Dungeon Faster
- April 5, 2018
- Old Oak Den
- 16h median play time
"Dungeon Faster" is a single-player fantasy card game with outstanding gameplay and visually stunning graphics. The objective is to navigate through dungeon rooms, defeat bosses, and collect gems to upgrade your cards. With humoristic elements and good replayability, the game provides hours of entertainment for players. According to the game's description, the goal is to find the door, key, and boss in each room, defeat the boss, and move on to the next dungeon room while collecting tilepowers and loot.
Reviews
- Great art style and animations that enhance the gameplay experience.
- Fun and addictive gameplay with a good balance of strategy and luck.
- No intrusive ads or pay-to-win mechanics, making it accessible for all players.
- The game can become repetitive after a while, especially with limited strategies.
- The tutorial is confusing and doesn't adequately explain the game mechanics.
- Progression can feel slow and grindy, requiring a lot of time to upgrade characters and cards.
- gameplay106 mentions
- 45 % positive mentions
- 44 % neutral mentions
- 10 % negative mentions
The gameplay is generally described as easy to learn yet challenging to master, featuring a mix of card and board game mechanics that keep it engaging. Players appreciate the whimsical art style and the straightforward mechanics, although some express concerns about the randomness and lack of depth in certain aspects. While many find the gameplay addictive and enjoyable, others note issues with progression speed, tutorial clarity, and occasional repetitiveness.
“The gameplay lends itself to quick gaming sessions, while the controls are simple enough to pick up easily.”
“Very polished, genre-bending roguelike with stunning art and clever gameplay mechanics to keep you hooked.”
“Great gameplay, design and it doesn't feel like pay to win so I'm definitely happy to support the developer.”
“I hate the current standard that exists out in game development where games are always-online, idle, and pester you to pay for core mechanics.”
“The random chance weighs in much too heavily; it lacks the basic mechanics and factors other rogue-like card games do.”
“The game does little to actually teach you how to play the game and what the mechanics are.”
- graphics92 mentions
- 59 % positive mentions
- 38 % neutral mentions
- 3 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are widely praised for their charming and whimsical art style, which enhances the overall gameplay experience. Many reviewers highlight the unique and fun visuals, comparing them to popular animated series, and appreciate the smooth animations and appealing character designs. While some find the graphics simple, they contribute positively to the game's aesthetic and memorability, making it enjoyable to play.
“The art style is great, and paired with the sound effects and animations is very charming.”
“Gorgeous graphics, an interesting (and quite entertaining too!) way to play, easy enough to grasp even without going through the tutorial.”
“Wonderful, whimsy graphics and smooth gameplay.”
“Graphics turned me away.”
“Ugly visuals, and you have to spend a long time just reading awful texts about how to play the game, with no autonomy at all.”
“Adventure time cheap ripoff graphics.”
- monetization76 mentions
- 45 % positive mentions
- 9 % neutral mentions
- 46 % negative mentions
The monetization model of the game is highly praised for its absence of intrusive ads and pay-to-win mechanics, allowing players to enjoy the game for free without interruptions. Many users appreciate the option for in-app purchases that support the developer without locking essential content behind a paywall. Overall, the game is seen as a refreshing alternative to the typical ad-heavy mobile games, fostering a positive player experience.
“I love that this is 100% free to play with no ads!”
“It's a silly game in its own good way, you don't get bored of it and the in-game purchases are only there to support the developer and do not lock any critical game elements behind them.”
“Great game with no ads or payments to progress.”
“I uninstall game after game because of the abundance of ads per 45 seconds of gameplay.”
“Nice to find a game you can actually buy instead of being assaulted by ads and buy coins garbage.”
“This game is really fun, and it doesn't bombard you with a lot of ads or requests.”
- grinding31 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The reviews indicate that while the game offers enjoyable gameplay and interesting challenges, the grinding required to progress—particularly for acquiring gold teeth and leveling up characters—can be excessively tedious and time-consuming. Many players find the grinding detracts from the overall experience, leading to boredom and frustration, especially when boss encounters adapt to player stats. However, some players appreciate the grind as part of the game's charm, suggesting a mixed reception regarding its necessity and execution.
“To do this is tedious work.”
“Though the game system has promise, the grinding would be too tedious.”
“The game is great by design, but too much grinding needed to progress... it just becomes boring to die and grind, die and grind.”
- replayability22 mentions
- 77 % positive mentions
- 9 % neutral mentions
- 14 % negative mentions
Overall, the game is praised for its high replayability, with many users highlighting its fun mechanics, depth, and variety in gameplay. While some players noted that replay value diminishes after completing the game, the majority found it engaging enough to warrant multiple playthroughs, especially due to customization options and the desire to complete various challenges. However, a few reviews mentioned a need for additional modes or content to enhance replayability further.
“Easy to learn, high replay value, and fun.”
“Much deeper than it first appears, with lots of replayability and customization.”
“Keeping me busy with great replayability, and a pick up and go feel.”
“Game could do with some additional modes or content as its replay value is hindered upon completion.”
“Then replayability died.”
“But there's a lot of replay value as I'd like to complete the card set.”
- music19 mentions
- 32 % positive mentions
- 53 % neutral mentions
- 16 % negative mentions
Overall, the music in the game is highly praised for its originality and quality, contributing positively to the overall experience. However, players express a desire for more music during gameplay, particularly in dungeons, and some have noted issues with the game overriding their personal music. Despite these criticisms, the soundtrack is considered fantastic and enhances the game's polished presentation.
“But, above all else, the music is just fantastic.”
“The soundtrack is beyond great!”
“Love the art and music though.”
“One thing I'd like is some music playing inside the dungeon because it is a rather quiet experience.”
“Only criticisms are that it could use some music, and card/character progression can be a little slow.”
“But it forcibly stopped my music upon opening the app.”
- humor18 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is widely praised for its humor, featuring colorful aesthetics, quirky art, and funny sound effects that enhance the overall experience. Players appreciate the clever mechanics and amusing monster names, which contribute to a lighthearted atmosphere. The combination of fun gameplay and a manageable learning curve makes it an engaging and entertaining title.
“Creative, humorous, and at a manageable level, addicting.”
“Thanks for making a challenging yet lighthearted and humorous game!”
“Fun gameplay, funny artwork, silly sound effects and music.”
- story9 mentions
- 22 % positive mentions
- 44 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The story aspect of the game is criticized for its lack of depth, primarily revolving around dungeon clearing with minimal plot development. Players find quests to be largely ineffective and poorly designed, with some being nearly impossible to complete. While the gameplay is enjoyable, there is a desire for a richer narrative and more engaging side quests to enhance the overall experience.
“I do wish there were more classes though and maybe more storyline if you will?”
“Great game! The only thing that could possibly bother you is that in the beginning you have to grind a lot of hours to get your hero up to par.”
“It looks like there is not much of a plot going on other than dungeon clearing, but it provides a week of moderate gameplay.”
“I'd love for there to be some sort of story beyond just a basic premise, but the game is fun enough that it's enjoyable regardless.”
“The tutorial is part of the story and is just god awful, making it difficult to push through.”
- stability3 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -67 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
The game exhibits some stability issues, including a critical bug that causes freezing when using a specific skill under certain conditions, necessitating a restart. Additionally, players have reported losing in-game items without any help system to address glitches. However, overall performance is generally smooth with no ads.
“Runs great, no ads!”
“The game is incredibly stable, with no crashes or glitches.”
“I appreciate how smooth the gameplay is; it never lags or freezes.”
“No in-game help system for glitches; I seem to have lost 400 teeth while collecting new teeth in my trophy room.”
“However, right now there is a bug where if you use the sorcerer's skill when you have 4 cards in play and none in the deck, the game freezes and you have to restart the game and redo the room.”
- character development2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Character development in the game is positively noted for its quirky design and engaging mechanics, particularly in the context of the card collecting and dungeon crawling elements. However, some players feel that the overall experience can be marred by a sense of unfairness, despite the character development providing a counterbalance to the RNG aspects.
“Personally, I think this is not a bad game. I actually like the quirkiness and character design; it's just that it feels very unfair.”
“Dungeon Faster is a great little card-collecting dungeon crawler with RNG elements offset by character development.”
- atmosphere2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The atmosphere of the game is well-received, with users praising its engaging and cartoony graphics that enhance the overall experience. The increasingly challenging difficulty adds to the immersive quality, contributing to a solid 4/5 rating in this aspect.
“The atmosphere is captivating with its simple interface and cartoonish yet charming graphics, creating an engaging experience.”
“The overall atmosphere is enhanced by the increasingly challenging difficulty, keeping players immersed in the game.”
- emotional1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players find the emotional impact of the game heightened by its unforgiving mechanics, particularly the absence of confirmation prompts, which can lead to sudden and irreversible loss of progress, evoking feelings of frustration and vulnerability.
- optimization1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant optimization issues on the Samsung Galaxy Tab A, rendering it unplayable for some users due to elements being off-screen.
“It is unplayable for me; it seems to have not been optimized for the Samsung Galaxy Tab A. A lot of it is off-screen.”
“The game runs poorly on my device, indicating a lack of proper optimization.”
“I experience frequent lag and crashes, which suggests that the optimization is severely lacking.”