GearHead: Arena For Linux

GearHead is a mecha roguelike roleplaying game.

Set a century and a half after nuclear war, you can explore a world where various factions compete to determine the future of the human race.

Major features include random plot generation, a detailed character system, and over two hundred customizable mecha designs.

There are two things which really separate GearHead from most other ASCII-based RPGs. First, movement is somewhat more complex.

Second, you get to pilot giant robots.

Movement in GearHead is a bit more complex than it is in most other roguelikes, but once you get used to it I hope you'll enjoy it. Your character has direction, speed, and altitude. These three values are shown in the navigational display, on the left hand side of the character info window.

The display should look something like this:

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