Dungeon Stars

About

Use sword and spell to delve deep and battle through hordes of powerful enemies. Does the next room contain a healing fountain, a rare treasure, or the Toxic Ogre King? You need to keep on your toes as you face unknowns in every room. If you delve deep enough, you may face the legendary eater of light, the Conqueror Worm!

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

60%

Audience ScoreBased on 20 reviews

graphics3 positive mentions

music3 negative mentions

The game features enjoyable and addictive gameplay with simple controls, making it easy to pick up and play.
The art style and graphics are visually appealing, contributing to an engaging atmosphere.
Each character has unique abilities, adding variety to the gameplay despite its repetitive nature.

The game feels like a mobile port, lacking depth and complexity, leading to a monotonous grind.
There are numerous bugs and issues, such as missing music, stuttering transitions, and problems with item management.
The game lacks significant milestones, achievements, and a compelling story, making it feel unfinished and shallow.

gameplay
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
14%
43%
The gameplay is visually appealing and offers fun mechanics, but it feels somewhat shallow and repetitive, relying heavily on basic attack patterns and lacking significant depth or variety. While it provides a relaxing experience suitable for casual players, many reviewers note that it resembles a mobile game port, with limited control and polish. Overall, it has potential but may leave more dedicated gamers wanting more complexity and engagement.
- “Design looks great, graphics are pretty, gameplay and animations are great.”
- “Overall a fun game with enjoyable gameplay and controls, despite some unpolished aspects.”
- “Items do change gameplay more than I thought after 1 hour of play.”
- “The gameplay doesn't get any deeper than dodge, heavy attack to break shields, spam light attack with the occasional spell cast to stun lock the enemies.”
- “The enemies don't change, the gameplay doesn't change, your items don't even change your cosmetics even slightly, and there is no relief from any of this.”
- “This game has much potential but it feels too much like a mobile game ported over to PC where I have no control over the gameplay/movement whatsoever.”
graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
25%
The graphics in the game are widely praised for their appealing design and eye-catching art style, complemented by great gameplay and animations. The lighting effects also receive positive remarks, contributing to an overall visually pleasing experience.
- “The design looks great, the graphics are pretty, and the gameplay and animations are excellent.”
- “Dungeon Stars has a very eye-catching art style, and the music is upbeat and entertaining.”
- “The only positive thing to be found here is that the lighting and art style are nice.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
150%
The music in Dungeon Stars is generally praised for being upbeat and entertaining, enhancing the game's eye-catching art style. However, players have reported issues with music not playing in certain areas, alongside other technical bugs that affect gameplay.
- “Dungeon Stars has a very eye-catching art style, and the music is upbeat and entertaining.”
- “There are issues where no music plays in certain areas, which detracts from the overall experience.”
- “The music often feels out of place and doesn't match the game's atmosphere.”
- “The transitions between screens are stuttery, which disrupts the flow of the music.”
story
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
The reviews indicate that the game lacks a narrative or storyline, leaving players without a cohesive plot to engage with.
- “There is no story to speak of.”
- “The narrative is completely lacking.”
- “I found the story to be non-existent.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be lacking, as it fails to provide meaningful milestones or desirable items to strive for, leading to a sense of aimlessness after a few hours of play.
- “But most of all, it is a grinding game, and about 3 hours into it, I have absolutely no 'project', no significant milestone to look forward to, and no desire for an item I'd covet and work towards.”
- “The grinding feels endless and repetitive, making it hard to stay engaged with the game.”
- “After countless hours of grinding, I still feel like I'm not making any real progress, which is incredibly frustrating.”