So, I picked up a new speedrun recently! The game is the 2011 indie roguelike Dungeons of Dredmor, a game I found back in the day in one of the first ever Humble Indie Bundles.
I haven't streamed it yet -- I plan to give that a try soon! -- but I've been recording some offline runs, and yesterday got a sub-30-minute PB in any%! Of course, the world record is under 15, but this is still a run I'm quite happy with this early on.
Anyway, Dungeons of Dredmor is a traditional roguelike, but much easier to pick up & play than other games I've played in the genre. It has three difficulty levels, permadeath is optional. It is a game with lots of humor, most of which has aged well (there are a few jokes & pop culture references that could have been left behind in 2011, but not too many). Coming back to it, I've found it to be a bit of a gaming comfort food I can always count on to distract me for an hour or several, but it also offers challenging, varied gameplay if I'm up for that. If any of that sounds fun, it's on Steam for $5!
And if you'd like to check out videos of my speedruns of the game, they're all neatly organized into this YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdEJnoZ67UCkfOCF3hxxTQg
Most of the videos are without commentary so far, but that's something I'll be working on going forward, as I'm getting more and more comfortable with the game and starting to stream it soon.
