Dungeons of Dredmor

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7.6

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  1. Dco326
    Jun 23, 2023
    7
    Nesto u njoj mi se ne dopada ne znam tacno sta, vidim zasto je zabavna drugim ljudima pa cu dati 7.
  2. RagingPoet
    Jun 26, 2018
    8
    Dungeons of Dredmor is a solid rogue-like RPG with good sense of humor: all the flavor text is done in a style of Munchkin card game. It's is really fun to explore first time around.
    Gameplay itself consists mostly of combat and it is quite repetitive and gets a bit boring during full playthrough on last dungeon floors. It is actually more interesting to do short session, try some crazy    Dungeons of Dredmor is a solid rogue-like RPG with good sense of humor: all the flavor text is done in a style of Munchkin card game. It's is really fun to explore first time around.
    Gameplay itself consists mostly of combat and it is quite repetitive and gets a bit boring during full playthrough on last dungeon floors. It is actually more interesting to do short session, try some crazy builds and die during first 5 levels)    … Expand
  3. chaoticGovernor
    Dec 18, 2017
    10
    One of the best roguelikes on the market, based on the shear scope, humor, challenge, and replayability. Gaslamp games have created a genuine masterpiece.
  4. beefcake1
    Aug 4, 2016
    6
    Some great ideas and humour ruined by minimal monster and dungeon variety, imbalanced skills and item drops.

    Having played this game for 100+ hours, I wanted to love this game so much, the flavour and humour in describing items is just perfect. And the skill tree concept works beautifully well with the idea that you can make nearly any combination of skills viable...but then it    Some great ideas and humour ruined by minimal monster and dungeon variety, imbalanced skills and item drops.

    Having played this game for 100+ hours, I wanted to love this game so much, the flavour and humour in describing items is just perfect. And the skill tree concept works beautifully well with the idea that you can make nearly any combination of skills viable...but then it doesn't.

    Some skills are woefully imba, some skill trees are quite underpowered, and the part which sadddens me the most - crafting {my absolute favourite part of rpgs - who doesn't love crafting elite equipment from scavenged loot?}; gives minimal pay-off. Also, often by the time I finally craft my high-end items, I will have discovered another item of similar power-level from chest or loot drop.

    Fighting monsters is also quite repetitive. Just point and click, use your timer or magic-based skills appropriately, drink potions as necessary, rinse repeat. There is very little variety in terms of monsters or monster strategies, besides of course ranged vs melee enemies. "Boss monsters", just hit really hard, but rarely do much else, and since this game is turn based, you can kite all monsters easily {assuming you cleared the dungeon leading up to them before -hand}, so its not like there's any real moments where I go "Oh, I might die here if i'm not careful". You just run away or even go back up stairs where monster can't follow, eat food, heal up and then your good to go again {monsters themsleves don't regen}. YOu can also lead groups into a corridor so that you only ever have them one-on-one instead of being surrounded.

    The only times I had "scared of dying" moments was when I was acting foolish in a huge group of monsters, or being reckless. This was on the hard difficulty.

    Each dungeon has the same basic layout So there's no real surprises besides when you open a door to group orf angry monsters but then you soon learn to expect that.

    It sounds like i'm really down on this game, but its only because I see so much potential in it, and don't want to see it wasted.

    -So, what about having skills which scale to your level - so low-leveel skills can still be used at high-level dungeons?
    -what about having unique boss monsters which can teleport and/or heal / cast unique spells / use unique items and give unique item drops?
    -what about items which give boosts to skills, temporarily, to allow characters to diversify or specialize their builds?
    -more items, better crafting system, with a range of items at certain levels {even with secret recipes} rather than just one main item. E.g "steel sword of magma", AND "steel sword of tesla" AND "steel sword of toxicity" at same level.
    -what aobut unique dungeon scenarios? There's some good stuff here but it gets repetitive. What about corridors of traps, pits of lava that fall, hidden walls that must be activated / scouted, sequences of buttons that must be pressed exactly but can only be learned from completing a quest elsewhere. A la, dungeon master???

    Final score 6 is because 4 points for concept and another 2 for excellent humour. If only the execution was there too I would love to give a 10. This game feels like it just almost there but lacks the core gameplay and variety, in both items and monsters, to keep me coming back for more.    … Expand
  5. Cablenexus
    Jun 27, 2014
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is opposite from most games I played in a very nice way.
    To begin with, every time I die, and that happened frequently, I’m happy that I can start a new game.
    Because the game is fair and always when I have to start over, what is certainly a pleasure, I know it’s my own fault.

    The music in this game is exactly what I want to hear in a game like this. It’s a way too much orchestra song kind of music what really give the feeling of a middle age castle period.
    Call to arms and conquer!! Tadadum tadum tadum…Very good choice!

    The interface and menu is very detailed and clean. Compared to the graphics of the dungeon itself it’s modern style.
    The dungeon is old style, but with enough diversity and eye candy to not feel boring or repetitive. Even that the dungeons are randomly generated every game plays like his own story. Every random set up is like handcrafted by an experienced level designer. The placement of monsters and goodies is a surprise every time, but always very well balanced. Behind every door you open on a gigantic random map is a whole new game generated before your eyes. Within every room dozens of monsters to fight and dozens of pick-ups to find.

    Every character you build, chosen from tons of skills yourself or totally randomly, is unique. But really unique. Not unique because the skill you are good in blocks your access to all other skills, but because the skill you develop really makes sence. Every skill point you spend for a skill is game play changing in real time.

    Another very good balanced, well designed aspect of this game is that for the first time (I played hundreds of RPG’s and TBS games) you can use all your skills on many, many places of every map.
    The fighting is fun, fast and rewarding and it’s even turn based, so you really have time to make every turn and every action you make count. Also it’s very easy to understand and again perfectly fair for the AI and for the player. Fast because every action is just one point, so your turn or the computer’s turn doesn’t take more than a second to make. What is also groundbreaking is that the turn based gameplay in battles and the exploring part of the map is seamlessly. So you don’t have to push the end turn button a thousand times if you are not in a fight but exploring the map.

    It was running flawlessly the first few hours after installment and without any glitches, lags or crashes on a three years old laptop with a build in video adapter.

    The only bad thing was that one time I had to kill my own summoned monster, a golem, myself because he was blocking my only way out. This was done in a second, but it was just horrible to kill my own loving pet with my axe.

    This game is also original in many ways. The art, the item and spell description and the subtle, delicate jokes all around the game. Sometimes just written on walls or as little text balloons above NPC’s or monsters. But again it is done so balanced and it fit so naturally in the rest of the game.

    The last time I walked from my PC to take a piece of paper to write a secret code on it to gain access to a secret portal was 15 years ago. Cést magnifique!
    This game is just brilliant in many ways and I can only thank the developers to let me play this game for a few bucks.
    It’s really worth more!    … Expand
  6. Laice31
    Jun 26, 2014
    5
    Dungeons of Dredmor is a quirky game. The designers' sense of humor is readily apparent and that's probably its best feature. There are a lot of options for class/skill differentiation, but they don't seem to make a ton of difference.

    DoD gets old really fast. The dungeons get repetitive and there's not real sense of purpose to playing after a couple hours.
  7. Jaragon
    Feb 19, 2014
    9
    amazing game, the little jokes and references make the game more fun to play and the game has a good, fair difficulty level and the skill system is really cool too.
  8. Gram547
    Oct 31, 2013
    10
    I made an account just to review this game and give my score and i truly stand by it. This game to me personally is a 10/10. If you have the slightest interest in rogue-like games or games with permadeath you should definitely buy this game. It's not expensive either 4.99 for this game that i have put a lot of hours into
  9. JimCorbett
    Oct 25, 2013
    4
    The sad part is that this game is actually kinda fun. However it is extremely unstable. 75% of the time when i start the game up Steam tells me that my files failed to sync the last time i shut the game down. The game will often crash and on rare occasion your steam achievement progress will be completely reset. Also, the developers added an achievement to the game where you have to buyThe sad part is that this game is actually kinda fun. However it is extremely unstable. 75% of the time when i start the game up Steam tells me that my files failed to sync the last time i shut the game down. The game will often crash and on rare occasion your steam achievement progress will be completely reset. Also, the developers added an achievement to the game where you have to buy them a beer in real life and then they will manually add the unlock the achievement on your account. Seriously? I mean, I've never seen such a stupid move made by a developer in making an achievement for a game. Something that is supposed to be obtainable in-game and be FUN. It's a good game, but terrible stability and a piece-of-crap developer makes it not worth your time.… Expand
  10. KillaRiku
    Aug 14, 2013
    9
    This game's humor is really awesome. It is entertaining and the longer you play you really get into it. The graphics are not so good, but they fit to its humor. The gameplay is awesome and I recommend you to play it at least once.
  11. overfiend87
    Aug 7, 2013
    9
    A very fun little rouge-like game where you have a lot of synergy with many off the abilities, some of which are just made for humor like vampire and the ability to sparkle or communism and a ability to drop a bomb. It's one hell of a time waster, but at the same time you can actually cut down the size of the dungeon with NO reprecussions. None. No achievements are affected either. Really,A very fun little rouge-like game where you have a lot of synergy with many off the abilities, some of which are just made for humor like vampire and the ability to sparkle or communism and a ability to drop a bomb. It's one hell of a time waster, but at the same time you can actually cut down the size of the dungeon with NO reprecussions. None. No achievements are affected either. Really, it's a lot of fun, especially as you can wear some light armour with magic which paths the way to making something like a Magus from Pathfinder's Ultimate Magic or Arcane duelist from D&D 3.5 or, again, Pathfinder.… Expand
  12. notyourbuddy
    Jul 22, 2013
    8
    Its a rogue-like (Binding of Isaac/Faster Than Light genre), meaning its less about trying to beat the game and more about trying to see how far you can get before you die (farther you get higher your score).

    And you will die. For instance, the game comes with a tutorial designed for people who have never played a video game before in their life. I died in there twice. The game    Its a rogue-like (Binding of Isaac/Faster Than Light genre), meaning its less about trying to beat the game and more about trying to see how far you can get before you die (farther you get higher your score).

    And you will die. For instance, the game comes with a tutorial designed for people who have never played a video game before in their life. I died in there twice. The game congratulated me for dying then gave me a Steam Achievement for it meaning the devs not only know you can die in there... they wear it as a badge of honor. *Note: You can turn off perma-death if you wish.

    - Combat:
    Dungeons of Dredmor is the standard hack-n-slash loot fest (Diablo/Torchlight genre) except it uses a turn-based system. This means winning is not about quick reflexes/clicking, but rather how you choose to utilize the skills at your disposal. It works well and the turns are pretty much instantaneous so fights/exploring plays out as fast as you want it to.

    - Loot:
    Loot is plentiful. So plentiful in fact you will quickly learn to stop picking up things that do not suit your character's build. The game has a crafting system for food, potions, armor, weapons, traps, etc. giving you even more ways to obtain items. And a few shops located around should you choose to buy items.

    - Character Customization:
    At the beginning of the game you have 50+ different base skills at your disposal of which you get to choose 7 to take along with you on your adventure. As your character levels up related skills get unlocked giving a high level character 40-50+ skills. The skills are quite varied and allow you to create all kinds of weird character combinations. Mage skills, range combat, warrior, thief, assassin, trap specialist, alchemist, smithing, banker, etc. Its all here. If you want somekind of weird warrior vampire mushroom loving tourist you can make one.

    The stats for each character are also pretty deep. 7+ different types of damage resistances/types to go with 23 different stat categories (dodge, critical chance, trap skills, magic, health regen, smithing, etc). This is definitely an old school RPG at heart.

    - Replayability:
    As mentioned the character customization is pretty deep so starting over can feel like a completely different experience. The monsters, loot, store inventory, crafting recipes you find, and other in-game items are all randomized for each play through. Its even moddable so new loot, recipes, character skills, and features (loot deconstruction to extract raw materials) can be added.

    - Some Minor Cons:
    a) Some things are quite vague. Whats this potion do? What does this skill do? Why not just tell me in the tool-tip?

    b) You don't get to visually see your character progress from peasant to mighty warrior. Equip a traffic cone on your ragdoll it won't show up on your actual character. Bummer.

    c) Screen seems to be always locked on your character. Cannot use the mini-map to view parts of the dungeon that you have already explored.

    d) Tried and true user friendly RPG elements are missing. A way to compare the stats of loot you find with the current loot you are wearing would have been great.

    e) I thought the music sucked. Mute it and use your own collection or play in silence.

    - Final Thoughts
    The screenshots/video might not blow you away, but I thought the actual gameplay was pretty good and at $1.25 for the base game or $2.50 for the game+all DLCs I feel its a no-brainer purchase. Works great on Linux as well.    … Expand
  13. AWG
    Jul 17, 2013
    5
    I have really nothing original to say about this unoriginal game, so just read MrKeats' review twice and you'll know what I think about Dungeons of Dredmor.
  14. rheibe
    Jul 15, 2013
    7
    This game is better than what I expected. You chose the skills of your character (and there are a lot). The rpg style of this game is somewhat complete. However, I would like to see this game in multiplayer in the futur. The game could be a little bit repetitive and the music is not exceptional.
  15. Herska
    Jun 15, 2013
    8
    Dungeons of Dredmor is one of those games that offers more of a great laugh than a lasting gameplay experience. Ironically enough, I've spent +50 hours enjoying that joke and with its 5€ price I'd say its a bargain.

    The game has tons and tons of references and jokes, and the core gameplay is also brilliant. Through lots and lots of trial and error you come to understand the vaguely    Dungeons of Dredmor is one of those games that offers more of a great laugh than a lasting gameplay experience. Ironically enough, I've spent +50 hours enjoying that joke and with its 5€ price I'd say its a bargain.

    The game has tons and tons of references and jokes, and the core gameplay is also brilliant. Through lots and lots of trial and error you come to understand the vaguely described skill sets you choose in the beginning of your run, and finally you manage to prepare for every peril before you: enemies, traps, backfiring abilities and even thugs coming after your stolen goods (stealing, SERIOUSLY NOT COOL).

    Although knowing your bit of pop culture and gaming history adds to the experience, Dredmor can be just as captivating and fun even if you grew up in a barrel under a rock. Developing strategies and hoping not to fall to a trap you didn't have the sufficient skill to see and/or disarm can keep you entertained for a long, long time.

    I also highly recommend getting the DLC for the game (one of which is free, others 3€ each). This is the steam sale must-buy.    … Expand
  16. Azet
    May 13, 2013
    9
    The game is actually pretty awesome. Lots of different builds you can try, simples yet effective crafting system, fun to explore, and it is very difficult. I love the fact that you can't just run around killing stuff and stepping on traps, even in the lower difficulties.
    The only bad side is the lack of information about the skills in the character creation phase. You have to either take    The game is actually pretty awesome. Lots of different builds you can try, simples yet effective crafting system, fun to explore, and it is very difficult. I love the fact that you can't just run around killing stuff and stepping on traps, even in the lower difficulties.
    The only bad side is the lack of information about the skills in the character creation phase. You have to either take a look at it after you create your character or look it up online.
    Also, you're paying about 5 usd total(game dlcs) for an "infinite" gameplay. This game definitely worth a shot.    … Expand
  17. BopCN
    May 3, 2013
    9
    Steam平台难得的Roguelike RPG。剧情精简为闯地牢杀魔王，但所有其它经典元素都悉数保留下来，回合制的战斗，丰富的角色属性，随机的地牢、怪物和装备，开门惊喜，以及独创的自定义职业组合系统，使你的每一次冒险都充满未知和挑战。包括对Steam Workshop的支持都使这款游戏始终保持着独特的魅力。
  18. Ignatius_Reilly
    Apr 5, 2013
    9
    Now with the expansion packs added on, this game has gone from great, to absolutely legendary. It's staggering and exciting when you start to think about the endless skill combinations available here. There's just so much variety within the maps, items, and skills, that it's never the same game twice, and with it's perma-death (if you're playing it right ;p) it always keeps you on yourNow with the expansion packs added on, this game has gone from great, to absolutely legendary. It's staggering and exciting when you start to think about the endless skill combinations available here. There's just so much variety within the maps, items, and skills, that it's never the same game twice, and with it's perma-death (if you're playing it right ;p) it always keeps you on your toes even when you are nearly sure you've reached that godly state, you open the door and a named monster has you running for your life. Exceptionally balanced, easy to get into, hard to let go of, entertaining humor and style. For 5 bucks, you'd be hard pressed to find a better use of your money. It's really quite a feat, and if you've been holding off, (and you're into these sort of games) then you're really missing out.… Expand
  19. LeetWizard
    Mar 15, 2013
    8
    Here's what I like about this game-
    -It's Canadian
    -It's silly and funny.
    -It's a RPG.
    -It's a good RPG.

    What I don't like-
    -Glitches (But on steam, you get a achievement for it!)
    -Music gets repetitive.

    If you like the RPG games, try this one out. If you can tolerate some glitches (There's less glitches here than in the War Z, thank the lord Dredmor), then this is worth your time.
  20. suneater
    Mar 3, 2013
    7
    A true "Rogue-like" with improve graphics, controls, and interface functionality for a modern audience. Character customization is fantastic with many diverse skills, unique build options, and damage types to choose from. On "Normal" difficulty you can pretty much play however you want provided you are careful with your positioning and kiting. Although more forgiving than many permadeathA true "Rogue-like" with improve graphics, controls, and interface functionality for a modern audience. Character customization is fantastic with many diverse skills, unique build options, and damage types to choose from. On "Normal" difficulty you can pretty much play however you want provided you are careful with your positioning and kiting. Although more forgiving than many permadeath games, it is easy to get cornered and beaten to death; My biggest complaint about this game is how some enemies have very unpredictable movement sets. Many enemies will also have very high resistances to specific damage types, leaving you unable to kill them. With the right skills, you can teleport and parry your way down 10 gigantic floors that are packed with plenty of loot, puzzles, secret passages, and a wide variety of traps.… Expand
  21. DarkCowboy
    Aug 2, 2012
    7
    Great game. **** 'retro' graphics though.
    With the graphic potential of modern hardware, graphics that look like a mid 80's Commodore game just seems like cutting corners.
    Still, the game has lots of replay value as no to games are the same.
    Permadeath is on by default, and I recommend playing that way.
    Makes it a lot more interesting.
    Easy worth full price if you love old school RPG.
  22. sterlingwriter
    Jul 25, 2012
    8
    A surprisingly fun game, despite the old school graphics and lack of story, Dungeons of Dredmor is definitely worth the current price tag of $7.49 for the full game and both expansions. Even better, wait for a 60-75% off sale, and you'll pay less than $3 for all of it like I did. The game randomly generates dungeons, monsters, loot, shops, and side quests, and has a sense of humor thatA surprisingly fun game, despite the old school graphics and lack of story, Dungeons of Dredmor is definitely worth the current price tag of $7.49 for the full game and both expansions. Even better, wait for a 60-75% off sale, and you'll pay less than $3 for all of it like I did. The game randomly generates dungeons, monsters, loot, shops, and side quests, and has a sense of humor that will appeal to some, but not all. For example, there's an item that pays homage to Monkey Island, a fair amount of lutefisk jokes, and monster taunts can get a bit ridiculous at times. The game has three difficulty modes, and you can decide whether or not to play with permadeath on or off. Personally, while learning the game, I played with permadeath off, but am finding value in replaying on the hardest level with permadeath on. Lots of deaths, but lots of fun. Usually when I die, I just laugh and make a new character -- sometimes with the same skills, sometimes I let the game randomly assign skills for me. Dungeons of Dredmor also has lots of mod capabilities, so if you like to mod, you'll have even more to do. Overall, if you like RPGs with random elements, need a break from deep immersive games that require huge commitment times, and don't mind a bit of silly humor, this game is probably for you!… Expand
  23. p360assassin
    May 30, 2012
    9
    Playing this game with many patchs gone through, i cant see the bugs people have mentioned, although this is likely due to the many patchs the game has had, and the reviewer saying it has horrible system lag is retarded, the game runs on my crappy laptop with intel HD graphics perfectly fine.

    The difficulty in the game is quite well done, the normal mode is definitly not easy, but not so    Playing this game with many patchs gone through, i cant see the bugs people have mentioned, although this is likely due to the many patchs the game has had, and the reviewer saying it has horrible system lag is retarded, the game runs on my crappy laptop with intel HD graphics perfectly fine.

    The difficulty in the game is quite well done, the normal mode is definitly not easy, but not so much challenge to the point of insanity, but it is unlikely on your first full games that you will beat the game. Contrary to several reviews, the game DOES have a definite goal, its to reach level 10 and kill Lord Dredmor, the final boss. Although I have been unable to get this far down, I am therfore unsure how the DLC works, as it adds levels 11-15.

    The character creation is a nightmare for first time players. It is a list of about 35 skills (about 42 if you have DLC) which you chose 7 of. These decide your base stats and starting gear, while many are obvious (swords, maces, axes, staffs, prothean Magic etc.) Others are difficult to guess. And their descriptions do not help. A few examples could be 1. Archaeology - Start with a fedora, how am i supposed to know what its stats are since the game has nothing to do with Archaeology? 2. Mathemagic, all the abilities it gives have little to do with math, and this is rediculas. This in theroy is a good thing, it makes the player experiement, allowing the player to try abilities that they would otherwise not choose that they might like. But honestly, it should tell you what they do, let us see the skill tree or something.

    The games leveling system is simply everytime you level up, you choose to upgrade one of these skills, (yes it tells you, usually, what these do) which gives you a stat bonus and/or spell and/or chance ability, some being quite unique. This system works very well and still manages to give you a definite boost while avoiding the boring list of numbers problem that RPGs seem to be fixing nowadays.

    The game has a few features for difficulty, the usual uniquely named Easy, normal and hard modes, with a permadeath feature (which without, ruins the feel of the game) and small levels mode which allows less grinding for people who don't want grinding.

    The game is quite fun to play, with a LARGE array of weapons and armor to choose from, including randomly boosted upgrades and general strange things to find throughout the dungeons, with MANY MANY references (my favourite being My Little Anvil - Smithing is Magic) While many of the jokes are hit and miss, some with definitly make you smile.

    The graphics are fine for a roguelike, playable on bad computers while ok to look at, thanks to a great art style.

    The only truely annoying feature is the lack of your characters look changing when getting new armor or weaponry, evetually it can be annoying looking at the characters oversized eyebrows.

    The background music is very very good, and fun to listen to.

    For people who dont mind turn based RPGs will love this game, and i highly reccomend it as it gives hours of entertainement for a very small price, with the added benifit of supporting a indie company.    … Expand
  24. Ragegoat
    May 11, 2012
    10
    Dungeons of Dreadmor is a rogue-style game, in which you control an 8-bit hero (or, in the expansion, heroine) who is slaying his way through increasingly tough monsters in order to defeat the evil Lord Dredmor. The game is very hard and should be played with permadeath (I can imagine it being a bit boring without it). Character creation offers you a wide range of options, as you create aDungeons of Dreadmor is a rogue-style game, in which you control an 8-bit hero (or, in the expansion, heroine) who is slaying his way through increasingly tough monsters in order to defeat the evil Lord Dredmor. The game is very hard and should be played with permadeath (I can imagine it being a bit boring without it). Character creation offers you a wide range of options, as you create a character by picking seven skills form a long range. Want a fireball throwing, Odin worshipping, axe swinging berserker-vampire-archeologist? Go right ahead! The game doesn't take itself very seriously and has a good sense of humor. The sound track is very catchy and would be worth the cost by itself imo. I immensely enjoyed playing it, even when it was handing my ass to me over and over on level one, and I simply had to play it till I got through it. Of course it doesn't provide you with amazing graphics, an epic plot or such - these things are not what the game sets out to do though ... what it does set out to do it does excellently, and if you like looting, character building and a hard challenge this is the game for you.… Expand
  25. wololooo
    Mar 12, 2012
    10
    Gaslamp Games' debut is a stellar achievement from the indie developer. Dungeons of Dredmor is a modern tribute to the once hugely popular roguelike genre. There's great variation between the enemies, weapons and armour, and the huge amount of skills on offer will keep you experimenting with different strategies for hours. The humour is self-parodic, and often hilarious. At $5, and with aGaslamp Games' debut is a stellar achievement from the indie developer. Dungeons of Dredmor is a modern tribute to the once hugely popular roguelike genre. There's great variation between the enemies, weapons and armour, and the huge amount of skills on offer will keep you experimenting with different strategies for hours. The humour is self-parodic, and often hilarious. At $5, and with a ton of replay value, Dungeons of Dredmor is an inexpensive and excellent entry-point for gamers wishing to get into dungeon crawlers.… Expand
  26. namDa65
    Mar 11, 2012
    5
    If you like roguelikes, you will think this game is great. I liked it but after playing BOI, I can't play any other rogue like games even though BOI isn't really a roguelike. I just don't like it.
  27. whitespider999
    Feb 27, 2012
    8
    This game is incredibly addictive, has an insane amount of content, and one of the best valued dlc's in the history of best valued dlc's. There are some problems with steam achievements unlocking (of which there is hundreds) and the game can get repetitive when played for hundreds of hours. Still, if you liked randomly generated game worlds with randomly generated loot - this could end upThis game is incredibly addictive, has an insane amount of content, and one of the best valued dlc's in the history of best valued dlc's. There are some problems with steam achievements unlocking (of which there is hundreds) and the game can get repetitive when played for hundreds of hours. Still, if you liked randomly generated game worlds with randomly generated loot - this could end up being something you adore just as much as me. The snes graphics might put off some - give it time. It really does grow on you.… Expand
  28. tech-noir
    Feb 24, 2012
    7
    Dungeons of Dredmor is a modern, turn-based, roguelike RPG, comparable to The Binding of Isaac. In it, you will enter randomly generated dungeons with various levels to explore, and a large amount of loot to collect and experiment with. The artwork is charming and adequate, albeit not too creative. There is even a crafting system, for those interested in hoarding items for the hope ofDungeons of Dredmor is a modern, turn-based, roguelike RPG, comparable to The Binding of Isaac. In it, you will enter randomly generated dungeons with various levels to explore, and a large amount of loot to collect and experiment with. The artwork is charming and adequate, albeit not too creative. There is even a crafting system, for those interested in hoarding items for the hope of usage as you progress. There is a tutorial with several chapters, but even then it fails to explain and introduce a few aspects of the game to the player, which leads to a slow-paced approach to learning how to play. Dungeons of Dredmor is more focused on exploration, rather than action. There are many items to find and experiment with, as well as the innumerable crafting combinations. It is also more difficult and less forgiving than The Binding of Isaac. Death comes from various means, and there will be many times where you will be overwhelmed by the enemies. There are also many skills to choose from when creating a new character, which makes each attempt at the game different each time. Personally, I have no interest in crafting. To be able to craft valuable items, you must hold on to many different items needed for a very long time, in hope that you eventually will be able to craft something worthwhile. This means that your inventory will be populated by mostly garbage. Besides, if you proceed through the levels deep enough, you will encounter good, quality items to equip your character with. This to me, makes crafting practically abandoned. As you go deeper in the dungeon, the appearance of the levels change, and become more interesting. There will also be more unique and challenging enemies to fight against. As with everything else in the game, the shopkeeper is populated in the levels at random. This means that sometimes you will need to go up or down a few levels to sell your loot. Dying and losing everything is part of the genre, but that doesn't stop it from being slightly frustrating. The game also tends to crash sometimes, which means you will lose all your progress and be forced to start over. The developers even added a Steam Achievement for this. Dungeons of Dredmor is a difficult game. More difficult than The Binding of Isaac. You will die much more often and much easier than you ever did in The Binding of Isaac, while accomplishing much less. Even though the game is filled with what is supposed to be clever humor, I personally did not find any of it funny, but it does not ever get in the way of the game's enjoyment. Unfortunately, any items that you equip during the game do not change the appearance of the character in any way. I feel that this particular shortcoming detracts from the indulgence of the game, as there are many items that would make the game much more interesting if they actually changed the character's looks. The constant dying and lack of real progression through the dungeon in this roguelike leaves much to be desired overall. It simply isn't as exciting or as rewarding as The Binding of Isaac. With that said, Dungeons of Dredmor is still a title that should be kept installed for future casual ventures as a more classical style of roguelike game. In moderation, and with much patience there is plenty of fun to be had with this game.… Expand
  29. Incogntiodies
    Jan 23, 2012
    4
    This game seems an enjoyable enough distraction until the constant crashes and endless stupid bugs just make it a complete waste of time. The worst thing about it is the deeper you get in the dungeon the more likely a crash seems to be. The fact that the game has permadeath option on as default when most of the time your biggest enemy is game failure is a joke.
  30. Hackuity
    Jan 15, 2012
    9
    This game is the biggest paradox of modern gaming: no plot, no stunning graphics, no multiplayer, a monstrous amount of hours players have passed dungeoneering hoping not to die drinking acid from a fountain. Gaslamp games have developed a little masterpiece of humour and design, a game with nothing but the essential and, at the same time, a huge quantity of things to do and see. MixingThis game is the biggest paradox of modern gaming: no plot, no stunning graphics, no multiplayer, a monstrous amount of hours players have passed dungeoneering hoping not to die drinking acid from a fountain. Gaslamp games have developed a little masterpiece of humour and design, a game with nothing but the essential and, at the same time, a huge quantity of things to do and see. Mixing all together with a very balanced difficulty experience, Dungeons of Dredmor results in the sandbox role-playing equivalent of Minecraft: how can you not love it?… Expand
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#55 Best PC Game of 2011
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#70 Most Discussed PC Game of 2011

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. RPGamer
    May 9, 2012
    70
    If you can accept some mechanical quirks in exchange for a torrent of indie exuberance, check it out.
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  2. Games.cz
    Jan 15, 2012
    50
    Dungeons of Dredmor is like a year-round tyre: it will do its job but no one is going to be enthusiastic about it. Masochists will find this game too soft, while common gamers will find no amusement at all.
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  3. RPG Fan
    Jan 3, 2012
    72
    Dungeons of Dredmor isn't without problems, but the good humour and addictive gameplay make it an amiable purchase. It might not be to everyone's tastes, and the random generation can be frustrating, but for only a few dollars it's pretty easy to recommend.
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