I adored Dungeon Raid but it definitely felt like I was fighting against impossible odds after awhile, that the game is unbeatable. This game starts simple and the difficulty ramps up. As the game got more difficult I realized I could tap the monster to see what special attack it might have or the weaknesses it had. There's many many ways to customize your character, but most dungeon runs won't last more than 30-40 monsters because of the ramping difficulty. This gives you incentive to explore the shops where you can spend money you found in your dungeon run, or get equipment on the hero screen, or complete challenges to give you a chance to get discounts. Definitely worth a look, and maybe a dollar or two. Great game!

I like the ability to purchase equipment, items, and training. I like the different character classes and the advancement of each without losing your level. I like the quests for a short and sweet play, since the actual dungeons can get lengthy. I don't like the random aspects sometimes. Go into battle with a dragon, full health, full energy to shield, heal, or bomb. Bit, you still lose because the dragon used dragon fire countless times in a row, which knock you down to 1hp. I guess it's an element of luck, but sometimes it's a game breaker when it shouldn't be.Overall, I'm giving it 5 stars because I do really enjoy playing it, even after passing level 100. Most games don't keep my interest that long.

Heavily influenced by Dungeon Raid, but this is actually a good thing. A great game, and not a carbon copy. However, in early gameplay, there are a few balance issues I noticed.*Tavern Quests are a bit too varied in difficulty. Killing 5 boss mobs in much easier than 25 normal mobs, the sheer number and scaling makes the latter much more difficult. Most of them are alright, but several playthroughs reveal which ones you want to aim for. *I'm not quite sure this is intended... But when you decline a merchant and close out the shop, you fight him, and he has 1 HP. Nice for picking up coins and taking a health break, but still, I don't think it is supposed to be that way. If so, ignore this. Other helpful things would be a brewery progress bar, unless it is very quickly obtained, and a total gold indicator when you pause a dungeon. Overall, a very addicting game, and has a hard limit, as opposed to Dungeon Raid, where an infinite game is possible if you set it up correctly.

The actual gameplay is nice, the matching is a refreshing change from typical match-three games because you can connect diagonally as well. Not competing for matches against the opponent lets you set up larger matches, but it also means that the matches are much more predictable because the enemy always does the same amount-ish of damage (plus occasional extra skills). However, it seems like there are some pretty obvious improvements to be made: 1. When the Merchant appears in a dungeon, if you don’t buy anything, you end up fighting him. This seems like a glitch? 2. Gold does not carry over when you die, which is already dumb, but it makes no sense that your “bank” of gold is replaced with whatever you happened to have collected at the time of death. For example, if you are saving up for something and have 400 gold, then go adventuring and collect 25 more, but die, your total gold drops to 25. Leaving the dungeon before dying seems to add the collected gold, however. 3. It took me a good 20 minutes of playing to realize that you could buy gear and upgrades. A brief walkthrough would have pointed this out, and because you can’t see how much gold you have until you go to buy something, at first I thought gold was pointless. 4. Enemies aren’t really very different. Some have special skills, but there isn’t much variety. 5. “Classes” aren’t very different at all. Exaggerating the strengths and weaknesses in this case would be a good thing.In all, it’s a fun game, and has potential to be great, but it’s not there yet.NOTICE: The “Support” link on this page links to a website for a game that isn’t actually this game. Not sure who has the power to change that.