Dungeons 2

 PC
Metascore
70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
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  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Jun 29, 2015
    73
    Operations on the surface communicate the idea of “spreading evil” nicely and provide good change of pace from traditional underground war. Not a blockbuster yet, but quite entertaining nevertheless. [Issue#199, p.70]
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  2. PC Games
    Apr 20, 2015
    73
    A lighthearted and colorful strategy game that is determined to replicate the formula of Dungeon Keeper while adding some fresh ideas of its own. However, this led to some awkward design decisions, uneven pacing and an unreliable interface. Alas, it is not as good as it could have been - but at least it's a much better game than the first Dungeons released in 2011.
  3. IGN Spain
    Apr 29, 2015
    72
    One nice try that falls down because tries to do too much for one game. As a Dungeon Keeper like game it's fun, but the RTS elements draw back Dungeons 2 from being a far more enjoyable game.
  5. GameStar
    Apr 20, 2015
    72
    The basic substance of Dungeons 2 is really good. You can tell that the developers had good ideas and have invested a lot of heart and soul into their baby.
  6. PCWorld
    Jan 20, 2016
    70
    Dungeons 2 is neither a great RTS nor a great Dungeon Keeper game. It’s just “pretty good” at both.
  7. Riot Pixels
    Jul 4, 2015
    70
    Finally, a successor to Dungeon Keeper 2 that is actually fun to play.
  8. SpazioGames
    Jun 8, 2015
    70
    Dungeons 2 is a most successful RTS/management game than its lackluster predecessor, but is not yet able to approach to the same levels of Dungeon Keeper (and after all it was obvious). This Realmforge Studios hybrid works in the management part (funny and quite deep), but loses points when it tries to be Warcraft III and offers too simplistic RTS sections with little personality.
  9. Post Arcade (National Post)
    Apr 20, 2015
    70
    If some strangely-specific apocalyptic event wiped both Warcraft and Dungeon Keeper off the face of the earth, those brave souls with the will to continue might find something to cling to in Dungeons 2. Until that happens, the probably just best to stick with the real deal.
  10. 4P.de
    Apr 30, 2015
    65
    Even with all the progress compared to the predecessor it seems that the dev team bit off more than they can chew. While the dungeon building is rewarding albeit not challenging enough the overworld battles lack any strategic depth.
  11. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jul 8, 2015
    60
    An attempt to resurrect the old classic succeeds in capturing its atmosphere. The game is ruined unfortunately by its poor strategic part and (sometimes) an embarrassing humor. [Issue#253]
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  12. Games.cz
    May 25, 2015
    60
    Developers from Realmforge added several own ideas, innovations and improvements to the functional core of Dungeon Keeper. Unfortunately, they also made a lot of errors during this process.
  13. GameSpot
    Apr 21, 2015
    60
    It's not quite a keeper, but it's an improvement over the original.
  14. CGMagazine
    Apr 20, 2015
    60
    Unfortunately, what’s new is simply the blending of two old parts that don’t work well enough in conjunction.
  15. IGN
    Apr 21, 2015
    52
    It’s a shame Dungeons 2’s above-ground RTS battles are so primitive and poor, because the underground dungeon-management stuff actually works fairly well.
  16. CD-Action
    Jul 4, 2015
    50
    If you enjoy strategy games and on top of that have fond memories of Dungeon Keeper you should definitely buy Dungeons II. [07/2015, p.50]
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User Score
7.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 101 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 56 out of 101
  2. Mixed: 27 out of 101
  3. Negative: 18 out of 101
  1. JinShepard
    Jun 6, 2015
    5
    This game is not worth 40 euros, period.

    I finished the game in 8 hours, the campaign, and that was being sluggish and doing things outside    This game is not worth 40 euros, period.

    I finished the game in 8 hours, the campaign, and that was being sluggish and doing things outside what I should be doing.
    I can easily finish it within 5 hours and that is far to little for this kind of price tag, considering you can get a lot better games for half this price.

    The gameplay itself feels very sluggish and siroopie, its slow, and just feels like its been slowed down to extend the lifetime of the game, which I guess should be considered a pro or you would finish it within 2-3hours..
    The UI is to big, more then half the screen is cluttered. The 'mouse' (hand) of evil is to large, often clicking on this that are small is a nightmare.

    You have spells ,traps, minions, the dungeon and the overworld where you can play with.
    Now the dungeon itself is okay, I found that to be okay of Dungeons 1 as well, but the overwold, its the RTS kind of gameplay there and because its so slow you're just waiting more then doing something. It just doesn't work imo.
    You have spells, that I barely ever used, this is because probably since the game is ridicules easy, even on impossible. I Cast maybe 1-5 spells per game/map. And always the same for that matter.
    Same goes for traps in the dungeon, you only need about 5 to counter everything the AI will trow at you, not particular interesting..
    The minions you can summon all have their purpose, but in the end, my armies consist of the same units every time because its just cooky cutter, x beats y, have a mix, you always win against the AI.

    Then the two most irritating things about the game... the performance and the narrator thinking he is funny.
    The performance is horrible, considering the game already is slow, having 10-50 fps dipping like mad everytime is just wierd. There aren't many creatures on the maps to even consider this kind of performance. To make it worse, my fps didnt change from a R9 280x and a ATI 5870....

    The narrator is just annoying, the jokes (and story) are about Game of Thrones, Supernatural, World of Warcraft etc and it gets old fast because it gets predictable. I even turned him off at some points because it was to painful.

    Wish I could be more positive but I cannot, good for 10-15 but no way anything higher with the lack of content and issues.    … Full Review »
  2. Frostphoenyx
    Apr 25, 2015
    10
    This is a HUGE improvement over the first episode. It has definitively a great DK feeling. The game is very funny. I really liked the gameplayThis is a HUGE improvement over the first episode. It has definitively a great DK feeling. The game is very funny. I really liked the gameplay and the story.… Full Review »
  3. Miraun
    Apr 27, 2015
    7
    Well this is a very good step foward if we compare it to the previous dungeons. The new management system is similar to the dungeon keeperWell this is a very good step foward if we compare it to the previous dungeons. The new management system is similar to the dungeon keeper one, but it introduces some new (and fun) mechanics that make this game stand by itselfs. Campaign is kinda short (about 12 hours to complete), and there are a little amount of maps for skirmish or multiplayer (only 3 for playing solo for example). The concern is that also there is no bots, so the game faces a pretty huge lack on content in this regard... at least for now.

    The graphics are pretty, one of the best in the dungeon management pc games, cartoonish yet stilish. Bad thing is that every creature is just a clone (there's no individual variation for example) but they are overall nice and with good personality.

    Now we'll get where it hurts. The main flaw i see to this game (and i hope it is fixed fast) is the AI.At this moment, the AI is dumb when he's auto-controlling your creatures. For example, ranged creatures tend to go to melee range and get slaughtered. Other example: one creature has a CC channeled spell and a heal, yet in combat it will prioritice CC over healing -even if you just don't want it to be that way.

    The overworld part is pretty good. A little bit like Warcraft 3 but with worse control over the units , tho developers said that this were going to get addressed.

    In general, i'd say that this game can be good. Really good. At this moment it has flaws, but the mechanics behind the whole concept are brilliant and hopefully, patches will keep roling and fixing the only thing that make this game unperfect.    … Full Review »
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