9/10 (Survive long enough to rate it yourself.)
You are a Blob . You have one slot: "Cytoplasm." You cannot hold weapons. Turn 5: You find a wounded Bat . You kill it. Evolution prompt appears: "Absorb Echolocation? (Replaces Sight with Sonar)" You say yes. You are now blind to color but see through walls. Turn 20: A Troll smashes you. You survive with 2 HP. You flee into a water tile. The troll follows but cannot swim. You kill it via drowning. Evolution prompt: "Absorb Regeneration? (Requires removing Echolocation)" This is the new v16e trade-off system. You cannot have both. You drop sonar for regen. Turn 100: You are a Troll-Blob . You now have 3 slots: Regeneration, Thick Skin, Acid Spit. You are strong, but you missed the secret "Cave Fisher" evolution on floor 2. Why? Because v16e adds timed mutations. You only had 50 turns to absorb the Fisher’s web gland. You failed. Result: Death by Spider Queen on floor 8. “You evolved poorly.” roguelike evolution v16e by oni
Oni has crafted a brutal, beautiful, and bewildering puzzle box. Version 16e polishes the edges without dulling the blade. If you enter the dungeon, enter with respect. The environment evolves. The enemies adapt. And if you hesitate, you become just another genetic template for the next blob that comes along. 9/10 (Survive long enough to rate it yourself
This is the heart of v16e. Every choice is a locked door closing behind you. The reaction to Roguelike Evolution v16e by Oni has been polarized—exactly as expected. You kill it