Down the Dungeon
formless · 2026 · Precision Platformer, Difficult, Perma Death, 3D Platformer, Platformer
PC
5 user reviews80% · 5
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About Down the Dungeon
"Down the Dungeon" is an unforgiving precision platformer that starts you from the top of the dungeon. Without checkpoints, navigate your way around dangerous traps, and rotting enemies - jumping and crawling through forgotten corridors.
Kill them in any ways possible, using throwing knives, or the traps scattered amongst the dungeon.The ancient halls of the dungeons provide many secrets. Use throwing knives as platforms, embers to light the way, and apples to provide health all while crawling through dank corridors -- finding consumables and powerful gear to help you on your descent.The dungeon itself isn't hard enough for you? Try "Hell Unleashed" or the elusive "Bubble World" to further test yourself and your understanding of the dungeon.Will you be able to reach the bottom?
- Collect 9 pieces of gear that provide powerful passives.
- Multiple main routes down to the bottom with branching hidden pathways.
- 3 consumable items. A throwable ember to illuminate the darkness, a dagger to slay creatures and jump on as a makeshift platform, and an apple that replenishes health- green of course.
Kill them in any ways possible, using throwing knives, or the traps scattered amongst the dungeon.The ancient halls of the dungeons provide many secrets. Use throwing knives as platforms, embers to light the way, and apples to provide health all while crawling through dank corridors -- finding consumables and powerful gear to help you on your descent.The dungeon itself isn't hard enough for you? Try "Hell Unleashed" or the elusive "Bubble World" to further test yourself and your understanding of the dungeon.Will you be able to reach the bottom?
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
✦ AI summary
Players praise the game's compelling atmosphere, fair platforming mechanics, and sense of discovery through exploration, with the checkpoint-less design creating genuine tension and rewarding mastery. However, complaints center on the steep difficulty curve, visual presentation issues like excessive motion blur and darkness that make navigation frustrating, and limited game mechanics that some find repetitive after the initial intrigue.
Game good, game hard4 found this helpful
I played for around an hour and am very intrigued so far. The gameplay is like a checkpoint-less [b] Minecraft[/b] parkour map while the atmosphere is like [b] Amnesia: The Dark Descent[/b]. The freedom of movement feels pretty great and the jumps seem fair so far. The real challenge is often seeing where to go next, requiring the player to make some blind leaps of faith into the darkness, which usually pay off. While descending the mysterious dungeon, I already discovered that there are different routes to take and secrets to find which can make future runs a bit easier. I'll likely revise my review once I finish the game, but in the meantime it gets a solid recommendation from me.2 found this helpful
Down the Dungeon, developed and published by formless, is a precision-driven platformer that builds its entire experience around tension, risk, and the ever-present possibility of losing progress in an instant. From the moment you begin your descent, it becomes clear that this is not a forgiving adventure. Instead, it is a test of patience and control, where every step downward must be carefully considered and every mistake carries weight. The game embraces a philosophy that challenges the player to improve through repetition, creating an experience that can feel both punishing and rewarding depending on how one approaches its design. The gameplay centers on navigating a vertical dungeon filled with hazards that demand precise movement and constant attention. Each jump must be measured, each landing controlled, and each obstacle anticipated, as the margin for error is extremely small. What makes the experience particularly intense is the lack of checkpoints, meaning that failure often results in losing a significant portion of progress. This design choice creates a persistent sense of pressure, where even minor successes feel meaningful because they are hard-earned. The act of des…1 found this helpful
Icky unreal slop. can't turn off motion blur or upscaling. 80% of the game is pitch black and everything else looks wet. don't even get me started on the controls1 found this helpful
it's peaked my interest but the game is too difficult I expected more game mechanics.https://youtube.com/live/VLop607THfo?feature=share1 found this helpful
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