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Claustrophobia: The Downward Struggle is an indie RPG roguelike, with a retro graphic style and a terrible sense of humour. The game takes place in a series of ever descending randomly generated dungeon floors, packed full of monsters to slaughter and loot to pillage. The game plays like a traditional roguelike, but with a clean UI, a slick, action orientated combat system, and a massive range of enemy types, skills, gear and room designs. With features like crafting, skill trees, characters development, and just-one-more-room style gameplay, Claustrophobia is a love letter to traditional RPG rougelikes. Create your ideal hero, build your own custom class, then set out on your quest for glory, slaughter, and anything shiny!

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Claustrophobia Development Log #4

Claustrophobia Development Log #4

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In which Claustrophobia is Greenlit and I discuss Steam Early Access.

Claustrophobia Development Log #3

Claustrophobia Development Log #3

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In which I get a lot of work done, but you have to take my word for it. And a .gif of highly sophisticated door opening techniques.

Claustrophobia Development Log #2

Claustrophobia Development Log #2

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Featuring a talk about the new statistic system, how they will effect classes, and pretty tooltips.

Claustrophobia Development Log #1

Claustrophobia Development Log #1

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Featuring a discussion about the new dungeon generation algorithm, and some screenshots of it in action.

Claustrophobia: The Long Awaited News

Claustrophobia: The Long Awaited News

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It's been quite some time. I finally detail exactly what's been going on recently, and reveal Claustrophobia's future, along with some big news.

Patch Alpha 1.1.4 Preview

Patch Alpha 1.1.4 Preview

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I discuss the changes coming in Claustrophobia Alpha 1.1.4, including Key Binding and a Full Stat Rework.

Upcoming Feature Discussion & Patch Alpha 1.1.3 Preview

Upcoming Feature Discussion & Patch Alpha 1.1.3 Preview

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I discuss the improvements coming to Claustrophobia in Alpha 1.1.3, and the upcoming features to expect over the next few patches, including dungeon design...

50% off Sale 29th July - 2nd August!

50% off Sale 29th July - 2nd August!

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Claustrophobia is 50% off from Monday 29th to Friday 2nd!

Patch Alpha 1.1.1 Preview

Patch Alpha 1.1.1 Preview

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I discuss the changes coming to Claustrophobia in Alpha 1.1.1!

Claustrophobia Resumed with new Designs and Updates!

Claustrophobia Resumed with new Designs and Updates!

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Claustrophobia's development resumes, and I discuss the key design changes which will be shaping the game over the next few updates. It's great to be...

Patch Alpha 1.1.0 Preview & Other News

Patch Alpha 1.1.0 Preview & Other News

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Preview and news on the upcoming Alpha 1.1.0 patch, detailing the most changes since launch.

New UI and Resolution Options

New UI and Resolution Options

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First look at the brand new UI and resolution options!

Patch Alpha 1.0.9 Released - 4th April 2013

Patch Alpha 1.0.9 Released - 4th April 2013

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Changelog for Claustrophobia Patch Alpha 1.0.9 - 4th April 2013

Patch Alpha 1.0.9 Preview and Skill Breakdown Part 1

Patch Alpha 1.0.9 Preview and Skill Breakdown Part 1

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Preview and news for the upcoming Alpha 1.0.9 Patch, including the revised Skill Engine.

News and Alpha 1.0.8 Changelog

News and Alpha 1.0.8 Changelog

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News regarding the new Skill Engine, and changelog for Alpha 1.0.8

Patch Alpha 1.0.7 Preview: Character Customisation, Bows, and more!

Patch Alpha 1.0.7 Preview: Character Customisation, Bows, and more!

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Information detailing the changes and additions in Alpha 1.0.7, including character creation, pathfinding logic, item and enemy additions, and changes...

Patch 1.0.6 Released - 12th February 2013

Patch 1.0.6 Released - 12th February 2013

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Changelog for Claustrophobia Alpha 1.0.6 - 12th February 2013

Patch 1.0.6 Preview: Lighting & Turn Strategy

Patch 1.0.6 Preview: Lighting & Turn Strategy

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Patch Preview for Claustrophobia Alpha 1.0.6, discussing lighting updates, changes to turn strategy, and other changes ranging from UI updates, buff and...

Patch 1.0.5 Released - 30th January 2013

Patch 1.0.5 Released - 30th January 2013

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Changelog for Claustrophobia Alpha 1.0.5 - 30th January 2013

Caves and Patch 1.0.5 Preview!

Caves and Patch 1.0.5 Preview!

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A quick overview of the next patch (out next week), and a preview of the next level design.

Difficulty Balancing - Patch Preview

Difficulty Balancing - Patch Preview

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Discussion on Claustrophobia's difficulty, and news on the Options Menu, map zoom, and Keyboard Controls.

Patch 1.0.2 Released - 7th January 2013

Patch 1.0.2 Released - 7th January 2013

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Changelog for Claustrophobia Alpha 1.0.2 - 7th January 2013

UI Overhaul, Crafting, Alpha News!

UI Overhaul, Crafting, Alpha News!

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Crafting makes an early appearance, and Claustrophobia gets a first patch UI overhaul.

Alpha v0.1 Released!

Alpha v0.1 Released!

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Information regarding the release of Claustrophobia: The Downward Struggle Alpha v0.1

Skill Tree, Alpha Release Info, Music, Procrastination

Skill Tree, Alpha Release Info, Music, Procrastination

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A wonderful array of news from my own procrastination to information on the Alpha Release, and the 'completion' of the Skill Engine.

1/3 of Skill Tree Complete: Strength!

1/3 of Skill Tree Complete: Strength!

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Next update on the progress of the Skill Tree, and announcement of the "release date".

Skill Tree Update

Skill Tree Update

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A quick update on progress toward the alpha. One big hurdle out of the way.

Visual Gear and Combat Engine

Visual Gear and Combat Engine

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Updated info on Claustrophobia's combat system and the brand new ability to see what you're wearing! (yay)

New Skill Engine, Lairs and Soundtrack

New Skill Engine, Lairs and Soundtrack

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News Update outlining changes to how skills work, Boss Lairs spawning, and welcome to our Composer.

Nearing Alpha State, Game Updates and Leaderboards

Nearing Alpha State, Game Updates and Leaderboards

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So, Claustrophobia is nearing an alpha build. By nearing, I mean playable. While it’s been playable for a while now, there hasn’t been enough content...