Dungeon Keeper

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0.3

Overwhelming dislike- based on 624 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 13 out of 624
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 624
  3. Negative: 604 out of 624
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  1. onanera
    Feb 6, 2014
    0
    This rendition of a beloved game series "Dungeon Keeper" (originally developed by Bullfrog) is a complete disaster and yet another show of EA's greed. It takes everything about Dungeon Keeper and completely smashes it into the ground with the overwhelming amount of micro-transactions and time consumption-to-fun ratio. There is no reason anyone should have to play this game and I absolutelyThis rendition of a beloved game series "Dungeon Keeper" (originally developed by Bullfrog) is a complete disaster and yet another show of EA's greed. It takes everything about Dungeon Keeper and completely smashes it into the ground with the overwhelming amount of micro-transactions and time consumption-to-fun ratio. There is no reason anyone should have to play this game and I absolutely hate how arrogant EA are with their latest comment on some of the criticism "We’re also seeing a lot of game downloads and in-game engagement so that tells us there is a large group of people who are playing and enjoying the game,", NO, the amount of downloads does not mean there is a large group of people enjoying your game, it just means you've spent so much on advertising as the large publisher you are that unwary gamers decide to try out and become tricked by your disgusting facade of a game. I hope that nobody purchases any of the micro-transactions within this game and go get a copy of Dungeon Keeper 1 or 2 for PC.… Expand
  2. yk206
    Feb 6, 2014
    0
    Complete and utter **** from this game only, I **** hate this game. I've spent so much money on this it's not even funny. What a complete **** this is what a poor excuse for a game is. EA please just stop making apps and stick to Playstation and Xbox Game.
  3. cynic69
    Feb 7, 2014
    0
    Removed all EA games and just forgot what the name of this company was.
    EA you say? Never heard of them !
    The only way to bring ea down is to ban them and never ever buy anything from them!
  4. Scrudgy
    Feb 7, 2014
    0
    After watching Nerdcubed's review and trying the game out for myself, I can assure you that the game is 90% waiting, and 10% considering to buy gems. I can't believe that anyone would give this a positive review, EVEN MIXED.
  5. Eyeigore
    Feb 8, 2014
    0
    Thanks for ruining my childhood. I know I'll never see Dungeon Keeper 3. Stop rubbing it in my face. Go back to Call of Doody. Making a game every year... FU** YOU EA!!!
  6. bungholemcgee
    Feb 11, 2014
    0
    It might be a good game if you didn't have to wait so long, but 24 hours for one block! I realize a lot of apps require you to wait to perform actions, but this is one of the worst I've seen! If you want dungeon keeper, do not download this app, and instead get Mythic's game.
  7. TwilightOne
    Feb 11, 2014
    0
    For MANY HUNDRED DOLLARS at the best exchange rate can you buy enough gems to clear the building space available for your dungeon at the start. For that "modest" price you haven't even started to build the dungeon per se, just buy more gems! The A.I. is bad when playing the campaign and you can't move units yourself. It plays itself when there are quasi-gameplay moments. This isFor MANY HUNDRED DOLLARS at the best exchange rate can you buy enough gems to clear the building space available for your dungeon at the start. For that "modest" price you haven't even started to build the dungeon per se, just buy more gems! The A.I. is bad when playing the campaign and you can't move units yourself. It plays itself when there are quasi-gameplay moments. This is disgusting! Don't support this company that clearly only cares about short term profit. They profit on an unstable market bubble and they alienate their customers. Way to go, bravo!

    EA stands for Electronic Avarice!    … Expand
  8. epeternally
    Feb 12, 2014
    0
    Literally the worst thing in human history. This piece of unplayable freemium garbage exists solely to extort money from the player and has no redeeming merits whatsoever. You'd have more fun running in traffic than playing Dungeon Keeper, and the hospital bills would probably run you less than the real cost of this 'game'.
  9. UndeadBane
    Feb 12, 2014
    0
    I think EA should have already came up with a game, where you need to do nothing but pay money. The one who pays more wins! I guess, that is their ultimate goal...

    All you see in the game is "pay, Pay, PAY, PAYPAYPAY!!!!!1111oneone" at every moment possible. Want to dig up a new room? Sorry, digging up ONE TILE will last the whole day. Day. For one tile. More to that - there is nothing    I think EA should have already came up with a game, where you need to do nothing but pay money. The one who pays more wins! I guess, that is their ultimate goal...

    All you see in the game is "pay, Pay, PAY, PAYPAYPAY!!!!!1111oneone" at every moment possible. Want to dig up a new room? Sorry, digging up ONE TILE will last the whole day. Day. For one tile.
    More to that - there is nothing from the original here, except for, maybe, the names of the monsters. Attract monsters? No, buy them for gems so that they will disappear after one invasion, so that you would buy more of them for gems. Train them? No, why, there are gems, just UPGRADE them for gems. Well, no, you can do it for free, but then one action will take literally DAYS to be done.    … Expand
  10. JRandom05
    Feb 17, 2014
    0
    Who at EA thought this would actually be an enjoyable game? I loaded the game on my iPhone, played it for three days and then deleted it out of disgust. The old franchise was fantastic, but EA has butchered any good memories of enjoyable gameplay that I had.
  11. Egork
    Feb 19, 2014
    0
    The constrictions on space, being on an android sort of explain the significant lengths of time it takes to mine and reconstruct a dungeon. It is not intended to be a play through game like something for a PC. It's a whittle a bit here and there game. The really bad parts of the game is that PvP is mandatory. You should be able to opt out and only play against the AI. Also retaliationsThe constrictions on space, being on an android sort of explain the significant lengths of time it takes to mine and reconstruct a dungeon. It is not intended to be a play through game like something for a PC. It's a whittle a bit here and there game. The really bad parts of the game is that PvP is mandatory. You should be able to opt out and only play against the AI. Also retaliations when you are attacked are labeled as free when it it's not. It costs a lot of gems and there is no possible way to recoup in resources what you spend in gems so it is completely not worth it both from a practicality and gaming standpoint. It is merely annoying. Being raided is little more than an exercise in masochistic futility and getting bullied. The game also frequently crashes. In fact the more days that I played it, the quicker it would crash. I finally deleted it today when after about a dozen attempts it would not even stay on for 5 seconds without crashing… Expand
  12. capthavic
    Feb 10, 2014
    0
    Just when you think EA can't sink any lower, can't be any more shameless grabbing for cash, and run out of beloved franchises to ruin...they do it again! This has to be the most DISGUSTING display of not just greed but blatant CONTEMPT for both the consumer and gaming in general. That this dirty little thief disguised as a game even exists would be offensive enough, but no, EA had to dragJust when you think EA can't sink any lower, can't be any more shameless grabbing for cash, and run out of beloved franchises to ruin...they do it again! This has to be the most DISGUSTING display of not just greed but blatant CONTEMPT for both the consumer and gaming in general. That this dirty little thief disguised as a game even exists would be offensive enough, but no, EA had to drag yet another beloved series through the mud in the process. When EA gets the golden turd again and once again fail to understand why...THIS will be all the explanation needed. **** YOU, EA times infinity!… Expand
  13. darwiniandude
    Feb 12, 2014
    0
    EA sinks to a new low of filth with this pathetic bastardisation of the classic and beloved Dungeon Kepper from 1997. The title is Dungeon Keeper. You're meant to build, manage and protect your dungeon. Digging out a single block in the original took less than a second, and you could tag many blocks, your imps would work through them automatically one by one. In this game a single blockEA sinks to a new low of filth with this pathetic bastardisation of the classic and beloved Dungeon Kepper from 1997. The title is Dungeon Keeper. You're meant to build, manage and protect your dungeon. Digging out a single block in the original took less than a second, and you could tag many blocks, your imps would work through them automatically one by one. In this game a single block could take 24 hours to remove. Worse, you can only tag two blocks for removal if you only have two IMPs, you cannot queue commands.

    Really nasty. I'm happy to pay for games, but this isn't a game.    … Expand
  14. XanderZane
    Feb 8, 2014
    0
    Total garbage. EA is trying to suck gamers dry of their funds with crazy microtransactions just to continue to play the game. You'll have to either wait hours and hours to get anything accomplished, or fork over cash again and again to get what you want accomplished quickly. One of the BIGGEST SCAMS in IoS gaming history. EA should be fined for doing this crap. First it was buying the NFLTotal garbage. EA is trying to suck gamers dry of their funds with crazy microtransactions just to continue to play the game. You'll have to either wait hours and hours to get anything accomplished, or fork over cash again and again to get what you want accomplished quickly. One of the BIGGEST SCAMS in IoS gaming history. EA should be fined for doing this crap. First it was buying the NFL license so no other company good make great football games to compete against their Madden NFL series. Now EA is trying to scam gamers out of their hard earned money. Don't waste your time on this garbage. Even Peter Molyneux says. "I think EA got this game all wrong." He's 100% right.… Expand
  15. Cameirus
    Feb 7, 2014
    0
    If I could give this game a negative score I would. It takes a big crap all over everything that made Dungeon Keeper great. Its a slow, poorly designed, cynical money grab. Its not hard to see why EA get voted worst company when they put out stuff like this. If you play you may as well just forward your pay check to EA, its the only way you can do anything.
    The original dungeon keeper,    If I could give this game a negative score I would. It takes a big crap all over everything that made Dungeon Keeper great. Its a slow, poorly designed, cynical money grab. Its not hard to see why EA get voted worst company when they put out stuff like this. If you play you may as well just forward your pay check to EA, its the only way you can do anything.
    The original dungeon keeper, and the sequel were brilliant games, complex, engaging, constantly engaging you. A true masterpiece of design. Its a travesty that EA hold the IP for this franchise, as it allows they to use the name on this appalling game. Words can hardly describe how truly appalling it is, not just in terms of game play, or promoting the cashshop, but in the cynical attitude it shows EA has towards all gamers.    … Expand
  16. AllStations
    Feb 10, 2014
    0
    Simply the worst game of the decade. A money grab that, unfortunately, will continue to make money. This kind of game is a completely damaging to the industry and players alike.
  17. HonestlyTrue
    Feb 7, 2014
    0
    This "game" doesn't even deserve a "1" it is pure disgrace to the Dungeon Keeper franchise and not worthy to carry that name and shouldn't even be called a game. It takes a big dump on everything the original games stand for. EA once again shows the gaming world how low they can go. I am not sure what the target audience for this disgrace is, but imo it's just unknowing, exploitable idiotsThis "game" doesn't even deserve a "1" it is pure disgrace to the Dungeon Keeper franchise and not worthy to carry that name and shouldn't even be called a game. It takes a big dump on everything the original games stand for. EA once again shows the gaming world how low they can go. I am not sure what the target audience for this disgrace is, but imo it's just unknowing, exploitable idiots and i believe the people responsible for this abomination also think that they gonna try to milk the last penny from all the fools willing to actually spend real cash on this "game". Dungeon Keeper Mobile is nothing more than a psychological project on how far they can push the greed.

    FOLKS, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, STAY CLEAR! This pile of **** should be avoided AT ALL COSTS and you should spread the word to your friends who would be naive enough to buy into this. EA boasts with positive ratings, but i am almost 100% sure those rating are manipulated. No human being with common sense would rate this crap higher than 1 star. Also EA's responses to this ****storm are as shallow as they can get, as if they are not even aware(of course they are aware) what they produced here .

    If you wanna play Dungeon Keeper, get yourself a copy of DK1, DK2 or the newly "War for the Overworld" Game on Steam, which are all three woooorlds better than this.

    EA deserves worst company 2014 ALONE for this pile of **** "game", it's an experience in Idiocracy, nothing more.    … Expand
  18. donnambr
    Feb 7, 2014
    0
    This isn't just a case of this being free-to-play if you have patience. Actions take so long to be completed and so little can be achieved without buying gems (hugely overpriced gems at that). It makes it about as exciting as checking your thermostat twice a day to see what minor tweaks you should make. Appalling 'resurrection' of a classic. I'd have been happy to pay £20-30 for a fullThis isn't just a case of this being free-to-play if you have patience. Actions take so long to be completed and so little can be achieved without buying gems (hugely overpriced gems at that). It makes it about as exciting as checking your thermostat twice a day to see what minor tweaks you should make. Appalling 'resurrection' of a classic. I'd have been happy to pay £20-30 for a full version but I'm not paying hundreds of pounds on a dumbed down version with endless IAPs, which is clearly the idea.… Expand
  19. Damius
    Feb 7, 2014
    0
    This game is a disgusting example of cynicism and greed. It is not free to play, it is instead free to wait days, weeks and months to progress and fully enjoy the otherwise enjoyable classic Dungeon Keeper gameplay. Avoid at all possible costs.
  20. DesignByAdrian
    Feb 8, 2014
    1
    This 'game' doesn't allow you to tap more than two things every four (4) to twenty-four (24!!!) hours! If you want to speed things up, you have to buy extra 'gems' with real money!

    How much money? The amount of gems you need to speed up mining one block is worth roughly £1.50, and there is around 900 blocks in the game! No fret, because there is a 'Best Value' package at £69 which gives    This 'game' doesn't allow you to tap more than two things every four (4) to twenty-four (24!!!) hours! If you want to speed things up, you have to buy extra 'gems' with real money!

    How much money? The amount of gems you need to speed up mining one block is worth roughly £1.50, and there is around 900 blocks in the game! No fret, because there is a 'Best Value' package at £69 which gives you the amount of gems enough for 50 blocks!

    Pure extortion!

    Mobile games could have been as good as traditional console games, but there are too many games like this on the mobile platform already and EA is leading the pack of b*stards who don't treat their gamers as humans.

    +1 for good voices and sounds and smooth 3D graphics    … Expand
  21. SentinelNZ
    Feb 11, 2014
    0
    I am a fan of the original DK and it’s sequel. The games were fun, witty, clever and additive with endless replayability, basically everything this game is NOT. I have never encountered a game, even other games infected with IAP that demanded so much money so soon. Immediately after the tutorial ends you are faced with a 4 hour wait while one of your only two starting imps mustI am a fan of the original DK and it’s sequel. The games were fun, witty, clever and additive with endless replayability, basically everything this game is NOT. I have never encountered a game, even other games infected with IAP that demanded so much money so soon. Immediately after the tutorial ends you are faced with a 4 hour wait while one of your only two starting imps must tediously chip his way through a single block!

    Of course you could always buy a third imp with your gems, the game’s currency, but that will cost you 800 gems for only the one imp, I imagine the fourth would cost a great deal more! As a frame of reference, I didn’t spend any of my starting gems even as the tutorial was reassuring me to use them and that I would have “plenty” at the end of the tutorial, as a result I had only ~489 gems as I recall.

    Both EA and the developers, programmers, and anyone else who worked on this laughable, shameless, mean-spirited, greed-infested cash grab should be deeply embarrassed and ashamed of what they’ve done. They have no idea what gaming is or how or why games are fun. They have taken a highly respected IP, the Dungeon Keeper franchise, and used it’s good name and reputation to tout this vile app as a follow up in the series.

    If you want a true sequel to Dungeon Keeper, then I urge you to check out and support the kickstarter for War for the Overworld, by Subterranean Games. This game is the true spiritual successor to DK and is being created by a company of folks who were also fans of the original, they even have the great Richard Ridings, the original voice of Horny, on board! I am in no way affiliated with them or the kickstarter, but I believe in supporting actual games that are created in the spirit of fair play and genuine enjoyment. THAT is where my money will go, not this awful rip off!

    You’re a gutless, dishonorable company EA and I hope one day your despicable attempts to rip off and disrespect genuine gamers and original IPs comes back to bite you.    … Expand
  22. wellspokenman
    Feb 11, 2014
    0
    So bad I signed a petition to demand player reimbursement. This IAP model needs to die, and it needs to die now. Join us: https://www.change.org/petitions/ea-iap-structure-on-dungeon-keeper-android-iphone-refund-players-or-reimburse-them-with-gems-proportional-to-the-amount-spent
  23. Aard
    Feb 12, 2014
    1
    Named it successor to a franchise, tore apart everything it stood for. 1/10 for the balls it takes to implement the shameless scam of a review system.
  24. MateLord
    Feb 26, 2014
    0
    It isn`t a real Dungeon Keeper, is Give Your Money To EA Game! You can download this game for free, but if you want play you must pay! PAY A LOT! Thanks for destroying memories from real DK
  25. dricks
    Jul 10, 2014
    0
    You pay, you dig.
    You pay, you dig.
    "You mean, the main goal is to dig ?"
    No, i mean, the main goal is to pay.
    Boring and useless, you should forget this one and play the real dungeaon keeper on PC, one of my greatest game ever.
  26. Xextreem
    Feb 20, 2014
    0
    Come on wtf is this crap game. PAY TO WIN is not a game Jesus its the same like facebooks games if you call those games games. Nah this game is just NO NO NO NO. This is not dungeon siege this is farm vile or some sort of it. You pay 800gems its like 15 dollars for 1 imp dah **** even if it cost 1 euro its to many. The imps are the core of dungeon siege without those basters you can doCome on wtf is this crap game. PAY TO WIN is not a game Jesus its the same like facebooks games if you call those games games. Nah this game is just NO NO NO NO. This is not dungeon siege this is farm vile or some sort of it. You pay 800gems its like 15 dollars for 1 imp dah **** even if it cost 1 euro its to many. The imps are the core of dungeon siege without those basters you can do nothing,,,,,..... EA needs to stop making games. EA = LJN for super Nintendo.....… Expand
  27. Deeperlook
    Feb 7, 2014
    0
    It's not a game, it's a scam. EA have sunk to a new low with this one. from now on, every game that comes from EA is Suspect, every thing that EA does is questionable, and every thing that the CEO of EA says is like a turd falling into my drink.
  28. tmlorfing
    Apr 17, 2015
    0
    Unbelievably horrid in its design and intentions. This is not a game, it is a social experiment to see how long you are willing to wait 1 square (a pivotal game mechanic) to be dug out before buying into the experiment's fake economy. Shame on EA for ruining one of the greatest games in history, shame on EA for being a BILLION dollar powerhouse and still having the gall to chargeUnbelievably horrid in its design and intentions. This is not a game, it is a social experiment to see how long you are willing to wait 1 square (a pivotal game mechanic) to be dug out before buying into the experiment's fake economy. Shame on EA for ruining one of the greatest games in history, shame on EA for being a BILLION dollar powerhouse and still having the gall to charge microtransactions, shame on EA for its interference in rating this game on the iOS/Android markets. Stay very far away.… Expand
  29. WadeMcG
    Feb 24, 2014
    0
    Microtransactions for quicker access to unlockable bonuses is one thing, microtransactions for access to actual gameplay for any length of time is another.

    At least the likes of ET: Atari VCS, Rise of the Robots, Simpsons Wrestling, Mortal Kombat Advance, Superman N64, Custer's Revenge & Microcosm could be played for any length of time without gameplay being artificially blocked by a    Microtransactions for quicker access to unlockable bonuses is one thing, microtransactions for access to actual gameplay for any length of time is another.

    At least the likes of ET: Atari VCS, Rise of the Robots, Simpsons Wrestling, Mortal Kombat Advance, Superman N64, Custer's Revenge & Microcosm could be played for any length of time without gameplay being artificially blocked by a paywall, and those all deserved 0/10.    … Expand
  30. rainhard
    Feb 15, 2014
    0
    Only few words: BURN IN HELL EA! EA is the worst example of **** who just worry about MONEY. Nothing else, I hope people will just ignore EA releases. They have ruined all great franchises.
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Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 22
  3. Negative: 13 out of 22
  1. Gamer.nl
    Feb 19, 2014
    10
    Dungeon Keeper is a new mobile free to play game by EA, and one of the most aggressive games in the genre. It has elements of a game, but these are so well hidden beneath shiny buttons, childish images and tons of tough rock, that it’s better to avoid the dungeon altogether.
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  2. SpazioGames
    Feb 17, 2014
    40
    The game is heavily influenced by the in-app purchases, to the point of becoming a pay-to-play title. Don't Play it.
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  3. Gamereactor Denmark
    Feb 15, 2014
    10
    Dungeon Keeper is an anti-game. It sucks the joy of gaming out of me and it has no redeeming qualities, not in the slightest. Calling it greedy would be understatement of the year. The already tarnished image of free-to-play could hardly receive a more devastating blow than that which Dungeon Keeper has given it. It eats at my soul every time I play it. And that's why I'll uninstall, nay, banish it from my tablet as soon as I've finished this sentence.
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