I’m a general fan of Gamecoaster’s work and when this released I immediately checked it out. At the start it was a little rough around the edges, but nonetheless fun. In the two/three months it’s been out, they’ve streamlined the primary gameplay loop, made it more accessible, and have added a lot of fun additional content. Knowing the developers, I expect more changes and expansions over time and I look forward to the development processes. I expect quality of life improvements throughout the life of the game too. Honestly the only thing id appreciate is something that reduces the… animation cycle of the characters, but I’m here for the gameplay not the tame titillation. A game with an upfront cost and in-game purchases is usually a big no from me, and I don’t blame anyone for whom this is a deal breaker. But gameplay does unlock the purchasable content that is gameplay related, only cosmetics are truly locked behind purchases.

From the makers of Dungeon Maker comes another great game with a very different gameplay type, featuring more active gameplay. Also like Dungeon Maker though, there are a billion different stats and effects. Starting the game immediately takes you to the gameplay without explaining anything. Fortunately I muddled my way through to a victory first try, but people with less experience in games may struggle to understand what is happening. More tutorial info about items, rewards, and stats the first time through would be helpful, along with an encyclopedia for easy reference. Overall though, very good, definitely worth $5

This game really needs a better tutorial and game term encyclopedia. It’s lots of fun and not to greedy but I’ve spent tons of resource’s on things I had know idea what they do cause the only way to figure it out is through trial and error. I’m a pretty experienced gamer so I had good guesses but 2 weeks in and there is still stuff I bought that I have no idea what it does. There are some resource resets that you can use but of course they cost more resource and I’m not even sure I want to reset them. This almost had me give a 4 star rating but then I realized I’m still playing the game. Lol so guess it’s still fun even fumbling through it.

It’s a solid game concept using a lot of the same ideas from their previous games, but considering I enjoy their previous work, I happen to enjoy this, too. But, it’s not as ready as Dungeon Maker is for wider appeal. There’s no tutorial to explain what you’re doing or why, there’s not an easy way that I’ve found to check what your monsters’ skills do, except for when you’re picking them, the localization could use some work here and there, and the metaprogression elements could be a little more generous because right now they feel very stingy with post-run rewards. Overall, I’d say it’s a solid start, and I’ll certainly be sticking with it, but it needs more development before I’d call it complete.