Classic: Drain Storm

By: Derek Yu

On: July 17th, 2007

dessgeega describes Drain Storm as an “FPS for Roguelikes,” since it retains the turn-based movement, randomly-generated dungeons, and low-level tactics, but drops the complex controls and memorization. What you get is a really fast-paced strategy game that is easy to pick up and play.

The game is quite difficult, and on any setting higher than “Beginner” you’ll find yourself swarmed by enemies at every turn. Even with a dazzling array of weaponry, it’s hard to make it to the Sewer City and below (where the real fun starts). But because games move so quickly and every time feels so different, it’s rarely frustrating.

This one is great fun! And best of all, it comes as a 1.2Mb executable (no installer or zip files).

(Source: The Gamer’s Quarter Forums)

Posted in Freeware, Highly Recommended, Roguelikes, Windows

Karzon

Wow, this even makes Doom the Roguelike (which I also enjoy) look complicated. It’s also sort of like a ranged-attack based Deadly Rooms of Death (DROD) minus the puzzles. I guess the deluxe version and sequel never manifested, which is too bad.
Gr.Viper

Oh, I remember this one. The plot is weird – something about drain monsters that want to take over the whole bath, then the whole bathroom, then the whole world.
Did you get to the casino level?
Alan

I’ve been stuck in this game for AGES.

I’ve been to every exit from the Sewer City, emptied the casino, beat the labyrinth, cleared out the moon chamber, got the emerald and put it in the statue, everything I can think of. Every room I can get to (aside from the infinite depths of the abyss, I guess) I have emptied from top to bottom.

Where the hell is the keycard?
Zmann

This game seems pretty much impossible to play on a laptop, as you can’t have numlock on when using the numpad. The only way my “numpad” words is if numlock is on, and I’m sure as hell not using the arrow keys + Pg Up/Pg Dn/Home/End.

Is anyone else able to play this on a laptop, or is their any workaround where my controls won’t be hellish?
PoV

Looks like mindsweeper. ;)
Eponymouse

MINDSWEEPER
Cybolt

Looks like this will be fun though it did look like a more complicated, albeit similar, version of Minesweeper at first glance.
xvs07

Wish Dave would quit his life-having habit and finish the sequel..
Swabbleflange

This is great stuff.
Madgarden

It’s the same colour as Minesweeper, but that’s about it. Great game.
Moose

Doesn’t work on 64-bit systems. But this is so asking to be remade! :) Is there a definitive list of element behaviours somewhere?
RvLeshrac

Won’t run here at all. :/
RvLeshrac

Oh, 32-bit WinXP, too.
TimS

I’m with Alan… where is this smart card thing for the powerplant? I’ve emptied the whole game!
RvLeshrac

I just wish I could get it to run in the first place!

Any help here?
Nikola

Maybe DOSBox, but it works peferct for me (WinXP Prof SP2) !!!
RvLeshrac

Strange. :/

I had this problem with Castle of the Winds, too. I had it running for a while, then it just… stopped.

It would help if I got an error or something, but they don’t even show up as running processes.
RvLeshrac

Cripes.

After all that, turns out that files=40 was missing from config.nt :I
Disciple of Night

Does anyone know if there’s a download option for Mac users? If so, email me.
Moony

7 years late, but if you hold shift and click the corners you can shoot diagonally that way.
Anonymous

This game deserves more love <3
Here's a review/gameplay video I just finished uploading:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT-vgFHpnAY
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