- June 7, 2023
- Cerberus Gate Games
Rogue Dungeon
65%Game Brain Score
music, atmosphere
gameplay, graphics
79% User Score 33 reviews
Platforms
About
In Rogue Dungeon, players choose their rogue, gather starting loot and skills, and navigate through mini-maps to different room types, including traders for loot and stat trading. The game is challenging, with permadeath and a focus on loot management, offering a quick playtime and high replayability with a variety of items and themes.





Audience ScoreBased on 33 reviews
music2 positive mentions
stability3 negative mentions
- Great digital adaptation of the board game that enhances focus on dungeon puzzles.
- Fun and addictive gameplay with a nostalgic old school vibe and good character progression.
- Offers a challenging experience with high replay value, appealing to fans of dungeon crawlers and risk management games.
- Frequent crashes and bugs significantly hinder the gameplay experience.
- The game can feel excessively punishing due to high randomness and difficulty spikes.
- User interface and tutorial need improvement for better accessibility and understanding of game mechanics.
- gameplay3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
The gameplay in this PC edition features a campaign mode that allows for character optimization through unlockable shop cards, providing players with a sense of agency, though it may lack replayability due to fixed dungeon seeds. Players who appreciate the original board game experience may prefer to switch modes, while some critics emphasize the importance of addressing gameplay flaws in digital adaptations.
“This PC edition comes with a campaign mode that allows you to completely optimize your character to win. The dungeons have the same seed, and there's a mechanic that lets you fully deck out your character with unlockable shop cards. This smartly caters to players who want more agency, though this mode may be less replayable due to the dungeons having the same seeds. That's when you'd likely transfer to the original mode of the game that perfectly recreates the board game experience.”
“The gameplay experience is engaging and offers a variety of mechanics that keep players invested. The balance between strategy and chance adds depth, making each session feel unique.”
“The controls are intuitive, allowing for smooth navigation and interaction, which enhances the overall gameplay experience.”
“Otherwise, this PC edition comes with a campaign mode that allows you to completely optimize your character to win. The dungeons have the same seed with a mechanic that lets you fully deck out your character with unlockable shop cards, which smartly caters to players who want more agency. However, this mode of play will be less replayable due to the dungeons having the same seeds. That's when I'd assume you'd transfer to the original mode of the game that perfectly recreates the board game experience.”
“You can't call yourself an aficionado of said hobby if you aren't a pedantic, truculent being, denigrating every single gameplay flaw and/or disservice to the art style whenever these papery time-killers get transposed into the digital world.”
“For now, the important thing is to weed out the nasty ones, those that hinder gameplay.”