Dungeon Overseer
- August 6, 2021
- Ripknot
Get on SteamDungeon Overseer fills a void in that super fun RTS genre. Don the crown and pursue glory by building a unique dungeon layout, constructing your lair, upgrading and expanding, questing, crafting, researching, recruiting, defending your base, and raiding.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game scratches the dungeon keeper itch and offers decent playability.
- It's a free game, which makes it more accessible for players.
- There are some fun elements and potential for improvement in future updates.
- The game is plagued with bugs, clunky UI, and unresponsive controls.
- It lacks depth and feels unfinished, with many features not fully implemented.
- Misleading marketing as an RTS leads to disappointment, as it plays more like an idle clicker.
- story4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The story aspect of the game is heavily criticized, with one player rating it a 1/10 due to a lack of narrative depth and coherence. Additionally, technical issues such as freezing, unresponsive UI, and inconsistent language in the quest log further detract from the overall experience.
“Story 1/10 (there really isn't any)”
“The UI feels unresponsive and temperamental, there's tons of typos, parts of the quest log are in French for some reason, and I don't know who made the decision that in order to collect resources you need to click on the item pile and then also wait for a minion to pick it up, but it only makes the game feel less responsive.”
“Game froze and would not go past the quest to 'build level 1 mine'; also, I cannot read any of the descriptions of rooms and what they do.”
- gameplay4 mentions
- 75 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The gameplay currently suffers from a lack of visual cues and limited mechanics, leading to a feeling of incompleteness. While the foundation shows potential for improvement, players are advised to watch gameplay footage before purchasing, as the game may not align with expectations of a traditional RTS. Overall, there is hope for future enhancements as the developers refine the gameplay loop.
“Currently, there are very few features and mechanics, but my hopes are high that the developers have enough ideas and skill to improve the game.”
“The game feels like a strong foundation for an eventual good game, once everything gets polished and the gameplay loop gets refined into something that's engaging.”
“I would very strongly suggest to anyone that they watch gameplay before purchase, as I went in under the impression it was an RTS, as the game tries to market itself that way.”
“There's a lack of visual cues for everything (buttons don't change visually when you mouse over them, the visual cue that you've tagged an item to be picked up is nearly invisible) and overall the game feels like a strong foundation for an eventual good game, once everything gets polished and the gameplay loop gets refined into something that's engaging.”
“Currently there are very few features and mechanics, but my hopes are high the devs have enough ideas and skill to improve the game.”
“I would very strongly suggest to anyone that they watch gameplay before purchase as I went in under the impression it was an RTS, as the game tries to market itself that way.”
- graphics1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The graphics have received a low rating of 3/10, with players noting that the game only runs semi-smoothly on very low settings. This suggests significant performance issues and a lack of visual quality.
“Graphics 3/10. In order for this to play semi-smoothly, you have to play on very low graphics.”
“The graphics are outdated and lack detail, making the game feel unpolished.”
“Character models look flat and lifeless, which detracts from the overall experience.”
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The game's stability is criticized for being buggy, with numerous issues reported by users. Additionally, there is a notable lack of communication from the developers, leading to many forum posts going unanswered.
“The game is incredibly buggy, and there's a noticeable lack of communication from the developers on the forums, with many posts being ignored.”
“Frequent crashes and glitches make it hard to enjoy the game, and the developers seem unresponsive to player feedback.”
“Stability issues are rampant, and it feels like the developers are not addressing the numerous problems reported by the community.”
