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Jump into a classic Rogue and Blackjack mash-up for the masses. All the trappings of an old school RPG game with rogue-like mechanics plus Blackjack based fighting that keeps every attack fresh.


Brought to you by Ponywolf, the studio behind SKIPCHASER and  Knights of the Card Table. RogueJack is a blend of old school dungeoning that utilizes Blackjack (a.k.a. 21) as its battle system. This game is easy to learn, hard to master and provides countless hours of old school dungeoning in your pocket.


Explore endless dungeons, discover monsters and beat them all in a game of 21. Collect weapons, defenses and the carcasses of your enemies while playing a fresh and interesting take on Blackjack. As you level up, players can choose from multiple cards that can be delivered face up or down. Each monster in the dungeon has its own play style, when they hit, when they stop and if they keep their hole card hidden. Also, gamers will discover endless combinations of items, buffs, skills and attributes that will play out in unique and interesting ways.


An award winning KenneyJam game rebuilt from the ground up as a PC rogue-like with both keyboard and complete controller support. Faithful sound effects and music will transport you back to your mom's basement for one more epic quest.

Want RogueJack on the go? It's also available for mobile devices below. 

StatusIn development
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Rating
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(15 total ratings)
AuthorPonywolf
GenreAdventure, Card Game, Role Playing
TagsController, gamepad, Retro, Roguelike, Roguelite
InputsGamepad (any)
LinksSteam

Purchase

Buy Now$4.99 USD or more

In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $4.99 USD. Your purchase comes with a Steam key. You will get access to the following files:

RogueJack 1.2.3 for Windows 9 MB
RogueJack 1.2.2 for OSX 10 MB

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Can you provide an Android APK directly to itch that doesn’t require Google Play Services? I specifically use itch.io to avoid that.

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Oh yes, that would be great.!
I saw this for some other games on Itchio as well.!

Sorry, it would be hard to uncouple the mobile version from the libraries it uses for displaying ads and IAP for buying it. I'll think about this for future releases though!

That sounds plausible, thank you for your answer!

I'm looking forward to your future releases :)

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i can't find it on play store, what happened?

Typo report: says "controller" instead of "controller" on the options dialogue (Android). Amazing game!

Quick typo report: the description for the fire sword (can't remember exact name) has enemy spelled incorrectly as 'ememy.'

Thanks!

One suggestion:  Hitting 21 should trump "wins on a tie" monsters.

Super fun game!! It's one of those that you just want to play one more run 😀

Here's a video I made on RogueJack if you wanna take a looksee:

I even bought the game on both my phones, it's that awesome! 

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I got this to work in wine. I'm using the 64bit version. I setup the game using Lutris. You'll need to point Lutris to the exe file. Extract it where ever. Just use the lutris defaults. I also enabled DXVK and VKD3D. Not sure if that matters. That'll work fine, but the music won't play. You'll need to install winetricks and then run "winetricks wmp9" from the terminal. Now the music plays. If you run the game in just wine, the font will be wrong and too big. I also would recommend keeping the controller prompts on since you can see where to click. I did this on Manjaro btw.

Good to know. Our engine is getting a Linux port (http://solar2dtux.com/) and we're one of the first ones on the list for porting.

This game was a delightful experience. Every run made us want more! It was hard to turn off. 🤣 You can see for yourself if you are interested!

Thanks! It was fun to make as well!

is there anyway to go windowed?

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Yes, in the right options menu, there’s a full screen button you can click. Should remember your options after that. 

Encounter:

Ah! I see you need to kill me now.

Yes, I do.

Ah but you see, I do not want to fight, How about some gin rummy instead.

...hmm, sure.

TO THE DEATH!

ITS ON

:)

As a developer I cant understand when and how you think "Oh, i am gonna to make a roguelike with blackjack combats"

Game Jam. I was making game for the Kenney Jam last year and you had to use his assets. He had this 1-bit set that had monsters, dice, cards, weapons and I thought, "I can can figure how to put this together."

The game is quite a bit different after almost a year of development and I've added quite a few original art pieces, but the gist is the same.

Thanks for playing!

Is Linux version on the way?

I can compile to Linux, but I'm not setup for testing. I'll definitely look into it.

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Woah! Aesthetics drives me crazy! It would be very nice to understand how it was made. Is the game made in Unity?

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It's actually made in an opensource SDK called Solar2D (what used to be the unfortunately and untimely named CoronaSDK)  It's lua based and we use Tiled as a visual editor to build UI and levels and ZeroBrane as a code editor..

These are all open, lightweight and beginner friendly tools but powerful enough to build modern and well received mobile, desktop and (hopefully in the near future) console games.

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Great! I have almost zero code experience and am looking for my space to accomplish something. For now I have used Unity Playmaker but am delighted to open up to other software!

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There are a bunch of no-code solutions out there too. A game is a game, don't let anyone tell you *how* you have to make it--we all start somewhere.

Comments below this one are for the Jam version from last summer. Everything from here on should be the Desktop version. Enjoy!

I really like this game the combat is fun and unique but I want to know if you can change class or if you’re stuck with one until you level up

You are just stuck with that class. I was trying to keep things simple... :)

Okay thank you!

This is a really well done game!  The concept is neat and it's fun to play.  I also like how you make the player and monsters pulse slightly; that's not pixel-perfect, but I find it cool and helpful.  I have just a few suggestions: (1) there should be a way to toggle the music during the game; I liked it for a while but it got old, and I had no way to make it stop.  (2) when defeated by a monster, it should show their total -- it goes by too fast for me to catch.  Something like "MONSTER WINS WITH 17" would do.  (3) The monsters look cool but all play the same, as far as I can tell.  It'd be nice if you could somehow give them some stats, so they can be different... on the other hand, maybe that would take away from the beautiful simplicity of this game.

Thanks! Yep, I've started monster classes. They track the player differently, but all play cards the same.

Should be pretty simple to have animals stay on lower card values and have other monsters, playe more like "house" dealers.

I want to do little playing cards that have monster stats on them. So a RAT's hit count is capped at 14 or something. I think i also need to move to an HP system so you have more life to play with...

All great suggestions!

Don't know if this is a bug but you can just avoid the monsters and just go for the chests and exit.

Also the page keeps scrolling when you press the directional buttons. Usually the scrolling is disabled when the game on the page is active.

Thanks for the note. I'm working on some updates and hope to flesh it out to basic rogue-like gameplay...

Added the WSAD keys for control as well until I figure out the issue :)

The problem/bug from my observation is that the enemies don't attack the player.

On the enemy's turn, if they are next to the player make them initiate the Blackjack game.

Hope this tip helps. I've been polishing my own roguelike so I feel the struggle.

Got it. This new version should force an attack if a monster tries to move to a spot the rogue occupies. 

First round: Let's pick up the chest, cool. Let's fight the skeleton, I get 21, skeleton gets 21. Ok, another try, skeleton gets 21. Ok now I get it, skeleton again 21. Ok, that was a quick round.

Second round was better much better :D

Really nice game. I really like the concept. 

Found some bugs, but that's ok for a game jam game ;)

  • I was able to run through enemies
  • one enemy jumped away at the start of a duell

Unfortunately, you did not put any stuff to buy in there, so the gold is not of any value. And you really don't have to fight any of the enemies. Would be cool if the enemies also approach you.

Can you please explain to me, why I loose a heart when it's a draw? It should just be a rematch (which you can'T avoid) until one clearly wins to my opinion.

Good idea. A draw should end with no damage. 

If I had another day or so, I would have done a couple enemy classes and had easy/hard/boss monsters and had them pursue you, but alas it was a jam.

Great feedback though, I may clean the project up and re-release with some more features. 

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I'm glad my feedback helps you.

How are you planning to implement easy and hard monsters? I mean the concept is great, but what would you add to make the black jack battles harder without making the monsters cheat. I think that's really a tough topic to tackle.

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I've been thinking of a few different things. 

First would be moving to an HP system--give the hero 10HP and monsters a lower HP. That would give you a head start in the beginning for sure.

Second, I could have them play poorly... take a random number of cards, don't take enough cards, stack the deck with low cards, etc. Bosses could play better--or even cheat.

Third, in true rogue-like fashion, I could give the monsters a chance to successfully attack, so even if they win, they may not do damage.

Open to ideas as well :)

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If I start a new game after a Game Over, the sound stop.

You must fix this bug.

And the battles are optional, so a normal player can simple scape of the monsters.

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This is a game jam game, so it's a bit unfinished... I'll post bug fixes though.

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Fantastic game! The aesthetic is very pleasing and the gameplay is quick, easy-to-learn, and addicting!

Thanks

Updated with a little more polish...

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What a fun mix of blackjack and roguelike, like the idea and how smooth the gameplay feels a lot. :)

Thanks!

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This is amazing! I love it so much. Great Job!

The gold font is a little messed up... I'll try to fix before the cutoff tomorrow AM.