Super Dungeon Boy

Super Dungeon Boy wears its inspiration on its sleeve, but it does not manage to do anything out of the ordinary. It is a challenging game, sure, but it quickly veers into frustrating territory on more than one occasion.

63%Game Brain Score

graphics, music

story, replayability

68% User Score Based on 106 reviews

Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

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Super Dungeon Boy is a single player platformer game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by TowerUpStudios and was released on November 20, 2017. It received negative reviews from critics and mostly positive reviews from players.

2D platform game focused on intense combat against enemies and exploring secret areas in dark dungeons full of dangers.

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Single-Player

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68%

Audience ScoreBased on 106 reviews

graphics12 positive mentions

story2 negative mentions

The game features charming graphics and a colorful art style that many players appreciate.
It offers a fun, quick retro platforming experience that can be enjoyed in a single sitting.
The game has solid controller support and provides a good challenge as players progress through the levels.

The controls are frustrating and unresponsive, making gameplay feel unsatisfying and difficult.
The level design is repetitive and lacks variety, leading to a boring experience after a short time.
Enemy placement can be unfair, often resulting in cheap hits and making the game feel unbalanced.

graphics
30 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some players appreciating the colorful, low-resolution art style and charming aesthetics reminiscent of enhanced 16-bit graphics. However, many criticize the lack of visual variety and originality, describing the overall look as drab and uninteresting, despite being decent enough not to offend. While some find the graphics appealing, others feel they are simplistic and uninspired, leading to an overall average perception.
- “I really like the look of this game; the graphics are low res but really well done, very colorful with some nice particle effects and lighting.”
- “I find this game fun to play, and I really like the art style, even if it was just made the way it was to save time and/or effort.”
- “Charming graphics.”
- “The graphics are fine, but there's no visual variety.”
- “The graphics are bland and unoriginal, using drab greens, blues, and (predominantly) gray for the environment, but decent enough that it doesn't offend the eyes.”
- “Graphics are meh, not offensive but generally drab and uninteresting.”
music
28 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game has received mixed reviews, with many players finding it repetitive and generic, often leading them to turn it off in favor of other audio. While some appreciate its simplicity and upbeat nature, others describe it as grating and poorly suited to the game's atmosphere, lacking variety across levels. Overall, the soundtrack is seen as a weak point, detracting from the overall experience.
- “The same for the music, which is also simple but not annoying and it goes nicely with the game's upbeat mood.”
- “Graphics and music-wise, this game is great, but controls and mechanics leave it feeling very unsatisfying.”
- “I wish the soundtrack was less repetitive, though.”
- “Frustrating music that doesn't suit the game and is grating after 30 seconds.”
- “The game’s an inexpensive distraction that worked well as a supplement with other audio sources, especially considering that the soundtrack gets pretty grating after a few minutes.”
- “The only issue I have with the game is that it has no variety in background music.”
gameplay
22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with many players finding it uninteresting and frustrating due to poor level design, lack of innovation, and unsatisfactory controls. While some appreciate the game's aesthetics and certain mechanics like enemy AI and checkpoints, others feel that the overall experience is marred by broken mechanics and a lack of engaging content. Overall, the game struggles to deliver a satisfying gameplay experience despite its visual appeal.
- “High quality old school platformer, it has full joypad support and the controls and gameplay dynamics are spot on.”
- “There's a few hours of gameplay here so it's well worth the money.”
- “I liked the colors, the enemy AI, the well-hidden secrets, and the checkpoint and HP refill mechanic as well.”
- “It's really not worth it; the level design is uninteresting, there are too many pointless achievements, the game is overall boring because no new mechanics are added after the first few levels, and the controls don't feel fluent at all.”
- “Unfortunately, the actual real estate in most levels is so broken that it becomes this unplayable struggle to grapple with the controls and mechanics of the game.”
- “The game is very pretty but the gameplay is terrible.”
humor
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is perceived as hit-or-miss, with some players finding it genuinely funny, while others feel that attempts at quirkiness often fall flat and come off as silly or poorly designed. Overall, the comedic elements are inconsistent, leading to mixed reactions among players.
- “It's a funny game.”
story
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is largely criticized for its lack of substance, with multiple users noting that it feels nonexistent or poorly developed.
- “The graphics are okay, the sounds are okay, but the story is nonexistent.”
- “The graphics are okay, the sounds are okay, but the story is nonexistent.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game offers moderate replayability, as players can revisit levels to discover hidden secrets beyond simply reaching the exit. This encourages exploration and adds an element of challenge for those seeking to fully complete the game.
- “You just need to get to the exit on every level, but there are hidden secrets that give this game some replay value.”
- “You just need to get to the exit on every level, but there are hidden secrets which give this game some replay value.”