Karradash: The Lost Dungeons
- August 31, 2017
- 68k Studios
Get on Steam"Karradash: The Lost Dungeons" is an endless action-roguelike set in a fantasy universe, with permadeath and customizable characters across 16 classes. Explore randomly-generated dungeons, interact with various events and NPCs, and collect gold to upgrade your village for future characters. With over 70 skills and no in-game purchases, this old-school RPG offers a challenging and engaging experience.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- Offers a lot of content for the price, making it a good value for fans of rogue-lites.
- Captures a nostalgic 80's arcade Gauntlet vibe with engaging gameplay and skill rewards.
- Provides a fun and fast-paced experience with various upgrades and items to discover.
- Technical issues, including low visual quality and lack of resolution options, detract from the experience.
- Repetitive procedural generation leads to a lack of meaningful content and level design.
- The game has a very low player engagement, indicating a lack of interest and potential quality issues.
- graphics6 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The game features retro pixel art reminiscent of classic top-down RPGs, which some players appreciate as a nostalgic touch. However, the lack of resolution options and graphics customization has drawn criticism, as it limits the experience for those expecting modern graphical capabilities.
“The graphics harken back to top-down RPGs of yesteryear such as Gauntlet and the like, and this is a very good thing.”
“A choice was made to use obsolete, decades-old retro pixel art as a substitute for contemporary PC graphics.”
“There's no option to change the resolution and no useful graphics tweaks.”
“The graphics harken back to top-down RPGs of yesteryear, such as Gauntlet, and this is a very good thing.”
- gameplay2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Karradash - The Lost Dungeons features a 2D retro pixel art style that combines elements of rogue/hack games with a top-down shooter/brawler format. While it replaces traditional turn-based combat with twin-stick shooting mechanics, the gameplay remains reminiscent of classic rogue/hack titles, though some players find the execution to be mediocre.
“Karradash - The Lost Dungeons is a 2D retro pixel hybrid of a rogue/hack ripoff and a 2D top-down shooter/brawler, where the turn/tick-based combat mechanics are replaced with mediocre 2D top-down twin-stick shooting. The gameplay itself is very reminiscent of the rogue/hack games.”
- story2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The game's story is criticized for lacking proper level design and narrative flow, relying instead on repetitive procedural generation that fails to provide engaging content or a cohesive plot. This approach detracts from the overall storytelling experience, leaving players wanting more depth and creativity.
“The game features no proper level design or game/story flow/plot, as they opted to try to use samey repetitive procedural generation algorithms as a substitute for adding such content to the game, to avoid doing the important job of level/map design.”
- music2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally enjoyable and complements the overall tone effectively. However, some players express concern that the limited variety of tracks may lead to monotony if they progress further without encountering new music.
“The music is enjoyable and fits the tone well. I have not passed level 4 yet, but I do hope there is other music than the one track I have heard so far, or the music might get a bit old after a while.”
