Dungeon Keeper

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0.3

Overwhelming dislike- based on 624 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 624
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 624
  3. Negative: 604 out of 624
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  1. Drink
    Feb 14, 2014
    0
    Do not download this game, if you do you are just encouraging EA to put MICRO TRANSACTIONS in EVERY game they publish. Another Downside to this game is how f***ing long it takes to do ANYTHING!
  2. BlackKnightUFO
    Feb 15, 2014
    0
    If there was shame attached to greed in this world, EA and this game deserves a gold medal. Either charge me 5$ for full access to the game or make it completely and honestly free. This is just shameful
  3. AlienFlamenco
    Feb 15, 2014
    0
    This game makes me horny for the horned reaper

    Seriously though **** this cheap excuse for a game, utter ****
    EA is gutter grit
    give em a dollar for every block
    may as well be sucking their cock
  4. Zafeer
    Feb 16, 2014
    0
    Complete garbage! This is everything that's wrong with gaming today (except regenerating health in shooters). Another facebook style pay click one button wait for 6 hours then pay and click another button. I gave it an honest try but quickly ran into my first micro transaction that I couldn't avoid if I was going to continue. I needed to upgrade my dungeon heart. It required 100KComplete garbage! This is everything that's wrong with gaming today (except regenerating health in shooters). Another facebook style pay click one button wait for 6 hours then pay and click another button. I gave it an honest try but quickly ran into my first micro transaction that I couldn't avoid if I was going to continue. I needed to upgrade my dungeon heart. It required 100K stone. My quarry cap was 36.8k (which can't be increased until my dungeon heart was upgraded). So the game pops up a very helpful window that says you can pay the balance with gems instead and oh by the way this is how much they cost in real money.… Expand
  5. FrankieDedo
    Feb 17, 2014
    0
    This is just another pay-to-win game, like dragon mania, clash of clans and rubbish like that. If you want to enjoy Dungeon Keeper on your phone, download DOSBox on Android and install the first PC Dungeon Keeper on it! it was even free on GOG.com on valentine's day. give EA what deserves: absolutely nothing, or at least a negative review!
  6. 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.
  7. 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
  8. Rasmis99
    Feb 19, 2014
    0
    Spoiler alert. This is the worst **** Mobile piece of shift ever created ea is the **** most greedy Company
    You have to pay for everything but this **** Ass Quote un qoute game isnt worth paying anything for.
    You ned to be **** Brain damaged to enjoy this.
  9. Bob2000
    Feb 22, 2014
    0
    Pure garbage. The original game was much, much better than this shallow attempt at a money grab. EA is clearly no longer interested in creating great games.
  10. 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
  11. Philbert579
    Mar 4, 2014
    0
    EA is proving once again that hey have no idea what customers want. They could easily port the original game and add touch controls, and change literally nothing else, then sell it for $5 and make a fortune. Don't support them by even downloading it.
  12. Jasuder
    Mar 8, 2014
    0
    This is not a game, this is application to pay EA for nothing. They tried to make a 'free' to play tower defence from Dungeon Keeper but they failed. You can easier kill yourself than do something without using real money. Thx for nothing EA I'm going to find my CD with Dungeon Keeper 2 bye.
  13. SubaqueousDream
    Mar 11, 2014
    0
    I never thought a game could be so bad as to be worth a rating of 0/10. But somehow EA has managed such a feat with this "game". This is not F2P, it's a money grabbing scheme.
  14. DoctorTovey
    Mar 23, 2014
    0
    This game is a total scam. You get maybe a quarter of an hour of gameplay (mostly in a tutorial) before the freemium kicks in. And then you're in a situation where mining a single block of your dungeon takes twenty-four hours. Oh, unless you're prepared to pay money. Money will speed things up, but only for a little while. You have to pay, and pay, and pay, to have any kind of enjoyableThis game is a total scam. You get maybe a quarter of an hour of gameplay (mostly in a tutorial) before the freemium kicks in. And then you're in a situation where mining a single block of your dungeon takes twenty-four hours. Oh, unless you're prepared to pay money. Money will speed things up, but only for a little while. You have to pay, and pay, and pay, to have any kind of enjoyable gameplay. Nice job on ruining a classic game, EA.… Expand
  15. Wolfie1987
    Mar 24, 2014
    0
    We live in a world where sociopaths and psychopaths rule us (banks, corporations, corrupt politicians, con artists, corrupt judicial systems, messed up ideologies that try to control people, etc.). Video games are meant to create virtual worlds where you can escape to. Alas no escapism allowed, as morally bankrupt companies such as EA are poisoning virtual reality as well. For shame.
  16. trollguyreviews
    Jun 1, 2014
    0
    Money stealing cash printing developers abuse what freemium is like an entire day to mine a block? The old days of dungeon keeper only takes a few seconds to mine a block. And one message to EA. MONEY DOESNT GROW ON TREES!
  17. VenysGames
    Jul 28, 2014
    0
    7 year old's whose parents put smart phones in their hands are the catalyst of EA's continuous experiment to test just how much idiots are willing to pay for things that flash on a screen. That is all these apps are, not games in the slightest, just a greedy company taking advantage of undeveloped brains. This has truly marked EA as the scum of the industry for me, and as a result, I7 year old's whose parents put smart phones in their hands are the catalyst of EA's continuous experiment to test just how much idiots are willing to pay for things that flash on a screen. That is all these apps are, not games in the slightest, just a greedy company taking advantage of undeveloped brains. This has truly marked EA as the scum of the industry for me, and as a result, I encourage the boycotting of EA products until these industry destroying practices are stopped. EA could come out with a genuine 10/10 masterpiece game in the future and I will never play it ; so long as it has the EA logo on it, I would't dare support the game with a cent of my money.… Expand
  18. Konoki5k
    Sep 21, 2014
    0
    I was stupid excited about Dungeon Keeper for IOS until I downloaded it. The tutorial was nice got me right into the game then the time sink hit. This is not the game I was hoping for and quite honestly I would have paid $60 easy for a true remake with updated graphics and the ability to run it on my PC. You have to buy gems for everything or wait till your bones get old and brittle. ThisI was stupid excited about Dungeon Keeper for IOS until I downloaded it. The tutorial was nice got me right into the game then the time sink hit. This is not the game I was hoping for and quite honestly I would have paid $60 easy for a true remake with updated graphics and the ability to run it on my PC. You have to buy gems for everything or wait till your bones get old and brittle. This was a complete failure and grab for money. Congrats on jumping on the "Me too" bandwagon and creating a complete failure. You could have gotten my money up front and I would have bought and expansion but I'm not paying $100s to complete a game no matter how much I used to love it.… Expand
  19. brightestabyss
    Feb 16, 2015
    0
    This is very simply a scam from Electronic Arts, Psychologically testing its victims by testing its patience by pulling on the tightness of your wallets.

    I have a very simple solution, don't download this game and move on because even if you are used to micro transactions, This game is still absolutely terrible by forcing you to pay a large sum of cash for very little reward. Despite    This is very simply a scam from Electronic Arts, Psychologically testing its victims by testing its patience by pulling on the tightness of your wallets.

    I have a very simple solution, don't download this game and move on because even if you are used to micro transactions, This game is still absolutely terrible by forcing you to pay a large sum of cash for very little reward.

    Despite it having 'Dungeon Keeper' in its name, It's a very simple trap and a cash-grab. The game being under the Dungeon Keeper name that has started this controversy that made EA apologize.

    Please, don't even bother to download it and just let it fade away.    … Expand
  20. DavidWarden
    Jan 11, 2015
    0
    I REALLY don't like this game .
  21. Taylor_
    Mar 16, 2015
    0
    a repulsive abomination that shows EA true nature

    not only they buy and destroy great studios, but they drag through the mud the franchises they acquire ,EA is a literal cancer in the gaming industry
  22. PokeMaster99999
    Jun 27, 2015
    0
    Stupid money-wasting not-game. Very little gameplay, and huge expenses. What would you rather:
    A) Waiting 4-24 hours to mine a SINGLE BLOCK
    B) Spending real money every time you want to 'mine' a block C) Never picking the game up again I'd pick C every time, as it's the cheapest and least-infuriating. Hey, at least this game is better than Super Princess Peach and Bayonetta, because    Stupid money-wasting not-game. Very little gameplay, and huge expenses. What would you rather:
    A) Waiting 4-24 hours to mine a SINGLE BLOCK
    B) Spending real money every time you want to 'mine' a block
    C) Never picking the game up again

    I'd pick C every time, as it's the cheapest and least-infuriating. Hey, at least this game is better than Super Princess Peach and Bayonetta, because you aren't forced to play as a woman, huh?    … Expand
  23. MrWezz23
    Oct 2, 2015
    0
    NO NO NO NO NO Never again EA this is the last straw what is it with you and ruining good games explain this is not excusable. why ? does this piece of ass even exist 70 $ best value hahaha in the store. my first thought was this might be OK then i saw it with my own eyes micro-transaction this Micro-transaction that.
    i don't have more to say
  24. PlasmaCross
    Dec 14, 2015
    0
    Normally, I'm against giving games a 0. I think giving a game a 0 is almost always overreacting.
    Until I found this **** piece of **** A MICROTRANSACTION OF 70 POUNDS? At this point, it's not a microtransaction anymore, it's a megatransaction.
    Anyone who pays 70 pounds for a free to play game is literally, and I really do mean literally, retarded.
  25. KypBA
    Jan 29, 2017
    0
    Stupid dead game!
    1. Gameplay is trash! Pay, pay, pay for everything!
    2. Game is ugly. Stupid animations and jokes!
    3. Clan system is mega stupid! All players in clans are cruel morons.
    4. Tournament star system sucks! Someone +200-300 stars for one raid, someone +9 stars! Stupid system! Pay, pay, pay, pay 2 win!

    Game isn't normal players!
  26. Cub
    Jan 5, 2016
    0
    This is not a game. To "play" it you open up the app, tap a block, wait 24 hours and repeat with more blocks. It's not a FREE GAME, it's a FREE WAIT. The original Dungeon Keeper games from the 1990s were amongst the best games in the WORLD, and it's an UNDERSTATEMENT to call this an insult to the original. Look at the number of 5 star reviews in the Play Store, nearly 150,000 5-starThis is not a game. To "play" it you open up the app, tap a block, wait 24 hours and repeat with more blocks. It's not a FREE GAME, it's a FREE WAIT. The original Dungeon Keeper games from the 1990s were amongst the best games in the WORLD, and it's an UNDERSTATEMENT to call this an insult to the original. Look at the number of 5 star reviews in the Play Store, nearly 150,000 5-star reviews from people who were either bribed by EA or are TOTAL deluded moron idiots. If you actually think this is OK, you seriously have a big problem. Basically, "Leave it for 24 hours if you don't want to fork over your real money to this abomination of a greedy developer. EA seem to be bent on buying great game developer companies and replacing their games with terrible free-to-play scams. This is how the industry is being destroyed.

    So just STOP giving these people ANY money. STOP giving them ANY 5 star reviews and this will stop.

    If you don't stop it's going to get so bad that in a few years they might buy up Minecraft and turn it into a 20x20 grid where it takes 10 minutes to mine a block of dirt and 14 days to mine a block of obsidian. You wouldn't want that to happen would you? So just stop supporting them so they will stop.    … Expand
  27. Madogg280
    Jul 25, 2016
    0
    I'm sorry but REALLY?
    Making a crappy mobile version of something that's otherwise brilliant? This is a disgrace to not only mobile games, but the original dungeon keeper series!
    In this game you have to wait for 24 hours for some blocks to get mined... Unless you pay a ludicrously high amount of money to speed it up. If you turn over to the original, it takes about a minute for 15 dirt    I'm sorry but REALLY?
    Making a crappy mobile version of something that's otherwise brilliant? This is a disgrace to not only mobile games, but the original dungeon keeper series!
    In this game you have to wait for 24 hours for some blocks to get mined... Unless you pay a ludicrously high amount of money to speed it up. If you turn over to the original, it takes about a minute for 15 dirt blocks, and you can have incredible amounts of imps, whilst this game takes the clash of clans approach and makes minions hard to obtain and each only does one thing for the time being.
    Original: Slap a minion then possess them and blast through the underground. That's amazing.
    This... Thing: Horridly ludicrous amounts of time spent on one measly little plot of dirt, unless you want to empty your wallet, despite the fact that you can buy the original 2 games for far, FAR less than you would pay in order to get far in this game...
    This is simply disgusting.    … Expand
  28. Gregtami
    Oct 11, 2020
    0
    Corporate rape on a great franchise from my childhood. Pay-to-not-wait garbage with super greedy and **** microtransactions. Thanks EA I hate it.
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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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