Legend of Dungeon

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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 57 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 57
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 57
  3. Negative: 5 out of 57

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  1. cam155
    Dec 26, 2013
    8
    This game was very surprising for me.

    Pros +
    Game music is not usually something you notice in a game, but the music in this game really stood out.

    The randomized dungeon system keeps the game interesting

    The graphics are creative and colorful.

    cons-
    The item system is confusing, you can only scroll through using one button.

    Hard to tell what items are/do.

    Only one attack.
  2. CaKeS
    Dec 28, 2013
    7
    A very simple arcade, "grab-bag" style game, where you do the same general thing on each playthrough: You simply start at level 1, and go as deep in the dungeon as you can, encountering progressively more difficult monsters, and gaining better weapons. Even though you do the same thing each play, the dungeon is completely randomized and you'll spend a good amount of time discovering newA very simple arcade, "grab-bag" style game, where you do the same general thing on each playthrough: You simply start at level 1, and go as deep in the dungeon as you can, encountering progressively more difficult monsters, and gaining better weapons. Even though you do the same thing each play, the dungeon is completely randomized and you'll spend a good amount of time discovering new small tricks or interesting features. The items can be unbalanced at times, and the monsters can sometimes be down-right way too hard, but overall I got a good amount of play time out of this, and plan on playing it more in the near future. The best quality to this game is that you can just pick it up, play through it once, and put it back down. It doesn't require a large attention span which is good if you're someone like me.… Expand
  3. PIRATE_RedJ
    Sep 16, 2013
    9
    Its a nice little game that is just a beautiful yet simple hack and slash where you don't have anything like classes or ability branches, but is reduced to the basic concept of wander a dungeon and collect loot. It also helps that you never really know what to expect in it the music is very special in the fact that it is randomly generated yet still very nice and dungeon runs can vary fromIts a nice little game that is just a beautiful yet simple hack and slash where you don't have anything like classes or ability branches, but is reduced to the basic concept of wander a dungeon and collect loot. It also helps that you never really know what to expect in it the music is very special in the fact that it is randomly generated yet still very nice and dungeon runs can vary from finding a demon axe that does 80+ damage and increases movement speed, or finding a minotaur blocking your path to the next lower level.its a very pixely game yet it still accomplishes a somewhat above average lighting engine. LoD is not only a fun to play game but fun to look at, its a very colorful game and it has a highly unique style and theme to it.… Expand
  4. hellhoundpro
    Oct 13, 2013
    2
    This game is terrible. Please ignore the majority of these positive reviews, most are written by people who created an account, reviewed this game immediately and then never did anything else. Sketchy A perfect ten with a review that is basically a commercial listing features Yeah ok nice try.

    Anyway, I really wanted to like this game but other than the graphics theres nothing    This game is terrible. Please ignore the majority of these positive reviews, most are written by people who created an account, reviewed this game immediately and then never did anything else. Sketchy A perfect ten with a review that is basically a commercial listing features Yeah ok nice try.

    Anyway, I really wanted to like this game but other than the graphics theres nothing original or even worth mentioning. The combat is a step below flash games, the sound is nothing write home about and its just SO incredibly tedious and boring. Honestly the critics were gentle with this game. Avoid at all cost.    … Expand
  5. ob_gyn_kenobi
    Sep 17, 2013
    7
    I have to say playing this game brings back memories of playing Gateway to Apshai and Sword of Fargoal on the Commodore 64 back in high school. I think the developers took a somewhat simple game and turned it into a lot of fun.

    I only wish there was a save game option since not everyone has time to sit and play until the end game.
  6. zingrook
    Sep 15, 2013
    8
    Few modern roguelikes manage to keep so many of the features that define the genre, and still manage to be so fresh, vibrant, and fun. At times downright silly, always challenging, and feverishly addictive, Legend of Dungeon sets a new benchmark for coffee-break roguelikes. The stunning lighting, brilliant colors, and deceptively-simple mechanics bring wide-appeal to the once-obscure,Few modern roguelikes manage to keep so many of the features that define the genre, and still manage to be so fresh, vibrant, and fun. At times downright silly, always challenging, and feverishly addictive, Legend of Dungeon sets a new benchmark for coffee-break roguelikes. The stunning lighting, brilliant colors, and deceptively-simple mechanics bring wide-appeal to the once-obscure, hardcore-only genre. With full gamepad support, up to 4-player (local-only) co-op, online and local leaderboards, and mountains of cuddly kittens, RobotLovesKitty threw in everything but the kitchen sink, (which may or may not be added as a weapon in a future update.) The married-dev-duo's passion for old-school beat 'em ups, roguelikes, and wonderfully-lit pixel art culminate in a bewildering spectacle of light and magic no gamer should miss. If you're a fan of wearing-cats-as-hats, permadeath, pretty colors, dark dungeons, shoulder-punching co-op sessions, and running screaming from hell-spawned monsters, this is the game for you. Look no further; Legend of Dungeon is roguelike perfected.… Expand
  7. martijn_dj
    Sep 28, 2013
    9
    I absolutely love this game. While it's fun for anyone to play, I think this game will resonate the most with people who are old enough to have played with the C64 when they were young. I think most of the reviewers are not really 'getting' it. It is also very reminiscent of a game like Hack, with randomized dungeons, and all sorts of loot and potions to discover. It's old-school gaming,I absolutely love this game. While it's fun for anyone to play, I think this game will resonate the most with people who are old enough to have played with the C64 when they were young. I think most of the reviewers are not really 'getting' it. It is also very reminiscent of a game like Hack, with randomized dungeons, and all sorts of loot and potions to discover. It's old-school gaming, endless fun.… Expand
  8. Akraw
    Dec 27, 2013
    7
    A very simple hack and slash with randomized levels of a dungeon containing either weapons, hats(armor), potions, or senseless and random kittens... Paid $1.49 for this game on a steam sale, which is less than my daily coffee and I get to keep this forever. So value-wise I'm not complaining! Not the strongest replay value, however it does for some reason make you want to get on that topA very simple hack and slash with randomized levels of a dungeon containing either weapons, hats(armor), potions, or senseless and random kittens... Paid $1.49 for this game on a steam sale, which is less than my daily coffee and I get to keep this forever. So value-wise I'm not complaining! Not the strongest replay value, however it does for some reason make you want to get on that top 1000 chart!… Expand
  9. ibitato
    Dec 31, 2013
    8
    This game is fun and simple.
    The really simple (battle) mechanics are balanced by a bunch of different random hats and weapons that appear, some are useful, some are funny and some are just a joke.
    Latest patch have improved hitbox and controls. The game is really simple but is filled with smart humor and it's fun at the end. don't expect complex mechanics, its more of a casual    This game is fun and simple.
    The really simple (battle) mechanics are balanced by a bunch of different random hats and weapons that appear, some are useful, some are funny and some are just a joke.
    Latest patch have improved hitbox and controls.
    The game is really simple but is filled with smart humor and it's fun at the end.
    don't expect complex mechanics, its more of a casual rogue-like dungeon game than anything else,
    but still fun.
    The only mayor problem I find is that there is no save; play a bit and go is impossible.
    also later patch have introduced new game dungeon modes, for free.    … Expand
  10. JsliceReviews
    Jan 11, 2014
    7
    The Good...
    - Lots of play value. Since the game is quite difficult and relies on some randomness it's highly unlikely anyone will be able to beat this on their first play through.
    - Nice variety of items and monsters - Great pacing. New monsters, items and random NPC events are revealed in such a way that keeps the game interesting. The Bad... - Some people would complain that    The Good...
    - Lots of play value. Since the game is quite difficult and relies on some randomness it's highly unlikely anyone will be able to beat this on their first play through.
    - Nice variety of items and monsters
    - Great pacing. New monsters, items and random NPC events are revealed in such a way that keeps the game interesting.

    The Bad...
    - Some people would complain that there isn't much difference in the look of the dungeon as your progress other than lighting. All rooms feel fairly similar.
    - Currently there is no save feature... Which wouldn't be a problem other than a good run can last upwards of 4 hours. But apparently a save feature is something in the works though.
    - Only local co-op.

    Conclusion...
    - Worth picking up. I certainly feel like I got my money's worth.    … Expand
  11. youarenoob
    Jul 24, 2014
    10
    hellhoundpro you need to grow up kid.this game is awesome and person who are not in "gaming" world will never understand the soul of this game,like many other games.Graphic is not everything now you have games with 20-40 even gb of hard disk space with story 5-10 hours max.

    This game is masterpiece after some updates,and its addictive playing on 2 keyboards with 4 people (you just    hellhoundpro you need to grow up kid.this game is awesome and person who are not in "gaming" world will never understand the soul of this game,like many other games.Graphic is not everything now you have games with 20-40 even gb of hard disk space with story 5-10 hours max.

    This game is masterpiece after some updates,and its addictive playing on 2 keyboards with 4 people
    (you just need to know how to configure hotkeys correctly-2 players each keyboard).    … Expand
  12. gaminglobster
    Jan 9, 2015
    4
    This game... it's something special. And not a "good" kind of special either. You see i've not played a game with the "dead-you're-gonna'-start-from-the-beginning" concept for a long while now, not since clock tower for the Snes which was a long time back lemme' tell you that.

    But i guess i have to give this game the benefit of the doubt and give it a second chance. For starters this    This game... it's something special. And not a "good" kind of special either. You see i've not played a game with the "dead-you're-gonna'-start-from-the-beginning" concept for a long while now, not since clock tower for the Snes which was a long time back lemme' tell you that.

    But i guess i have to give this game the benefit of the doubt and give it a second chance.

    For starters this game is hard to get into, you will die a LOT without reading some strategy guides, watching a gameplay video, or practicing a bit for yourself for a while.
    It's a basic beat em' up concept with random loot. Unfortunately, weapons drop rarely (except for meaby one enemy) and that is what a game like this needs to survive for, i don't know like five more years without being completely forgotten by the community. Games like Borderlands 2, delver, spiral knights, tf2, and others rely on the comcept to survive long after their debut. For an example Tf2 was created nearly eight years ago (at least when this review was posted) but it's still going with a very large community still backing the nearly pointless game that is Valve's least interest.

    Returning to Legend of dumbasses there isn't much more to be said, the graphics are appealing and the soundtrack is alright but not too majestic.

    So here's the summary:

    Pros:

    1) Pixel graphics that are appealing
    2) Random loot (however still not entertaining)
    3) Nice soundtrack, weak however.
    4) Multiplayer is the most fun you'll have with this game

    Cons:

    1) The random loot isn't getting this game anywhere... like.... wow.
    2) Pretty much a clone of many other dungeon-crawling games
    3) Multiplayer isn't very fun. And that is the BEST thing about this game!
    4) A group of enemies are way too hard to beat.
    5) Death occurs a lot even with the best gear obtainable

    In short, this game is crap. It's not a game i would play for very long with other similar games like Delver and Terraria. But still, if you are gonna' waste time you might as well try this out.

    So in other words this game earns the title: "Give me ten bucks and then i'll play it"    … Expand
  13. DK2gamer
    Feb 17, 2015
    7
    If you play it on your monitor it is 5 at best. Game is ok If you are into pixel art and not knowing what items do.

    Then you play in VR it adds a lot, implementation is OK (not great follow camera causes slight motion sickness).+1
    VR adds a lot to dungeon crawlers feeling of being in dark, gloomy place sucks you in and +1 for that (can't wait for Diablo/Torchlight in VR).

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62

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. Riot Pixels
    Oct 31, 2013
    25
    Even though the game’s weak attempts at humor work better when you play it with friends, compared to Magicka, Legend of Dungeon is still a snoozefest.
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  2. Everyeye.it
    Oct 23, 2013
    70
    Developed on the base of rogue-like genre, Legend of Dungeon is designed for the arcade game and complex challenges lovers, where the skill is not enough if it's not also accompanied by a good dose of luck.
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  3. RPG Fan
    Oct 14, 2013
    82
    Legend of Dungeon is fun to play, but it's a game that you're unlikely to actually finish without trying a great number of times. And since you can't save your game, each attempt is a fresh start. The question is whether you'll continue to enjoy the game's randomness long enough to attempt it that many times.
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