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Dungeons of Clay

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47%Game Brain Score
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69% User Score Based on 13 reviews
Critic Score 59%Based on 1 reviews

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Dungeons of Clay is a single player platformer game. It was developed by Shotx and was released on October 12, 2020. It received neutral reviews from critics and mostly positive reviews from players.

Explore the ever-changing dungeons in the surreal world made of clay. Unlock the hidden secrets, overcome the dangers, defeat dreadful creatures and reap the treasures to acquire almighty power. Don't forget to bring your patience, because you will have to merge all your talents and skills if you're ever going to reach the depths of the dungeon. Procedurally generated dungeons, tons of items and g…

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69%
Audience ScoreBased on 13 reviews
music3 positive mentions
monetization3 negative mentions
  • Unique art style that stands out among other games.
  • Superb dark ambient soundtrack that enhances the gameplay experience.
  • Offers enough variety in item drops to encourage replayability.
  • Gameplay is bland and lacks meaningful impact, making it feel repetitive.
  • Poor user experience with frustrating controls and slow performance on modern PCs.
  • Procedurally generated levels are forgettable and lack proper design, leading to a soulless experience.
  • graphics
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some players appreciating the unique art style while others find it distracting and detrimental to gameplay. Performance issues are also noted, as the game runs poorly on some systems despite less demanding titles functioning well. Overall, the aesthetic choices seem to overshadow the user experience, leading to a lack of cohesion between visuals and gameplay.

    • “Unique art style.”
    • “Honestly, this game seems like it was released immediately after being code complete when 99% of the development time was spent on the art style and vibe.”
    • “Pretty good action roguelike with interesting graphical design and music.”
    • “The gameplay was extremely bland and had little impact on any aspect of your runs. The graphics are certainly not pleasing, and it also ran terribly slowly on my PC when other games that require more processing power to run work fine.”
    • “Honestly, this game seems like it was released immediately after being code complete, with 99% of the development time spent on the art style and vibe.”
    • “The art style is okay, but I don't think they pulled off the 'clay' thing. The enemies have a CalArts style, which is fine, but the noise grain goes over the top, so I turned off post-processing effects on my end.”
  • gameplay
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay has been criticized for being bland and easy, with minimal impact on player experience and poorly designed mechanics, making it forgettable. While some users appreciate the unique randomization features and interesting mechanics, the overall execution is hindered by subpar graphics and performance issues.

    • “I'm an absolute sucker for some good OST that will make any gameplay more fun.”
    • “Has some interesting mechanics.”
    • “There's some cool randomization mechanics in it as well.”
    • “The gameplay was extremely bland and had little impact on any aspect of your runs. The graphics are certainly not pleasing, and it also ran terribly slowly on my PC when other games that require more processing power to run work fine.”
    • “The art style, while interesting, ends up being an impediment to gameplay instead of a benefit.”
    • “On top of all of this, the items, stats, and weapons in this game are comically bad and essentially meaningless, which combined with boss fights that have almost no mechanics behind them makes the entire game as forgettable as can be.”
  • music
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is praised for its superb dark ambient soundtrack, blending saxophone with synth elements and deep bass, enhancing the overall gameplay experience. Reviewers appreciate how the original soundtrack elevates the action roguelike's engaging graphical design.

    • “Absolutely superb, dark ambient soundtrack that mixes together sax and a couple of other instruments with synth kicks and deep bass.”
    • “I'm an absolute sucker for a good OST that makes any gameplay more fun.”
    • “Pretty good action roguelike with interesting graphical design and music.”
  • monetization
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Reviews indicate that Gamemaker Studio is frequently associated with the creation of low-quality, retro-style games that are perceived as cash grabs, suggesting a negative view of its monetization practices.

    • “Gamemaker Studio is often used to create retro pixel shovelware and cash grabs.”
    • “The monetization strategy feels exploitative, pushing players to spend money to enjoy the game fully.”
    • “I feel like the game is designed more to extract money from players than to provide a fun experience.”
  • story
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's story is criticized for lacking proper level design and a coherent plot, as it relies on repetitive procedural generation instead of crafting engaging narratives or gameplay flow. This approach detracts from the overall experience, leaving players feeling unsatisfied with the storytelling elements.

    • “The game features no proper level design or story flow, as they opted to use repetitive procedural generation algorithms as a substitute for adding meaningful content.”
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Dungeons of Clay is a platformer game.

Dungeons of Clay is available on Nintendo Switch, PC, Windows and Linux.

Dungeons of Clay was released on October 12, 2020.

Dungeons of Clay was developed by Shotx.

Dungeons of Clay has received neutral reviews from players and neutral reviews from critics. Most players liked this game for its music but disliked it for its graphics.

Dungeons of Clay is a single player game.

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