Dopamine Rogue is a psychological life-simulation roguelike with RPG elements, focused on surviving your own mind — whether gently or brutally.
The goal seems simple: climb the social ladder and land your dream job.
But does the perfect career really lead to the best ending?
🧠 Face Your Own Mind
Explore the labyrinth of a fractured mind.
Where is the door?
Where is the key?
Confront your inner demons — trauma, disorders, depression, anxiety, personality disorders, and the harsh reality of everyday life.
Each demon demands a different approach in every run — make a mistake, and there is no turning back.
You can seek help, visit a psychiatrist, and learn how to defeat them…
or try to ignore them — but that choice always comes at a cost.
🤝 Relationships, Choices, and Consequences
Build friendships, complete quests, and earn items and experience that provide real advantages.
Every connection unlocks new stories and narrative paths.
Manage your time carefully: go to work, visit shops, and meet NPCs at specific days and hours — they have their own routines and lives.
⚡ Dopamine: Resource and Curse
Dopamine is not just a reward — it’s a system you must manage.
With it, you gain advantages.
Without it, you are forced to face your demons again.
There are many ways to gain dopamine — through good or bad actions —
some harming yourself… others harming those around you.
💼 Work, Money, and Survival
Earn money to cover basic needs or make life easier.
Work, study to build a career, or follow darker paths.
Choose your direction:
Bartender
Call center operator
Janitor
Or study to pursue your dream job
🃏 Progression and Endless Replayability
Level up and, with each level, choose one of three perk cards.
Find or buy items that make every run feel different.
Collect Emotional Intelligence Coins (EI) to unlock permanent upgrades and return stronger with each new attempt.
🏠 Comfort, Routine, and Small Victories
Perform simple, calming actions — washing dishes, organizing books — accompanied by soothing environmental sounds.
Take trips and short escapes to restore dopamine for both the character and the player.
Take care of your home — your comfort zone.
Buy furniture, improve your well-being, eat better… and maybe even adopt a cat.
🔁 Procedural World, Unique Stories
No two runs are the same.
Locations, events, and stories are procedurally generated.
Start with random strengths and weaknesses:
Neurodivergent (ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia)
Neurotypical (no bonuses or penalties)
Live through childhood and try to avoid trauma —
or learn how to grow up with a resilient mind.
🎭 Deep Narrative
Experience life stories that are beautiful, disturbing, or painfully real.
Discover 8 different endings, shaped by your choices.
⚠️ Real-World Warnings
Don’t walk alone at night.
Don’t use your phone on the street.
Don’t abuse drugs.
💭 A Message
This game is a message to the world.
We are all different.
We all have strengths and weaknesses.
But never ignore the good things in life.
For every dark moment, there is an equally powerful light.
Which side will pull you in?
