A dice-battling roguelike with mad charm, from Terry Cavanagh. Each character completely reshuffles the rules, and Chipzel's soundtrack makes it irresistible. Easy to grasp, deep to truly master.
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Category
Roguelike1 player7+
Description
Six contestants stolen by a game-show AI must clear six floors to win back their freedom by rolling dice. Published by Distractionware, released worldwide in 2020. Combat where dice slot into cards and gadgets, rules unique to each class, short runs and many episodes.
Dicey Dungeons review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
Turning combat into a dice game where you assemble combos and builds lends a delicious tension to every roll. Six heroes, each with radically different rules, force you to rethink your whole strategy. Varied episodes and weekly challenges deliver a clever replayability that rewards experimentation as much as luck.
Dicey Dungeons turns a simple idea, dice slotted into action cards, into a roguelike of remarkable variety. Each character imposes its own rules, sometimes the opposite of the others, so mastering one barely helps with the next. The runs are short, ideal on the go, and the depth comes from the roll and the combinations more than from length. The colorful look and game-show humor lighten the mechanics. A few runs lean a bit too hard on luck, but the whole stays clever and generous. An excellent thinking roguelike that has aged very well.
