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Special Mode Design: Abominations

By Kyzrati | Published: October 26, 2019

Earlier this year I wrote about the hows and whys of alternate modes of play for roguelikes, taking a look at conducts and challenges and other unique ways to enjoy various games, and today I’m back to expand on that with some of the design process behind Cogmind’s latest new mode for Halloween 2019: Abominations! […]

Posted in Design | Tagged Challenge Modes, Cogmind, Events, Special Modes | 2 Responses

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