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I saw that about the new MOO game and I am also not getting good vibes from it yet.  I'll cross my fingers though.  It can't be worse than MOO3, right?

After playing several more times, I think my early success at making it -4 was just a healthy dose of beginner's luck.  That game I always seemed to conveniently find just the right things at just the right time, such as nuclear reactors right after my old ones were destroyed or some heat sinks when I'm having heating problems.   Also, I think perhaps I got some especially good prototype weapons of some sort, because for awhile I was killing enemy robots quite easily.  I haven't played enough games to really get a feel for how things are 'supposed' to go, but I was able to one-shot a lot of enemies not long before my demise, even the gigantic 4-space robots, and I know that wasn't happening on the early floors.

My further attempts since have not been nearly as successful, the latest one ending thanks to what I imagine was a reenactment of the garbage smasher from Star Wars without R2-D2 around to save me.

[How did you learn about Cogmind?]

How did you learn about Cogmind?
For many years, I have enjoyed playing and attempting to write my own roguelikes off and on.  Sadly, none of my creations get much beyond the early stages, but I am always on the lookout for sci-fi themed roguelikes to play, even though they seem to be few and far between.  I saw an article about Cogmind on Rock, Paper, Shotgun a long time ago and when I got on my latest "make my own" kick recently, I stumbled upon the game again via the dev blogs and the roguelikedev reddit.  I finally decided to take the plunge and give the game a try and I'm glad I did.

My first game was a quick death, in what apparently was The Mines, but my second game I made it all the way to -4 before being unable to find any unlocked stairs and getting massacred by a huge armada of deathbots.  It was definitely a fun time.  I mostly avoided spoilers before playing and it was easy enough to figure out how  to play, although probably not how to play well.

What other roguelikes do you enjoy?
Recently, besides Cogmind, I've enjoyed Cataclysm: DDA and Caves of Qud.  And while it's obviously more of a rogue-lite, I've put a LOT of hours in to Spelunky.  Besides Spelunky, I don't think I've ever managed to beat a roguelike though.

What are your other favorite games?
The original X-COM games are definitely near the top of my list, along with Master of Orion 2 and Kerbal Space Program.  And I've sunk a shameful number of hours into World of Warcraft, although these days I play more due to inertia and friends than anything else.

What do you do for fun when you're not playing games?
Besides classic nerd pastimes like boardgames and movies, I enjoy Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and playing poker (contemporary nerd pastimes?).