About Deathly Dungeons
It is a top-down survival game where the enemies keep coming until the boss shows up.
Each dungeon runs on a timer. When it runs out, the boss arrives, and killing it lets you leave with your gems and unlocks the next dungeon. If your health hits zero, you start that dungeon over.
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There are four heroes to choose from: a fighter, a mage, an assassin and a warrior. Their stats differ, but all of them attack with projectiles, so even the fighter and warrior play nothing like the heroes in sword games. Picking a hero is the biggest choice you make before a run.
Every monster you kill can drop gems, which give you experience. Each time you level up, you get a random bonus to one of your stats, such as fire rate. Gems also buy gear between runs that gives your hero passive boosts, which adds a light RPG layer on top of the shooting.
Power-ups are scattered around the dungeon floor. Sacred Aegis puts a shield around you, Ignis Emperius leaves a burning zone, Magos Codex sends books circling your hero and Gem Attractor pulls nearby gems to you. There are also healing potions, and the supply of power-ups is limited.
The dungeons look the classic way, with stone walls, chains and a dark palette in detailed retro pixel art. The fantasy dungeon setting puts it next to dragons games, but here your foes are the undead and the vermin, led in one dungeon by the Skeleton King.
The hard part is space. Early on it is easy to stay away from the crowd, but as more monsters spawn, keeping your distance gets tricky and getting surrounded is the usual way to die. Endless mode drops the goal of reaching a boss and simply asks how long you can last.
Key features
- Four heroes with different stats, all fighting at range.
- Level ups hand out a random stat bonus, so no two runs build the same way.
- Named power-ups like orbiting spell books and a fire zone change how you clear the crowd.
- Beating a boss is the only way to unlock the next dungeon.
Tips & tricks
- Never stand still. Circle around the edge of the arena so the monsters bunch up into one group behind you instead of boxing you in.
- Early on, go for area damage like Magos Codex or Ignis Emperius, plus movement speed, so you can clear a path through the hordes.
- Do not burn every power-up at once. Save a few for the boss fight.
- Try each hero, since their stats make a real difference to how a run goes.
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