Dicey Dungeons

8/10 With all due respect, this game has no right being nearly as good as it is. I thought it would be a silly iteration on the genre, with the cartoony art and all. No, this game has a wide range of depth. The characters all play differently in interesting ways, and the challenges from the higher levels of each makes even the same character feel unique. Sometimes the monsters feel a little same-y, but there are plenty which are unique and interesting to try and play around. Really good game that I've come back to many times, and will continue to.

My favorite roguelite by far. Every character plays differently and there's limited content you can actually play through and enjoy the entire time (not an infinite time suck and doesn't try to be).

Winning is unsatisfying, losing is unbearable. Dicey Dungeons truly encapsulates the feeling of rolling die in a casino where the odds are massively stacked against you. As the theme of the game suggests, your build and performance relies entirely on the die you roll. In that respect, perhaps Dicey Dungeons (DD) achieved what it set out to do, that is, if being a fun game was irrelevant to said goals. In my time with DD, I have had many frustrations that left me scratching my head, asking questions. Why can statuses applied to me completely ruin my turn, but those same statuses applied to the enemy make little difference? Why, when I apply weaken to enemies tools, do enemies still have effective builds that function properly, as if the status isn't so much as a thorn in their side? Here's a real example: I had an equipment that required a 4 or under, it did x damage and applied weak. When this equipment is weakened, it doesn't do damage at all, that aspect is removed. The sole thing it becomes is a weaken applier. But it's fine, because it goes both ways, right? Not quite. You see, when I weaken an enemies equipment that deals damage and applies weaken, it simply removes the …

one of my favorite games of all time, though I admit I'm a sucker for dice-based-roguelikes. I don't think this game gets enough credit for it's genuine strategic depth; a lot of the negative reviews I see I think are overlooking a lot of intentional design choices that add meaningful meta interaction (swapping out equipment for specific fights, knowing weaknesses of enemies, planning around status effects, etc). of course, like any game that has its entire mechanical foundation based around chance... it'll be complete bulls*** sometimes, but like... isn't that the point lmao I'm writing this review because I'm replaying it for like the 5th time on mobile right now and wanted to look into modding it because gmfd I wish there was more to it lol

Fun game. It presents a variety of tweaks to the base gameplay that keeps it fresh and the challenges unique. The game itself involves both luck and strategy, leaning more towards strategy once you unlock a few pieces of equipment in each run. I would consider this worth the price at $15 and even more so if you can get it on sale.

Full of great ideas, but the further you go the worse it gets. This game is very close to being good, but it turns out that if you make a whole game about rolling dice... it's just too random. Like VERY random, and even despite all the tools the game gives you! The execution is solid, but I think the design was just sadly flawed from the start.