Monster Lily

Great traditional roguelike in the style of DCSS, where survival is tied less directly to health and more to the management and balancing of resources. It's also quite challenging, which is normal for the genre, but it gives you all the information you need to perform well. Its theme is very unique and its mechanics tie in with the "lewd roguelike" subgenre really well! If an objective in a game is collecting lost love letters, I had a feeling from that point that I'd like this game. In the mid game the combat leans heavily into an evocable system, where you deal most of the damage through abilities or temporary weapons which recharge on attacking enemies or exploring new areas. It's a balancing act of spending just enough resources to survive, and not too much so you have enough for the future levels. Wandering enemies, ambushes and limited field of vision means there's always uncertainty in every encounter which keeps everything interesting, and there's a food clock system with temporary "phantom" enemies that periodically spawn if you're on the same level for a while which play in well with this per-battle uncertainty. I have not seen any bugs, and the developer is still updating the game with new features and posting regularly about updates.

This game refuses to hold your hand, and is very difficult. But if you can get past that (and the super weird fetish mechanics lol) its a really really game!

I thought I didn't like rogue-like's but guess I was wrong. Even though the whole game is random it still feels like your fault when you die which makes the game really addicting. Great atmosphere too. Highly recommended!