Dungeons of Dredmor
Platforms
- PCJul 13, 2011NAplayscoreNA0 Critics9.33.29K Players
6 critic reviews · 0 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
This game is arguably the best attempt made by an indie developer to bring the roguelike genre into the mainstream thus far. Inventory management may be an absolute chore, but you’ll be willing to forgive that thanks to the intense, strategic combat and sharp humor. It also bears mentioning that if you’re a little turned off by the thought of permanently dying and losing all of your progress, the game does enable players to turn off the permanent death feature (although, we think you’re kind of missing the point if you do that).
Jordan Baughman · Aug 05, 2011 Reviewed on PCRead full reviewThe siren call of sparkling loot is a temptress that's tough to spurn. Indie studio Gaslamp Games knows this well. Dungeons of Dredmor's voluminous depths are littered with an abundance of wacky treasure to horde and enticing weaponry to cleaving all sorts of evil beasties in twain with. The fact you';ll die incessantly in pursuit of such delights doesn';t dull the fun, since a glut of intriguing character skills to tinker with makes re-tooling your hero over and over again a blast.
NATHAN MEUNIER · Jul 28, 2011 Reviewed on PCRead full reviewThe game barely takes itself seriously enough to have proper swords, much less tell an epic story or rewrite the rules of a genre. Gaslamp Games’ mission was to make a fun, accessible, lighthearted dungeon crawl with enough interesting mechanics to make exploring the game’s systems as intriguing as diving through its dungeon. Dungeons of Dredmor is a solid success in those terms, and easily exceeds expectations for its five-dollar price tag.
Adam Biessener · Jul 20, 2011 Reviewed on PCOtherwise, Dungeons of Dredmor is a fun game, especially for rogue-like veterans, who will get its dry British wit and genre in-jokes. The game is basically the next generation of the true rogue-like, much like Fatal Labyrinth was before it. At $4.99 USD, it’s almost a no-brainer to pick up this indie gem.
Jonah Falcon · Aug 21, 2011 Reviewed on PCRead full reviewFrom the procedural gobbledegook of your character epitaphs and goon chatter to achievements that come littered with references to Indiana Jones and Kubrick, this is feelgood RPG gaming at its most authentic. It's mean-spirited, dizzyingly deep, and snarkily nostalgic all at once - and those are just the skills and attributes I look for in a roguelike.
Christian Donlan · Aug 09, 2011 Reviewed on PCRead full reviewDungeons of Dredmor è un gioco di ruolo di grande caratura, nonostante l'apparente semplicità e nonostante sia pervaso di ironia. Tra skill, crafting, dungeon casuali e mostri di ogni tipo le ore di gioco passano quasi senza accorgersene e ci si trova sempre più invischiati dentro i suoi raffinati meccanismi da GDR puro. Peccato per qualche ingenuità nell'interfaccia e per alcuni problemi dovuti proprio alla creazione casuale dei livelli, che in alcuni casi si rivela essere fin troppo penalizzante. Comunque, per il prezzo che costa, ve lo consigliamo senza remore.
Simone Tagliaferri · Aug 01, 2011 Reviewed on PCRead full review
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About the game
Long ago, the Dark Lord Dredmor was bound in the darkest dungeons beneath the earth by great and mighty heroes. Centuries later, the magical bonds that hold him in place are loosening and his power grows ever stronger. The land cries out for a new hero, a powerful warrior or a mystic wizard like those spoken of in the prophecies of yore.
What they have, unfortunately, is you...