Dungeons: The Eye of Draconus

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"Dungeons: The Eye of Draconus" is a 1-3 player co-op retro brawler game with both local and online support, reminiscent of classics like Battle Toads and Golden Axe. Explore a bizarre fantasy world filled with varied enemies, while enjoying hand-painted represents and fluid sprite animations. Unlock Steam achievements, cards, and badges, and have a blast with the fire-breathing chicken and other crazy characters.

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43%

Audience ScoreBased on 212 reviews

humor76 positive mentions

gameplay16 negative mentions

The game features quirky humor and a nostalgic throwback to classic beat 'em ups like Golden Axe, making it enjoyable for fans of the genre.
The character designs and voice acting are well-received, adding charm to the overall experience.
It offers local co-op gameplay, which enhances the fun when playing with friends.

The gameplay is overly simplistic and repetitive, often reducing combat to mindless button mashing with poor hit detection.
The game is very short, with many players finishing it in under an hour, leading to a lack of content and replayability.
The humor and writing are often criticized as cringeworthy and juvenile, detracting from the overall enjoyment of the game.

humor
80 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
95%
5%
The humor in the game is highly variable, with many players finding it hit-or-miss, often leaning towards cringeworthy stereotypes and awkward writing. While some appreciate the quirky and tongue-in-cheek elements, particularly when playing with friends, others criticize it for trying too hard and ultimately failing to deliver consistent laughs. Overall, the humor may appeal to fans of nostalgic beat 'em ups like Golden Axe, but it is not universally well-received.
- “It is a game that doesn't take itself too seriously, so hopefully you are prepared for some humor :)”
- “The writing is funny and gave me a couple of good laughs.”
- “It was especially entertaining playing this game with a partner with jokes all around as we made our way through the humorously detailed scenarios.”
- “The story is incredibly disjointed and unfunny.”
- “Deeply unfunny, with no weight to the combat and no feeling of contact between player and enemies.”
gameplay
66 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
6%
70%
24%
The gameplay has been widely criticized for being overly simplistic and repetitive, often described as mere button mashing with shallow combat mechanics and poor hit detection. While some players appreciated the nostalgic beat 'em up style reminiscent of classics like Golden Axe, many found the overall experience lacking in depth and engagement, with a significant number expressing disappointment in the game's mechanics and humor. Overall, the gameplay fails to deliver a compelling experience, leaving players feeling that it does not justify its price.
- “The game did a good job of teaching me the moves and mechanics early on before letting me proceed with the game.”
- “Taking gameplay cues from beat 'em up games like Golden Axe, Double Dragon, and Final Fight and delivering similarly chaotic fun, this title adds legitimate humor (albeit bawdy) to the equation.”
- “The graphics and gameplay are well done.”
- “The pixel art and soundtrack are passable, but the gameplay is just button mashing with no real thought involved at all.”
- “Absolutely awful, 90 minutes of repetitive boring gameplay.”
- “The gameplay is too simplistic even for a beat 'em up; the stages alternate between 'bland' and 'ugly'; the voice acting is incredibly annoying; and the 'comedy' is so dumb even fans of Friedberg and Seltzer movies will look down on it.”
graphics
46 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
9%
74%
17%
The graphics in the game have received mixed reviews, with many users criticizing them as cheap and blurry, particularly in character design. While some appreciate the retro pixel art style and background graphics, others find the overall visual presentation lacking and inconsistent, with complaints about limited graphics options and poor hit detection. Overall, the art style has its fans, but many feel it detracts from the gameplay experience.
- “Dungeons: The Eye of Draconus is a golden axe style arcade beat'em'up with retro pixel graphics and a satirical/comedy fantasy theme.”
- “The art style is very well done.”
- “With throwback 16-bit graphics like the retro games we love, Dungeons: The Eye of Draconus puts forth a solid challenge without being annoyingly difficult.”
- “However, the in-game graphics and the animations look pretty cheap.”
- “The graphics are pretty bad.”
- “Due to the art style, some graphics look blurry (this is mainly the character graphics that look blurry, but other instances of the game's graphics look blurry at times too. Really annoying).”
story
38 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
32%
57%
11%
The game's story is largely viewed as a disjointed parody of classic titles like Golden Axe, featuring simple humor and a lack of depth. While some players appreciate the comedic elements and character design, many criticize the poor dialogue and execution, suggesting that the narrative feels underdeveloped and juvenile. Overall, it appeals to those who enjoy lighthearted, straightforward gameplay without the need for a complex storyline.
- “The best way I can describe the story mode is that this is all basically a giant parody of games like Golden Axe and a bunch of pop culture moments.”
- “Great game thus far, the storyline is funny.”
- “The story is pretty good and the college humor is enjoyable.”
- “Poor dialogue, bare-bone story.”
- “A 5 year old autistic kid could slap together a better story while banging their head against a wall.”
- “It's almost like you were attempting to write the most unprecedentedly dumb and juvenile lines ever seen in a game, ranging from cringe-worthy to being downright in poor taste.”
music
22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
45%
41%
14%
The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with some players finding it decent and fitting the game's style, while others feel it lacks originality and depth. Many appreciate the soundtrack as enjoyable background noise that enhances the experience, though opinions on its quality vary. Overall, it is described as cool and exciting by some, but merely passable by others, reflecting a matter of personal taste.
- “The soundtrack fits this game's style extremely well.”
- “I loved the voices, the animation, the backgrounds, the music, the story... well everything really.”
- “The music is cool and exciting and the animations and sprite art are great eye candy.”
- “The pixel art and soundtrack are passable, but the gameplay is just button mashing with no real thought involved at all.”
- “At that mark, the player's speech was a 2/10, music a 4/10, sound effects 6/10 and cutscenes 8/10 (sound level).”
- “As mentioned previously, I feel like it really tried too hard on the humor, the graphics had some strange discrepancies (Rose was skinny in the hand-drawn images and a muscular amazon woman when you play her in-game?!), the music was alright when you could hear it, the gameplay was extremely repetitive (and I love Dynasty Warriors), and in general I just don't feel like it brings anything original (gameplay-wise) to the table.”
grinding
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Reviews indicate that the game's grinding aspect is largely viewed as tedious and repetitive, with clunky controls and unresponsive mechanics contributing to a lack of satisfaction in gameplay. While the game attempts humor and parody, it ultimately falls short, leading to a grindy experience that detracts from enjoyment.
- “Sounds interesting, but plays more grindy than anything.”
- “Yeah, it isn't great; it looked like it could be a nice little parody, but it fails to deliver. Controls are clunky and unresponsive, hitboxes fell off, fighting is repetitive, tedious, and not very satisfying.”
- “Tedious joke pacing, potty humor.”
replayability
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
17%
33%
The game is relatively short, which limits its overall replay value; however, it offers decent replayability, especially when played with friends. While it may not provide extensive single-player content, it shares a nostalgic appeal similar to classic titles like Battletoads and Golden Axe, making it enjoyable for repeated playthroughs in a social setting.
- “Game is a little short, but it has some decent replayability with friends.”
- “Sure, these Battletoads, Golden Axes, etc. weren't exactly games to play for weeks in one playthrough, but they had great replayability.”
- “Game is a little short, but it has some decent replayability with friends.”
- “It's a very quick game, with limited replay value.”
- “Game is a little short but it has some decent replayability with friends.”
character development
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The reviews highlight that the character designs are visually appealing, contributing positively to the overall character development in the game. However, there is no further elaboration on the depth or growth of the characters themselves.
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players enjoy the multiplayer experience, but they report encountering several glitches that affect stability.

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