Dungeon of the Endless

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 218 Ratings

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  1. suneater
    Jan 4, 2015
    7
    Half dungeon crawler, half resource management sim, Dungeon of the Endless is a simplistic "Rogue-like" set in the Endless universe. The thing that sets this apart from so many others in its genre is how you keep your party alive; major slots on dungeon floors allow you to build Major Modules (used to harvest resources), along with minor slots for offensive, defensive, and supportiveHalf dungeon crawler, half resource management sim, Dungeon of the Endless is a simplistic "Rogue-like" set in the Endless universe. The thing that sets this apart from so many others in its genre is how you keep your party alive; major slots on dungeon floors allow you to build Major Modules (used to harvest resources), along with minor slots for offensive, defensive, and supportive modules. Three resources are harvested per door opening and modules add to their production: Food for healing, leveling, and recruiting heroes, Industry for constructing modules, and Science for researching upgrades and resetting your party's ability cooldowns. A fourth resource, Dust, is much rarer and is used to power the crystal you are escorting, which in turn powers rooms for modules.

    Gameplay is both turn-based (new resources are harvested from when you open a door to a new room) and real-time (combat, movement, healing, etc.), keeping you constantly engaged despite the AI-controlled combat. The first few floors are simple enough to clear out but about halfway up you need to decide which is more important: risking your party's lives and possibly the crystal itself or running to the exit ASAP? Keeping a balanced party and wisely spending your resources will make or break your runs. Luck is always a factor but I felt that once I knew how to control the flow of spawns and properly construct defensive chokepoints that most of my losses were admittedly my own fault. This game rewards planning and strategy instead of demanding you get lucky unlike other recent Sci-fi rogue-likes (looking at you FTL & SotS: The Pit!).

    Newcomers will be overwhelmed easily and probably give up easily because the tutorial is terrible and most of the game's systems have to be studied on the wiki, even with the extensive tooltips in-game. Although it practically plays itself at times and still could use some polishing and TLC, Dungeon of the Endless is a very unique Rogue-like and is worth checking out for fans of the genre.    … Expand
  2. Sjalka
    Nov 7, 2014
    6
    My first impression is the very nice music and the surprisingly well done graphical style that mixes pixel art with modern effects.

    The core of the game is a mixture between a semi round based exploration, a simplistic TD and a character development. - It does fit well together, but in my opinion does not offer too much change. Make no mistake, there is enough replay-value in the game,    My first impression is the very nice music and the surprisingly well done graphical style that mixes pixel art with modern effects.

    The core of the game is a mixture between a semi round based exploration, a simplistic TD and a character development. - It does fit well together, but in my opinion does not offer too much change. Make no mistake, there is enough replay-value in the game, but to me, it did not offer a gameplay "to get lost in..." .

    All in all, the title is more than worth its money.

    yea - that was a short review... not so much more to say about it. the game in its core is simple but well done, and thats about it.    … Expand
  3. Ayreos
    Nov 9, 2014
    7
    PROs:
    -Original
    -Engrossing rogue-like tower-defense with strategy and RPG mechanics(!) -Varied and replayable thanks to the unlockables CONs: -Poorly balanced. Seems to oscillate between too easy and too hard regardless of settings. -Each run is too long. For fairly repetitive gameplay there is no excuse for the excessive length of one game. -Some tower defenses seem considerably    PROs:
    -Original
    -Engrossing rogue-like tower-defense with strategy and RPG mechanics(!)
    -Varied and replayable thanks to the unlockables

    CONs:
    -Poorly balanced. Seems to oscillate between too easy and too hard regardless of settings.
    -Each run is too long. For fairly repetitive gameplay there is no excuse for the excessive length of one game.
    -Some tower defenses seem considerably less useful than others, also random research options make it worse.
    -No plot whatsoever, despite in-depth character backgrounds.

    A little polish and ironing of the CONs would make for an amazing game.    … Expand
  4. cookfamily
    Nov 30, 2014
    6
    You'll definitely get $12 of entertainment out of it, however as currently balanced it disincentivizes full dungeon exploration and tower defense. You'll get a higher score and have a higher chance of survival if you leave each level relatively soon after finding the exit. If the developers tweaked the math, eliminated auto door opening (except on 'hard' mode), and had a true variety ofYou'll definitely get $12 of entertainment out of it, however as currently balanced it disincentivizes full dungeon exploration and tower defense. You'll get a higher score and have a higher chance of survival if you leave each level relatively soon after finding the exit. If the developers tweaked the math, eliminated auto door opening (except on 'hard' mode), and had a true variety of difficulty levels (so that kids could play), it would be a great game.… Expand
  5. GamerNetworkFr
    Nov 11, 2014
    7
    A côté des 4X Endless Legends et Endless Space, les développeurs de chez Amplitude Studios prouvent avec Dungeon Of The Endless qu'il peuvent proposer autre chose tout en approfondissant l'univers Endless. Le jeu est une très belle réussite du point de vue de son gameplay profond, accessible et diablement addictif, et aussi de son univers, en ce qui concerne la bande son et sa directionA côté des 4X Endless Legends et Endless Space, les développeurs de chez Amplitude Studios prouvent avec Dungeon Of The Endless qu'il peuvent proposer autre chose tout en approfondissant l'univers Endless. Le jeu est une très belle réussite du point de vue de son gameplay profond, accessible et diablement addictif, et aussi de son univers, en ce qui concerne la bande son et sa direction artistique. Pour les joueurs lassé de FTL ou de The Binding Of Isaac, il s'agit d'un "must-have".

    http://gamer-network.fr/actualites/reviews-item/test-dungeon-of-the-endless-pc    … Expand
  6. Vectis99
    Oct 25, 2018
    7
    Dungeon of the endless is a cute and smart dungeon crawler which uses procedural generation much more effectively than usual in video games. The game has a very unique combination of mechanics, which makes the game provide a very distinct experience compared to other dungeon crawlers. Unfortunately, the game relies upon a lot of annoying number crunching, especially regarding the "playerDungeon of the endless is a cute and smart dungeon crawler which uses procedural generation much more effectively than usual in video games. The game has a very unique combination of mechanics, which makes the game provide a very distinct experience compared to other dungeon crawlers. Unfortunately, the game relies upon a lot of annoying number crunching, especially regarding the "player heros", which makes critical strategic decision making a chore often times. The game makes up for this in the cute risks and implications of the plethora of ways the player can manage the accumulation and spending of the three major resources. Graphically the game is beautiful, but I wasn't a big fan of the sort of comedic and crude character designs. The games system of expansion content is confusing and bloated, sometimes even adding some uncomfortable advertising/promotional content which it could very well do without. Overall, Dungeon of the Endless is a satisfying experience, but it is not fantastic.… Expand
  7. GolovA
    Apr 6, 2017
    7
    Almost there.
    I love rogue games. This one is pretty sweet. Spent countless hours in it - and if you are a fan of rogues as well, you'll enjoy this title.
    The huge minus for me is the game becomes tedious and repetitive kind of fast. With so many characters, and different ships, it's strange that the game does not suck you into replaying it more than a dozen of times. I guess it's    Almost there.
    I love rogue games. This one is pretty sweet. Spent countless hours in it - and if you are a fan of rogues as well, you'll enjoy this title.
    The huge minus for me is the game becomes tedious and repetitive kind of fast. With so many characters, and different ships, it's strange that the game does not suck you into replaying it more than a dozen of times. I guess it's just not enough in it, but of what - i am not sure.

    Anyway, i recommend - this is a very unique blend of rogue and tower defense, even though these terms alone will not do justice to the game.    … Expand
  8. ultrasoft
    Jul 28, 2016
    7
    There's a lot to like about this game. But, in my opinion, it also has problems which spoil it's long term enjoyability (is that a word?).

    I'd like if the in game tutorial was better, and I'd like the characters to have a little more flavour; more text to flesh them out would be great. It seems like some work was put into giving some of the characters little stories that play out over    There's a lot to like about this game. But, in my opinion, it also has problems which spoil it's long term enjoyability (is that a word?).

    I'd like if the in game tutorial was better, and I'd like the characters to have a little more flavour; more text to flesh them out would be great. It seems like some work was put into giving some of the characters little stories that play out over the course of a game.

    Voices would be a nice addition, but would obviously incur much more work.

    There's what seems like a spike in difficulty as I get close to the end of any given game, which can sometimes feel unfair, and just makes some runs incredibly frustrating

    The easiest mode feels too easy, until you get deeper into the longer runs, where they get silly.
    The default mode starts off challenging and then just escalates.

    I don't know, but I feel like I need more options here, or the difficulty curves need tweaking.

    It could be that I'm just not picking up on how to deal with the difficulty. But if so, then the game is quite obtusely not clueing me in, or I'm a dimwit. Oh well

    After a while, runs feel routine, and I found myself doing repetitive actions for too much of the game.

    I think I've completed as much of the game as I'm going to at about 40 hours of play. I'd be pleased to see updates or patches to the game, which might entice me back.    … Expand
  9. Oskad
    Aug 19, 2023
    6
    Dungeon of the Endless is an addictive and challenging turn-based strategy game that will keep you busy for hours It mixes elements of turn-based strategy, resource management and tower defense Its haunting music and art unique
    The game can be a bit repetitive, as levels and enemies are randomly generated, but they are still quite similar, it also lacks variety, as races and classes are    Dungeon of the Endless is an addictive and challenging turn-based strategy game that will keep you busy for hours It mixes elements of turn-based strategy, resource management and tower defense Its haunting music and art unique
    The game can be a bit repetitive, as levels and enemies are randomly generated, but they are still quite similar, it also lacks variety, as races and classes are limited. it can be frustrating as enemies can be hard to defeat and death is permanent oh yes you will die often

    In conclusion, Dungeon of the Endless is a unique and challenging turn-based strategy game that offers a rewarding challenge to players of all skill levels. The game is rich in content, with many different races, classes, and abilities to unlock. The gameplay is rich and challenging, and the world is randomly generated, which offers great replayability. The game can be difficult for beginners, but it's still fun to play. If you're looking for a unique and challenging turn-based strategy game, Dungeon of the Endless is a great choice.    … Expand

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79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 29
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  1. Gamers' Temple
    Mar 24, 2015
    70
    Not quite endless, but some gamers will have fun with it while it lasts.
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  2. Gamestyle
    Mar 19, 2015
    90
    An endlessly entertaining and meticulously crafted modern roguelike.
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  3. Pelit (Finland)
    Mar 18, 2015
    90
    A stylish, addicting mix of tower defense and roguelike elements. The pacing of the game nicely alternates from planning your defenses in peace to frantically rushing with your heroes and villains to stop the alien swarms coming at you. There could be a bit more variety with the enemies and the modules you can build, but still finding new heroes and opening the new game modes can keep you well occupied. [Feb 2015]
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