This seems like exactly the kind of roguelike I want to play, but is there a way to make the background black? Or at least a darker color? The bright brown makes it unplayable for me 😭
Yes! In the DOS version, launch with "chambers -p". In the Windows version, you can make this change in the chambers.conf file in \Program Files (x86)\The Chambers Beneath\dosbox\. The -p parameter switches to the "nostalgic" CGA palette of black, cyan, magenta, and white.
