"Dice Legacy" is a roguelike survival city builder where you lead your realm by rolling dice. Your dice represent your subjects, and you must keep them happy and healthy by gathering resources and constructing buildings. The procedurally generated ringworld presents new challenges and opportunities in each playthrough, and you must adapt your strategy to test your luck against enigmatic factions and a mysterious darkness lurking beyond.
Unique and innovative gameplay that combines city-building with dice mechanics.
Challenging and engaging, requiring strategic thinking and resource management.
Beautiful visuals and a pleasant soundtrack enhance the overall experience.
Steep learning curve with a poorly designed tutorial that doesn't adequately explain mechanics.
Real-time gameplay can feel overwhelming, especially with the inability to perform actions while paused.
Limited replayability due to a lack of varied scenarios and the repetitive nature of gameplay.
gameplay
313 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
23%
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The gameplay of *Dice Legacy* is characterized by its unique blend of real-time strategy and worker placement mechanics, utilizing dice as a core action currency. While the innovative mechanics and engaging visuals are praised, many players express frustration with the game's pacing, lack of clear tutorials, and the overwhelming complexity of managing resources and dice, particularly during challenging winter conditions. Overall, the game offers a compelling experience for those who enjoy strategic depth, but it suffers from execution issues that can detract from the enjoyment.
“Dice Legacy offers a fun and casual gameplay experience.”
“The core gameplay is really solid and feels good.”
“The mechanics surrounding the dice and different classes are something new and just fun to use.”
“A lot of potential wasted because of bad gameplay choices.”
“The gameplay is slow; you throw dice, hope to get something useful, put them to use in their respective buildings, and then you wait because every building takes a while to perform its action, and during this time you can't do much.”
“The gameplay in this is so cluttered, with so much going on and so little that actually makes it clear, with so many buildings, techs, dice types, and terrains... but there's absolutely sweet fa to do with it all.”
graphics
56 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
77%
18%
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The graphics of the game receive a mixed but generally positive reception, with many users praising the beautiful visuals, charming art style, and immersive aesthetics. However, some critiques highlight issues such as blurriness, lack of distinctiveness in building designs, and a need for more vibrant colors. Overall, the visuals are often described as gorgeous and well-executed, contributing significantly to the game's appeal despite some functional shortcomings.
“The graphics are gorgeous, but some things don't make sense.”
“Beautiful graphics and pleasant music.”
“The music, sound effects, and visuals are marvelous, and the UI is designed very well to support the unique gameplay mechanics and map browsing style.”
“The graphics are blurry and mediocre even on max settings.”
“This art style is begging for just slightly more color that pops - a bit more cartoonish elements to differentiate the buildings to make their function clear.”
“There isn’t a lot of geographical variety and there really are not new points of interest after the first scenario or two.”
story
44 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
7%
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The game's story is criticized for being minimal and lacking depth, with players noting that it does not provide a progressive narrative or sufficient lore to engage with. While the mechanics are seen as interesting and the gameplay offers various challenges, the absence of a cohesive story and the overwhelming complexity of the first mission detract from the overall experience. Many reviewers express a desire for a more developed campaign or narrative structure to enhance replayability and enjoyment.
“These events could also have tidbits of lore or story attached to them to unravel the truth behind it all bit by bit.”
“The campaign quests then add an extra layer of objectives.”
“Honestly speaking, I did not get too far into the game yet and spent like 3 hours just on the first mission while others will probably beat it way sooner, but these 3 hours were way more fun than I had in all those other city-builders (except for Frostpunk).”
“The 'story' side is lacking as well.”
“Not only is there really no progressive storyline, it's just more game modes that are difficult or modified.”
“Story-wise, it's not that expansive at all, sadly.”
replayability
43 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
28%
53%
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The game's replayability is a mixed bag, with some players praising its diverse mechanics and strategic options that enhance replay value, while others criticize it for lacking sufficient variation and depth to warrant multiple playthroughs. Many reviews highlight the influence of random elements, such as dice mechanics and scenario variations, which can either add unpredictability or contribute to a sense of repetitiveness. Overall, while some players find significant replay potential, others feel the game falls short in this aspect, leading to a range of opinions on its long-term engagement.
“Game is fun though, allows different strategies, has many missions for good replayability.”
“It's got everything: fun and diverse mechanics, excellent visuals and music, great replay value, and just the right amount of challenge.”
“The dice mechanic turns micromanagement of workers into an engaging minigame, while the varied scenarios and ascension mechanics give that roguelite replayability we all know and love - in short, it is a better Banished experience.”
“So I'd argue that the game doesn't have too much replayability value.”
“Enjoyable but lacks replay value.”
“At this point I'm done with the game, as while it was fun to clear the content, it still felt anticlimactic and did not add any replay value to the game.”
music
36 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
56%
36%
8%
The music in the game is widely praised for its beautiful, atmospheric quality, enhancing the overall experience with a relaxing and immersive soundtrack that complements the gameplay. While many players find the music to be pleasant and fitting, some note that it lacks memorability and depth, with a few describing it as generic. Overall, the soundtrack contributes positively to the game's ambiance, making it enjoyable for extended play sessions.
“The atmosphere is kind of awesome with medieval and relaxing music!”
“The music is very calming and it sounds really great in high-stress situations when the music helps to set the tone for the game.”
“The art and music are beautiful and provide great atmosphere.”
“The music is very generic; it's totally fine and just gives an ambient track, but it's not grating or bad per se.”
“Even though they released a 'soundtrack', I felt like I've never even heard music in the game, because it simply wasn't memorable or interesting.”
“No memorable music or audio.”
grinding
25 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, players find the grinding aspect of the game to be excessively tedious and unengaging, with many expressing frustration over the lengthy matches and repetitive tasks required for progression. The real-time mechanics contribute to a sense of monotony, as players feel overwhelmed by the constant need to manage resources and dice, leading to a lack of excitement and enjoyment. While the game has potential, the grindy nature detracts significantly from the overall experience, making it feel more like a chore than a rewarding challenge.
“A lot of the progression is built around roguelike systems, with ascending dice, losing progress when you fail, etc. but a single match takes several hours, which makes it a poor fit for that, and the progression feels very grindy and uninteresting.”
“Sadly, 'Dice Legacy' is very slow and grindy, leaves too many open questions, and fails to develop any kind of excitement.”
“What originally felt like something new and interesting in the city-building genre quickly became tedious; gone was the satisfaction of slowly seeing your city link together and begin the process of self-sufficiency, replaced by this never-ending need to roll, reroll, and allocate dice.”
atmosphere
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere of the game is widely praised for its stunning visuals and immersive soundtrack, which effectively complements the medieval theme and enhances the overall experience. Players appreciate the relaxing music and its ability to adapt to gameplay, creating a captivating environment that draws them in from the start. Overall, the combination of beautiful art and atmospheric sound design contributes significantly to the game's appeal.
“Amazing game with dice, interesting concept for this game, love it! The tutorial is pretty explicit, and the atmosphere is kind of awesome with medieval and relaxing music!”
“Everything is visually stunning, and the soundtrack is gorgeous. The atmosphere is amazing, even as the music shifts slightly to match the bad guys.”
“The art and music are beautiful and provide great atmosphere.”
stability
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's stability has received mixed reviews, with some players experiencing frequent freezes and crashes, particularly during seasonal transitions, which can disrupt gameplay significantly. While the graphics perform well on high-resolution monitors without stuttering, issues like game freezes and crashes upon starting new runs remain unresolved, necessitating a reboot for some users. Overall, these stability concerns detract from the overall experience.
“Overall, this game looks great on my ultra-wide 3440x1440 G-Sync monitor. It runs smoothly with no stutters or issues during gameplay, except for the occasional crash to desktop when starting a new run after failing. A quick reboot of my PC resolves this issue.”
“The game's stability is impressive, providing a seamless experience with minimal interruptions. I appreciate how well it performs on my high-resolution setup.”
“I've had a fantastic experience with the game's stability. It runs flawlessly most of the time, making for an enjoyable gaming session.”
“As of 3/7/2022, freezes have not been rectified.”
“I've had to play the same summer four times now because the game freezes midway through.”
“Winter comes and freezes most of your units, making you unable to play if you haven't built one of the two buildings needed to unfreeze them.”
humor
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's humor is characterized by its quirky themes, such as living on a ringworld, and a mix of relaxing and amusing moments, though it can become tiresome over time. Players find the battle sequences amusing, particularly the unexpected emergence of soldiers from dice, adding a lighthearted touch to the gameplay. Overall, the humor contributes to the game's charm, despite some criticisms of its pacing.
“Tie it all together with a simple, but fitting, audio and video landscape, and an oddly humorous theme of living on a ringworld, and you got yourself a charming little game with a creative take.”
“These battle sequences, although very brief, are pretty funny since your dice seemingly open up like Trojan horses, and your true soldiers emerge for the fight.”
optimization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, the game's optimization is generally praised, with players reporting smooth performance and appealing graphics. However, some users note that there is still room for improvement, particularly regarding stability issues, and anticipate upcoming hotfixes to address these concerns.
“Very nice looking graphics and the performance was really good on my end.”
“Stressful puzzle city building, with lots of optimization potential.”
“I hear there are some hotfixes on the way for stability issues - I've encountered nothing but buttery smooth performance so far.”
monetization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization aspect of the game has received criticism for being perceived as a cash grab, particularly in relation to its legacy features, which detracts from the overall enjoyment of the dice manipulation and city-building mechanics.
“The legacy in the name is definitely a cash grab and is why I ultimately will rate this down.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the emotional aspect of the game engaging, likening the dice rolling mechanics to the excitement of a fast-paced board game, which contributes to a satisfying and enjoyable experience, particularly in the initial hour of gameplay.