Want to be the top hero in all the land? Well, rather than overcome evil, you kind of need to beat up the current top hero. Which makes kind of sense? A bit? I guess it would make you the strongest, although doesn’t beating up the hero make you a villain? Anyway, roguelike RPG Pixel […]
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20,000 Atmospheres Promises A Dungeon Crawler Deep Beneath The Ocean Surface
There’s something unique about a game that focuses on a tactile UI and mechanics. From the hands-on manipulation of The Room and Myst to the command consoles of Deadnaut and the grainy screens of Capsule, it’s one way to immerse the player in the role of a character and in a setting. 20,000 Atmospheres looks […]
‘Underworld Ascendant’ teaser reveals a reborn dungeon crawler
Ever since veteran developers successfully crowdfunded their spiritual successor to Ultima Underworld, there’s been a looming question: how would the prototypical 3D action RPG translate to the 21st century? You now have an idea. OtherSide and 505 Games have released a teaser trailer for Underworld Ascendant that illustrates how the reborn dungeon crawler will work. […]
Darkest Dungeon on Switch can be felled! It can be beaten!
Darkest Dungeon is all about dreary, maddening catacombs and stressful encounters with death-worshiping cultists. But I have to say that I’m finding it quite nice to spend time with on my Nintendo Switch. Red Hook Studios released Darkest Dungeon last week on Nintendo’s hybrid home/handheld console for $ 25. You can also get some of its […]
Darkest Dungeon breaks Switch players with gothic stress on January 18
One of the best and most atmospheric role-playing games is making the leap from PC to Nintendo’s hybrid Switch handled/home console. Red Hook Studios made the announcement today and confirmed it will hit the system January 18 for $ 25. You can also get the expansions, The Crimson Court for $ 10 and The Shieldbreaker […]
The Line – A Roguelike Dungeon Crawler Of Strange Creatures & Visions
The Line is about trying to stand out in a long line for resettlement, somewhat like mixing waiting at the DMV with turn-based battles with the other shmucks waiting alongside you. Except the other people sometimes mutate in very unsettling ways, and the line leads to a resettlement project that seems to have something very […]
Tales of Candlekeep takes on its first dungeon: D&D’s Tomb of Annihilation
Very quietly, Dungeons & Dragons is testing how to treat the long-lived and beloved brand in the gaming space. Earlier this year, Experiment 7 launched Dungeon Chess, a D&D-flavored take on the ages-old game … in virtual reality. Next up came Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms, a clicker game that’s seeing a thriving community […]
Meet a Professional Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Master from New York City
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Battle Chef Brigade combines competitive cooking and dungeon crawling on November 20
Battle Chef Brigade is like next-level farm-to-table cooking. You play a chef in a culinary competition where you slay monsters, hack them up for ingredients, and solve puzzles in the kitchen to create succulent dishes. Part puzzler and part action-platformer, it’s the third title from Trinket Studios. Publisher Adult Swim Games will serve it up […]
Hearthstone’s Dungeon Runs are a more compelling solo experience
Hearthstone is mostly a multiplayer game. But its next expansion, Kobolds & Catacombs, will introduce a compelling new solo experience when it launches next December for PC and mobile. Dungeon Runs will be a free mode. It has players picking a class, starting with a weak-ish premade deck, and fighting random computer-controlled bosses. If you […]