Golden Dungeons

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Golden Dungeons is a single player action game. It was developed by GD Studio and was released on March 3, 2018. It received negative reviews from players.

Golden Dungeons - is a simple hardcore platformer game, the goal to get out of the cave. Try to pass all levels and not die!

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38%

Audience ScoreBased on 48 reviews

humor1 positive mentions

gameplay3 negative mentions

The game offers a challenging and hardcore platformer experience for players seeking difficult gameplay.
The music is decent and adds some atmosphere to the game.
The achievement system is appealing to some players, especially those who enjoy collecting unique or meme achievements.

The game suffers from poor controls, including input lag and inconsistent jump mechanics, leading to frustration.
Level design and gameplay are often considered annoying and unfair, relying heavily on luck and featuring falling platforms that make progress difficult.
Graphics and overall presentation are simplistic and unpolished, with repetitive music and poor hitbox implementation.

gameplay
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
8%
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The gameplay is widely criticized for poor level design, broken mechanics, and input lag, leading to a frustrating and unengaging experience. While the game offers extended playtime on some levels, skill and luck heavily influence completion speed, highlighting inconsistent difficulty and balancing issues. Overall, the gameplay is considered one of the weakest aspects of the game.
- “The input lag is so authentic that your character's inner monologue becomes a more engaging experience than the actual gameplay.”
- “Many objects just seem to have been randomly placed to fill the level instead of well thought out to consider the gameplay experience.”
- “In the description, the developer claims there's more than three hours of gameplay, which is technically correct as certain levels will literally take over an hour to complete, but the game itself can be fully completed in under half hour if skilled and, more importantly, lucky enough.”
- “Golden Dungeons is a mediocre platformer with some broken mechanics.”
graphics
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are generally described as simplistic and retro pixel art, with blocky and repetitive textures that some find lazy or unpolished. While the visuals display well in UHD fullscreen, the art style is often criticized for being inconsistent and unappealing. However, some users note smooth animations despite the overall basic presentation.
- “The graphics are extremely lazy retro pixel graphics, but, perhaps the only thing going for this game, display properly in UHD fullscreen.”
- “The graphics are okay, with smooth animation.”
- “Graphics are 2D and simplistic, with blocky walls and floors, and a foggy effect in the background.”
- “The graphics are extremely lazy retro pixel graphics, but perhaps the only thing going for this game is that they display properly in UHD fullscreen.”
- “Art style is terrible, with repetitive bricks and a bizarre 8-bit character sprite next to 16-bit textures for the environment.”
music
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
12%
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The music in the game is generally criticized for being repetitive and unpleasant, with some users finding it the only somewhat decent aspect amid otherwise poor gameplay. Overall, the soundtrack is seen as monotonous and frustrating, detracting from the experience.
- “The music isn't bad, but that's probably the only decent thing in this game.”
- “Ah, golden dungeons, the game where every jump feels like a leap into the unknown—thanks to its special feature, "input lag: the musical." It's not just a game; it's a thrilling exercise in patience, where your character contemplates the meaning of life mid-air while you wait for the jump command to reach the game's consciousness.”
- “[b] music [/b]”
- “The game plays like an old-fashioned arcade platformer, and it could be nice as it is.. but it's boring (and the soundtrack really is so repetitive.. like 15 seconds repeated throughout the whole game).”
- “The music was terrible and repetitive.”
- “This game is the worst cause it's impossible to play, the music is sick, everything in this game is trash.”
story
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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50%
The story is widely regarded as weak or nonexistent, with many users criticizing the game for lacking meaningful narrative and relying instead on difficulty rather than storytelling.
- “What story?”
- “The game relies on cheap "difficulty" rather than any kind of story or player narrative.”
- “Twilight was a better love story than this.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game features significant grinding, often described as tedious and annoying rather than challenging, requiring patience and sometimes external aids like macros to progress effectively.
- “You'll need a second life, maybe some macros, and a will to live for grinding.”
- “Golden Dungeons is a 2D platform sidescroller that's challenging, but not in a difficult way—rather tedious and really, really annoying.”
- “A little grindy.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor aspect is highlighted by a playful irony, noting that three DLC achievements can be earned without purchasing the DLC, as revealed by community guides. This unexpected quirk adds a lighthearted and amusing element to the game experience.