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Suzukuri Dungeon: Karin in the Mountain

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64%Game Brain Score
story, gameplay
grinding, optimization
70% User Score Based on 43 reviews

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Suzukuri Dungeon: Karin in the Mountain is a single player strategy game with fantasy, comedy and erotic themes. It was developed by Karin Project and was released on August 20, 2024. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Expand your budding labyrinth, and strengthen your squads of fearsome (and cute) demons! Build amenities to shake intruders down for cash, then send them packing with well-placed traps and bosses! Cozy up to your sexy and stalwart companions, and maybe a few dungeon-delving adventurers...!

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70%
Audience ScoreBased on 43 reviews
story11 positive mentions
grinding14 negative mentions
  • The game features engaging dungeon management mechanics combined with a humorous and light-hearted visual novel narrative, providing a unique gameplay experience.
  • High-quality artwork and voice acting enhance the overall experience, making character interactions and H-scenes enjoyable.
  • The game offers significant replayability with multiple routes, endings, and character interactions, encouraging players to explore different strategies and outcomes.
  • The Steam version lacks essential content and requires an external patch to access the full game, which can be frustrating for players.
  • Gameplay can be grindy and repetitive, with a limited number of levels and enemy types, leading to a tedious experience over multiple playthroughs.
  • Technical issues such as poor text rendering, bugs, and a lack of quality-of-life features detract from the overall enjoyment of the game.
  • story
    43 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story of "Suzukuri Dungeon: Karin in the Mountain" is a light-hearted, humorous narrative set in a derivative world inspired by the "Koihime Musō" series, featuring daily events and character interactions. While the plot is serviceable and offers multiple routes and endings, it lacks depth and foreshadowing, making it feel simplistic and at times repetitive. Players are advised to download a necessary patch to access the full story content, as the game initially lacks dialogue and narrative elements without it.

    • “Overall, I recommend Suzukuri Dungeon to anyone who likes visual novels or is an aspiring visual novel player, as while this game is a little slow at times, it tells an engaging story and makes you work for a proper ending with its mechanics.”
    • “This game expertly blends strategic dungeon management with immersive visual novel storytelling, creating an experience that’s both captivating and deeply rewarding.”
    • “The story follows the protagonist, an adventurer tasked with reviving the demon queen Karin by building and managing her dungeon.”
    • “In terms of plot quality, Suzukuri Dungeon: Karin in the Mountain can only be said to be a qualified game, but not an excellent one; the emotional line of this work is described in a simple and rough manner, lacking foreshadowing, and some of the endings are extremely jumpy.”
    • “Unless you get the patch, there's zero dialogue and story for the game.”
    • “That means without getting the patch, you get no dialogue between characters, no scenes, no story at all.”
  • gameplay
    36 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay of "Suzukuri Dungeon: Karin in the Mountain" is a mix of dungeon management and tower defense mechanics, offering a unique blend of strategic depth and visual novel storytelling. While it features engaging management elements and a rich narrative, players have noted that the gameplay can become repetitive and grind-heavy, requiring multiple runs to unlock all scenarios. Despite its shortcomings, the game stands out in the adult visual novel genre for its combination of eroticism and fun gameplay, appealing to those who enjoy strategic dungeon-building experiences.

    • “Despite mediocre sales and a lack of popularity, the game’s unique yet in-depth management simulation gameplay has earned it a good reputation among its players.”
    • “The game expertly blends visual novel storytelling with tower defense mechanics and strategic depth.”
    • “The dungeon management mechanics shine with rich strategic depth, making every decision feel meaningful.”
    • “However, the game has made significant cuts to its core mechanics, emphasizing multi-round play to overcome difficulties rather than strategy.”
    • “The gameplay is...tedious to put it mildly.”
    • “This mechanic punishes you for trying to go to an area that is lower than your rank and some compulsory events are lower than your rank, decreasing your dungeon rating which you then have to grind up again.”
  • grinding
    14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Overall, players find the game to be somewhat grindy, with many noting that while it can be tedious and time-intensive, it remains enjoyable and addictive. The grind is often seen as necessary for progression, especially in perfecting dungeons and exploring all routes, but some appreciate the replayability and carryover features that mitigate the grind in subsequent playthroughs. Despite the repetitive nature, the gameplay is generally considered entertaining, with a mix of strategy and management elements.

    • “The gameplay is...tedious to put it mildly.”
    • “I do want to warn though that there is a lot of grinding involved in perfecting your dungeon.”
    • “Time-intensive: requires significant grinding to explore all routes.”
  • replayability
    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game boasts high replayability due to its extensive playtime, multiple routes, and engaging character interactions, encouraging players to explore various endings and romantic subplots. While some find it a bit grindy, the rich story content and new game+ features justify its higher price, making it a worthwhile addition for fans of visual novels. Overall, players appreciate the game's ability to provide hours of entertainment through repeated playthroughs.

    • “Despite its flaws, I'll give this game a solid 8/10 for its likable characters and solid replayability compared to games of similar genres.”
    • “Extensive playtime with multiple routes, rich story content, and high replayability.”
    • “High replay value with New Game+, daily events, and engaging character interactions.”
    • “These heroines offer distinct romantic subplots that lead to multiple endings, encouraging replayability.”
    • “Multiple routes and endings ensure ample replayability, with never a dull moment as you refine your dungeon and uncover new outcomes.”
    • “The price of the game, 20 dollars, is higher than what anime visual novels usually cost, but considering the extensive amount of content that the title has and the replayability it offers, this price is very well justified.”
  • graphics
    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of "Suzukuri Dungeon: Karin in the Mountain" are praised for their vibrant anime-style visuals and high-quality, hand-drawn character designs, creating an immersive experience. While the artwork is considered stunning and charming, some users noted that the game requires an external patch for adult content, and its graphics settings feel outdated compared to modern standards. Overall, the game's visual appeal is a significant highlight, enhancing the overall enjoyment.

    • “The stunning graphics, top-tier voice acting, and intricately hand-drawn character designs create a truly immersive experience, both visually and audibly.”
    • “In addition to its charming and well-written character cast and high-quality illustration artwork, it makes the game well worth checking out.”
    • “This game released in 2024 with graphics settings of a VN from 2004.”
    • “Vibrant anime-style visuals with high-quality, hand-drawn character designs and beautifully detailed h-scenes.”
    • “Quality art: vibrant anime-style visuals.”
  • humor
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is characterized by a light-hearted and relaxed narrative style, filled with amusing daily events and lovable characters, particularly Fuu. While it cannot be taken seriously as a dungeon management simulation, its rich fantasy elements and comedic charm provide an engaging and enjoyable experience for fans of both visual novels and casual gaming.

    • “The plot is in a standard, humorous, and moege narrative style, filled with a large number of daily events.”
    • “The VN side is actually big, very funny, and the characters are lovable (Fuu being the best).”
    • “The narrative is rich with fantasy elements and is light-hearted, with humorous daily life events that add charm and keep the experience engaging for fans of both visual novels and dungeon management games.”
  • optimization
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is praised for its smooth performance and lack of significant technical issues. Players appreciate the strategic depth in dungeon management, highlighting the importance of optimizing room types, traps, and unit placements for effective gameplay.

    • “The game runs smoothly with no significant technical issues noted.”
    • “Dungeon management: strategically build and manage your dungeon with optimized room types, traps, and unit placements.”
    • “Strategic depth: there is plenty of room for optimization in dungeon-building.”
    • “The optimization in dungeon management feels lacking, making it hard to create an efficient layout.”
    • “There is potential for strategic depth, but the current optimization options are limited and frustrating.”
    • “I wish there were more tools for optimizing room types and trap placements; it feels like a missed opportunity.”
  • character development
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Character development is enhanced by vibrant anime-style visuals and high-quality, hand-drawn designs that contribute to an immersive experience. The combination of stunning graphics and top-tier voice acting further enriches the portrayal of characters, making them feel more engaging and lifelike.

    • “The stunning graphics, top-tier voice acting, and intricately hand-drawn character designs create a truly immersive experience, both visually and audibly.”
  • emotional
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The emotional aspect of "Suzukuri Dungeon: Karin in the Mountain" is criticized for its simplistic and rough execution, with a lack of foreshadowing and abrupt endings that detract from the overall narrative quality. While the plot is deemed qualified, it fails to evoke a strong emotional response from players.

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Suzukuri Dungeon: Karin in the Mountain is a strategy game with fantasy, comedy and erotic themes.

Suzukuri Dungeon: Karin in the Mountain is available on PC and Windows.

Suzukuri Dungeon: Karin in the Mountain was released on August 20, 2024.

Suzukuri Dungeon: Karin in the Mountain was developed by Karin Project.

Suzukuri Dungeon: Karin in the Mountain has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its story but disliked it for its grinding.

Suzukuri Dungeon: Karin in the Mountain is a single player game.

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