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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup is a single player role playing game. It received positive reviews from players.

Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup is a challenging roguelike adventure where players explore intricate dungeons filled with monsters, traps, and treasures. The ultimate goal is to navigate these perilous depths and retrieve the legendary Orb of Zot. Strategic decision-making and diverse character customization are key to surviving this unforgiving quest.

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87%
Audience ScoreBased on 178 reviews
gameplay2 positive mentions
graphics3 negative mentions

  • The game offers deep and varied gameplay with a steep learning curve that rewards persistence.
  • It's a fantastic port of a classic roguelike, providing a great experience on mobile, especially on larger screens.
  • The game is free, ad-free, and has no paywalls, making it accessible and enjoyable for all players.
  • The user interface is poorly designed for mobile, with small text and a keyboard that covers too much of the screen.
  • Controls can be clunky and unintuitive, leading to frustration during gameplay, especially for new players.
  • The game occasionally softlocks or has issues with the virtual keyboard, making it difficult to progress in certain scenarios.
  • monetization
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is praised for its monetization model, featuring no ads, in-app purchases, or paywalls, making it a refreshing experience compared to many other mobile games. Users appreciate its fully offline functionality and open-source nature, highlighting its replayability and consistent updates over the years. Overall, it is regarded as one of the best free mobile games available, free from intrusive monetization tactics.

    • “All in all, this is a solid dungeon-crawling roguelike with no adverts or in-app purchases disturbing you at every turn, unlike most of the other games available on these mobile operating systems.”
    • “No ads and no paywall play cap. This is one of the original roguelike games which has been updated over the years to become a really feature-rich, yet simple, dungeon crawler.”
    • “Unironically one of the best games you can play on mobile, no ads, lots, and I mean lots of replayability. I've been playing this game since I was 16, and I'm 23 now, and they still update it. An absolute gem to have found.”
    • “This is by far the best mobile game available; it doesn't cost anything, it has no microtransactions, and it doesn't have any ads.”
    • “Surprised it's so free of ads or any begging.”
    • “All in all, this is a solid dungeon crawling roguelike with no adverts or in-app purchases disturbing you at every turn, unlike most of the other games available on these mobile operating systems.”
  • gameplay
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is engaging and varied, offering a rewarding experience despite a steep learning curve for newcomers, making tutorials essential. While the touch screen keyboard may take some time to master, it ultimately allows for intuitive and fast-paced gameplay. Overall, players find the gameplay enjoyable, even if they face challenges early on.

    • “While the touch screen keyboard takes a bit to get used to, it still offers the power to accomplish a wide range of gameplay actions with just a couple of keystrokes, which becomes intuitive and allows for high-paced, engaging gameplay.”
    • “3 out of 4 times I die quickly, but the gameplay is wonderful nonetheless.”
    • “Steep learning curve for newcomers (tutorials are certainly important), but deep and varied gameplay makes it well worth learning to play.”
  • replayability
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players highlight the game's exceptional replayability, citing multiple play styles and continuous updates that keep the experience fresh. Many users have enjoyed the game for years, emphasizing its satisfying challenge and lack of intrusive ads as key factors in its enduring appeal. Overall, it is regarded as a standout title for mobile gaming with endless replay value.

    • “Multiple play styles offer tons of replayability.”
    • “Unironically one of the best games you can play on mobile, no ads, lots, and I mean lots of replayability. I've been playing this game since I was 16, and I'm 23 now, and they still update it. An absolute gem to have found.”
    • “Endlessly replayable, never easy, but very satisfying.”
  • graphics
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of the game are praised for their effective adaptation to mobile, offering a nostalgic feel reminiscent of retro titles like Zelda. While not groundbreaking, the visuals are functional and contribute to an engaging gameplay experience, enhancing overall enjoyment without detracting from the addictive nature of the game.

    • “The app does an excellent job bringing the graphical tiles to mobile.”
    • “This is better than most games with multimillion budgets that mainly go to graphics; it gives me retro Zelda vibes.”
    • “The graphics are not very nice, but despite that, this game is addictive. You can easily play for more than 30 minutes just trying it out.”
    • “The visuals don't hurt the game, but they do contribute to a clunky experience with missed clicks.”
    • “This game has better graphics than most titles with multimillion-dollar budgets that focus primarily on visuals, giving me retro Zelda vibes.”
  • optimization
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The optimization for mobile controls has received criticism, with users expressing disappointment that the controls are not well-suited for mobile gameplay.

    • “The controls aren't optimized for mobile, which is disappointing.”
    • “Performance issues make the game feel sluggish and unresponsive.”
    • “The lack of optimization leads to frequent crashes and long loading times.”
  • stability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Overall, users report that the game runs smoothly, although some find the digital keyboard to be cumbersome, which can hinder gameplay speed.

    • “Runs great and honestly the clunky digital keyboard only makes me slow down my play.”
  • grinding
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find the grinding aspect of the game somewhat tedious, particularly due to the controls, which can complicate the experience. However, there seems to be a consensus that this challenge is an inherent part of the gameplay.

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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup is a role playing game.

Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup is available on Phone and Tablet.

Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup was developed by Medrano83.

Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its gameplay but disliked it for its monetization.

Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup is a single player game.

Similar games include Dead Cells, Dungeon of the Endless: Apogee, QuestLord, Loop Hero, Rogue Dungeon RPG and others.