive update at the end of last month.

One of the biggest additions to the game in a long time, is the introduction of Z-levels. You're no longer confined to a flat space to build, since you can dig deep to get extra resources, encounter new enemies and more. This really does change how you play the game quite a lot, giving you so much more breathing room to make a massive dungeon, it's going to keep me coming back a lot more.

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The developer has long said KeeperRL is an "ambitious" game and this feature certainly makes that even more true.

Other highlights of this release:

• Items can be upgraded using glyphs.
• Two new random locations: temples and ruins.
• Dragon AI learns how to breathe fire.
• Added leisure zone, where minions go when idle.
• Throwing items, firing ranged weapons and casting ranged spells have free instead of directional aim.
• AI tries to create formations when fighting in open areas.
• Tree spirits can be set on fire, and will actively seek out water to put it out.
• Improved character creation menu.
• Better RAM use
• Multiple other AI improvements, new features and bug fixes

You can find it on Humble Store, itch.io and Steam. If you wanted to try it first, there's an ASCII-only demo on itch too. On top of that, the code is open source on GitHub.