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Watch trailer on Steam ↗My Cousin the Rogue
Vaporwario · Published by BAD Collective, Vaporwario
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
A simple traditional roguelike with ASCII art where you save the monsters instead of hurting them.
Free
Embark on a unique RPG journey as you navigate through dungeons, save creatures, and craft your path in My Cousin the Rogue. Experience the depth of choice in this traditional roguelike with Vaporwario’s twist on ASCII art storytelling.
About this game
In My Cousin the Rogue, your Cousin is the "hero". As a rogue-like player he kills innocent monsters that happen to live in the dungeon. It's your duty to take responsibility for your kin's actions and save the monsters!
Find the monsters and take them with you to the exit! Find the key worm to unlock the next level! Use strategy and your monster's special powers to avoid your cousin and make sure he doesn't hurt your new friends!
- Perma-death
- Retro ASCII graphics
- Turn based dungeon exploration
- Non violent conflict resolution (running away)
- No inventory to manage
- No stats to upgrade
The other molasses game jam games are also on steam:
Find the monsters and take them with you to the exit! Find the key worm to unlock the next level! Use strategy and your monster's special powers to avoid your cousin and make sure he doesn't hurt your new friends!
Join the discord!
Key Features
- Stealth- Perma-death
- Retro ASCII graphics
- Turn based dungeon exploration
- Non violent conflict resolution (running away)
- No inventory to manage
- No stats to upgrade
The story behind My Cousin the Rogue
My Cousin the Rogue is part of what has retroactively been termed a "molasses jam" run by the Bay Area Dev Collective. The theme of the jam was to make a violent genre non-violent. I love roguelikes and I thought it would be interesting to think about why these monsters are living in a dungeon. Perhaps they have more of a right to be there than the "hero".The other molasses game jam games are also on steam:
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
Minimum:
- OS *: Windows 7 SP1+ or Windows 10
- Processor: 1GHz or faster. SSE2 instruction set support.
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: Graphics card: DX10, DX11, DX12 capable
- Storage: 100 MB available space
Supported Languages
English
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
New Demo released!
Hey I just released an expanded demo to itch. it has new creatures, new biomes, new music, new errythang! https://patrickriordan.itch.io/my-cousin-the-rogue-demo Check it out and give me some feedback!Read full article on Community Announcements (patrickriordan177)AnnouncementsOfficial
Release date set to early 2022 + discord link!
I originally set the steam release date to Dec. 2021. This was pretty early in development and truly I had no idea how long the game would take. Since I'm working on this game part time while doing a full time job I realized I needed more time and it wouldn't be ready on Dec. 2021. So I'm setting to "Early 2022" for now. I want this game to be fun and live up to it's promise to players! Send good vibes! And join the discord if you wanna talk about the game or playtest early builds! https://discord.gg/9rmR99qaGu (I just added switches!)Read full article on Community Announcements (patrickriordan177)AnnouncementsOfficial
My Cousin the Rogue - Gameplay live stream
I'll be showing off gameplay from My Cousin the Rogue and answering any questions people have! Come by and let me know what you wanna see in the final game!Read full article on Community Announcements (patrickriordan177)
