Devious Dungeon

The UI tells you to press 'X' when you actually need to press 'Y'. I don't really want to give money to a dev who can't even be bothered to get basic stuff like that right.

Basic and kinda fun. There's no way to turn off the gorey animations in the options though. I just want to enjoy some chill pixelated platforming, not see red chunks flying all over the screen. If some people like that, whatever, but I don't and there's no option to disable it.

i love all things Ratalaika i know im a weirdo

LOVE

I played this one after playing Devious Dungeon 2, and even though this one does not have as much to offer as the second game, it is a fun game. I liked the various items you could purchase, more item types than the 2nd game. I also enjoyed the quasi-randomness of the levels. Overall, a fun time.

Devious Dungeon, developed by Woblyware and Ratalaika Games S.L. and published by Ratalaika Games S.L. and Meridian4, is a 2D action-platformer that captures the spirit of classic dungeon crawlers while blending it with the simplicity of an arcade experience. The game places you in the role of a lone knight chosen by the king to venture into the ever-changing depths of a cursed dungeon where monsters, traps, and treasure await. Its premise is deliberately straightforward, but that simplicity is the foundation of its charm. Devious Dungeon doesn’t strive to tell an epic story or reinvent its genre—it focuses instead on delivering tight controls, consistent progression, and a satisfying gameplay loop centered on combat, exploration, and incremental upgrades. The first thing that stands out is the game’s nostalgic presentation. Devious Dungeon embraces a retro pixel-art style that pays homage to 16-bit era classics. The environments, though procedurally generated, maintain a hand-crafted feel with their atmospheric backgrounds, torch-lit corridors, and medieval décor. The visual simplicity works in its favor, creating a clean, readable game world where every enemy, item, and platform…