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Naqbu

A faithful text roguelike, with some twists. Ten levels down from Eridu to the Abzu, in Sumerian myth, and each level draws the terminal a generation of graphics newer.

Naqbu at 250 feet: the hero, an @, in a small room drawn in letters with two plague hounds beside them, and the hero's health, gear and pack listed down the left
Plays in the browser on a desktop or a phone. Free, no account.
Download forWindows0.1.0 · ZIP · 152 MBDownload formacOSApple silicon · 123 MBDownload forLinuxx64 · ZIP · 118 MBDownload forAndroidAPK · 4 MBNo downloadPlay in browserDesktop or phone

Mac, Windows and Linux 0.1.0 (428) · Android 0.1.428 · November 2, 2026

  • The web app plays in any current browser, on a desktop or a phone.
  • The signed Android app needs Android 7 or later. Install the APK directly.
  • The Mac app needs macOS 13 or later on Apple silicon. Signed and notarized.
  • The Windows app is for 64-bit Windows 10 or 11. Unzip it, then run Naqbu.exe. It isn't signed yet, so Windows may warn the first time: choose More info, then Run anyway.
  • The Linux app is for x64. Unzip it, then run naqbu inside the Naqbu folder.
  • It is the same game in a window of its own, and plays without a connection. Its saves are kept apart from the browser's; Export and Import in Settings carry a family across.
  • No account. A finished run posts a score to the King List unless you switch that off in Settings.

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