Dungeon Solver
- May 18, 2020
- Crickkin
Get on Steam"Dungeon Solver" is a first-person puzzle game that challenges players to navigate through progressively difficult dungeons. With a variety of rooms and obstacles to overcome, players must use their problem-solving skills to unlock doors, move objects, and escape each level. The game features simple controls and a minimalist art style, making it accessible to players of all ages and skill levels.
Nintendo Switch
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game features beautiful graphics and a clean art style that enhances the puzzle-solving experience.
- Dungeon Solver offers interesting mechanics and level designs that challenge players' strategic thinking.
- It provides a relaxing atmosphere with a pleasant soundtrack, making it suitable for casual play.
- The gameplay is extremely slow, requiring constant clicking for each turn, which can become tedious.
- There are significant quality of life issues, such as the lack of an undo button and limited keyboard shortcuts, making navigation cumbersome.
- Combat relies heavily on waiting for AI movements, leading to a frustrating experience with minimal tactical depth.
- gameplay19 mentions
- 32 % positive mentions
- 53 % neutral mentions
- 16 % negative mentions
Dungeon Solver offers engaging puzzle gameplay with inventive mechanics and challenging levels that encourage strategic thinking. However, it suffers from a lack of quality-of-life features, such as a consistent skip turn option, which can unnecessarily prolong gameplay. While the game effectively teaches mechanics through visual cues, it falls short in providing adequate feedback on actions, impacting the overall experience.
“Dungeon Solver is a cheap puzzle game with interesting mechanics and levels.”
“I liked that they had game mechanics that taught you what they did by showing you, instead of bunches of text boxes.”
“So many different mechanics that make you think a lot and be rewarded when achieving the next level.”
“A few mechanics are added as you progress, but they are few and far between, with only two mobile enemies (knights and orcs) and two non-mobile enemies (mushrooms and ballistas).”
“The complete lack of quality of life features such as a consistent skip turn button or a redo option makes the difficulty more about sitting and waiting to move your character a single tile, rather than any challenge of the actual gameplay.”
“One game mechanic, having to press skip on every single turn, makes a 2-hour game into a 16-hour game.”
- music11 mentions
- 82 % positive mentions
- 9 % neutral mentions
- 9 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally described as relaxing and fitting well with the game's atmosphere, contributing to a pleasant setting. However, some players found it repetitive or annoying over time, leading to mixed feelings about its overall impact. Despite these criticisms, the soundtrack is noted as a positive aspect, enhancing the minimalist presentation of the game.
“Very relaxing to hear the music of this game, it fits perfectly!!”
“Dungeon Solver is a delightful puzzle game with amazing graphics and relaxing music; the levels have tons of challenges and can be tough to figure out the solution sometimes!”
“The game has a soundtrack and a very pleasant setting.”
“The music also got on my nerves pretty fast, although maybe that's just me.”
- graphics10 mentions
- 70 % positive mentions
- 20 % neutral mentions
- 10 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game are consistently praised for their beauty and clean art style, enhancing the overall experience with gorgeous character designs and well-thought-out level aesthetics. Players appreciate the visual appeal alongside the game's challenging puzzles and distinct mechanics, although some feel it doesn't quite measure up to other titles in the genre. Overall, the graphics contribute significantly to the game's charm and engagement.
“The graphics are beautiful, and the art of each character is gorgeous.”
“Beautiful graphics, nice difficulty progression, and well-thought-out level design.”
“It has an awesome and clean art style that makes it straightforward when you start doing all the puzzles.”
“I have played games that came out of the 7-day roguelike challenge that outclass this game in every single category, including visuals.”
- grinding5 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players consistently find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and frustrating, with many describing the overall experience as poorly designed and visually unappealing, leading to a lack of enjoyment.
“The whole game is too tedious for me to enjoy.”
“This becomes extremely tedious as you move through the game.”
“Poorly designed, visually drab, tedious to play, and deeply frustrating.”
