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.
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-based rewards.
- Features a variety of items and upgrades that enhance replayability and encourage strategic play.
- Technical issues such as low visual quality and lack of resolution options detract from the overall experience.
- Repetitive procedural generation leads to a lack of meaningful content and level design.
- Some gameplay mechanics, like AI behavior and item management, are flawed and could benefit from improvements.
- graphics3 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- -33 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The graphics feature a retro pixel art style reminiscent of classic top-down RPGs, which some players appreciate as a nostalgic nod to the genre's history. However, the lack of resolution options and modern graphical tweaks may disappoint those expecting contemporary visuals.
“The graphics harken back to top-down RPGs of yesteryear, such as Gauntlet, 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 the like, and this is a very good thing.”
- gameplay1 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 the gameplay evokes nostalgia for classic rogue/hack mechanics, it is hindered by mediocre twin-stick shooting controls, resulting in a mixed experience.
“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.”
- story1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's story is criticized for lacking proper level design and a coherent plot, relying instead on repetitive procedural generation that fails to provide engaging content or a meaningful narrative experience.
“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.”
- music1 mentions
- 200 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally enjoyable and complements the overall tone effectively. However, there are concerns that the limited variety of tracks may lead to monotony if players progress further without encountering new music.
“The music is enjoyable and fits the tone well.”
“I hope there is more music than the one track I have heard so far, or it might get a bit old after a while.”
