Crossword Dungeon

Name: Crossword Dungeon
Price: 3.99 USD
Rating: 5 (6 reviews)
Author: Nolithius

Roleplaying

$3.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

6 Ratings
Age Rating

9+
Years
Chart

#91
Word
Developer

Nolithius
Language

EN
English
Size

31.7
MB

Descend into the Crossword Dungeon, where every level is made up of a procedurally-generated crossword, and each letter guarded by a vile monster you must best! Guess the correct letter to instantly dispatch the monster, or risk combat damage if incorrect. Test your wits against crosswords of increasing complexity and monsters with deadly abilities with one of three classes with their own unique skills: The Barbarian, a muscled berserker who lives for the thrill of battle and feeds his rage with the blood of his enemies. The Ranger, a feared hunter who uses a deadly combination of marksmanship and tracking instincts. And the Scoundrel, a ne'er-do-well who makes the best of limited resources and subverts enemies' defenses with stealth attacks. ...each in search of riches and glory beneath the Crossword Dungeon.

Ratings & Reviews

5.0

out of 5

6 Ratings

Crossword Dungeon
08/05/2023
Jejespirit
Just discovered this little gem! On the iPhone and iPad works great! Fun in bite size pieces or chunks!
Crossword Dungeon
08/05/2023
Jejespirit

Just discovered this little gem! On the iPhone and iPad works great! Fun in bite size pieces or chunks!
very good
03/03/2013
pdRydia
I'm enjoying this quite a bit. This is a nerdy little crossword puzzle with roguelike elements (permadeth, randomized levels). Each cell is a potential battlefield where your character might fight an enemy; you fight by choosing from a selection of letters. Some of these letters have special effects (extra XP, HP restoration, extra damage), so you are not always interested in choosing the correct letter for the clue. Also, if you don't know the answer --say you are bad with recognizing actor names-- you have something to do other than guess blindly.As you gather XP from tiles and battles, you can give your character status upgrades, allowing you to battle more effectively -- useful, as the "dungeons" (groups of clues) get increasingly more difficult. I think I have finally hit my stride with the Barbarian; next game I'll play with one of the other two classes.There are some problems with the game. First, it crashes a great deal. Fortunately the game autosaves at the beginning of a dungeon so you don't lose your whole game. Still, if the game crashes when you are at the end of, say, dungeon 50, you lose a lot of progress. Also, I had my game crash as I simultaneously leveled up and finished a level; the end result was that I did not get to distribute my stat point. :[There's is an specific clue that does not appear; its answer is "fjordfutile".I appreciate the nerdy flavor of the clues and answers, but there really need to be more of them. I've only played a few hours and I rarely see anything new any more. You could probably crowdsource this.It'd be really nice to see some Game Center leaderboards!All in all, I'm very happy with my purchase. I definitely recommend!
very good
03/03/2013
pdRydia

I'm enjoying this quite a bit. This is a nerdy little crossword puzzle with roguelike elements (permadeth, randomized levels). Each cell is a potential battlefield where your character might fight an enemy; you fight by choosing from a selection of letters. Some of these letters have special effects (extra XP, HP restoration, extra damage), so you are not always interested in choosing the correct letter for the clue. Also, if you don't know the answer --say you are bad with recognizing actor names-- you have something to do other than guess blindly.As you gather XP from tiles and battles, you can give your character status upgrades, allowing you to battle more effectively -- useful, as the "dungeons" (groups of clues) get increasingly more difficult. I think I have finally hit my stride with the Barbarian; next game I'll play with one of the other two classes.There are some problems with the game. First, it crashes a great deal. Fortunately the game autosaves at the beginning of a dungeon so you don't lose your whole game. Still, if the game crashes when you are at the end of, say, dungeon 50, you lose a lot of progress. Also, I had my game crash as I simultaneously leveled up and finished a level; the end result was that I did not get to distribute my stat point. :[There's is an specific clue that does not appear; its answer is "fjordfutile".I appreciate the nerdy flavor of the clues and answers, but there really need to be more of them. I've only played a few hours and I rarely see anything new any more. You could probably crowdsource this.It'd be really nice to see some Game Center leaderboards!All in all, I'm very happy with my purchase. I definitely recommend!
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10/25/2012
someone_else_again
Great concept! As a young game designer I applaud you. However, I would recommend tons of new words, new monsters, and a few more classes as well (Valkyrie, knight, paladin, sorcerer), also maybe upgradable items as well. I know this is a lot to ask but I would like to see these implemented over time! Thanks for your time and great job! Please pass this on fellow consumers so that it shall be heard across the land! Jk
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10/25/2012
someone_else_again

Great concept! As a young game designer I applaud you. However, I would recommend tons of new words, new monsters, and a few more classes as well (Valkyrie, knight, paladin, sorcerer), also maybe upgradable items as well. I know this is a lot to ask but I would like to see these implemented over time! Thanks for your time and great job! Please pass this on fellow consumers so that it shall be heard across the land! Jk
Good concept, dull game
10/25/2012
Cat Pizza King
I really liked the idea of a rogue/crossword hybrid but unfortunately this is far to much average crossword and very little rogue.You'll wander around small crossword boards that slowly get bigger as you descend levels. I noticed the clues repeated in the few games I played. The clues aren't particularly taxing but since free movement isn't allowed unless you kill the monsters in your path you probably won't be doing much back-solving if you get stumped.Killing a mob consists of picking one of a selection of letters. the correct letter is a crit and fills in the square, the wrong letter is a swing which allows the mob to attack back. If this sounds fun then I described it wrong.From an RPG perspective the game is weaker. You level, choose something like strength or constitution or stun resistance and keep going. There are 3 classes but they didn't seem to change the pace of the game.I would recommend avoiding this. I personally think Bookworm Adventures is still the best word/RPG hybrid you can play.On a price note I found 1.99 to be far too expensive after playing this and regretted not having gotten a neuroshima hex army or some other expansion for a better game. Even at .99 I would avoid this unless the devs due some serious work on improving this.
Good concept, dull game
10/25/2012
Cat Pizza King

I really liked the idea of a rogue/crossword hybrid but unfortunately this is far to much average crossword and very little rogue.You'll wander around small crossword boards that slowly get bigger as you descend levels. I noticed the clues repeated in the few games I played. The clues aren't particularly taxing but since free movement isn't allowed unless you kill the monsters in your path you probably won't be doing much back-solving if you get stumped.Killing a mob consists of picking one of a selection of letters. the correct letter is a crit and fills in the square, the wrong letter is a swing which allows the mob to attack back. If this sounds fun then I described it wrong.From an RPG perspective the game is weaker. You level, choose something like strength or constitution or stun resistance and keep going. There are 3 classes but they didn't seem to change the pace of the game.I would recommend avoiding this. I personally think Bookworm Adventures is still the best word/RPG hybrid you can play.On a price note I found 1.99 to be far too expensive after playing this and regretted not having gotten a neuroshima hex army or some other expansion for a better game. Even at .99 I would avoid this unless the devs due some serious work on improving this.

Over 500 new words! Added more Barbarian, Ranger, and Scoundrel name seeds for more name variety. I've ported the whole game away from AS3+AIR+Starling to Haxe+OpenFL+Starling. This port was fairly straightforward, but there will always be kinks. Please let me know if you find any bugs!

Version 1.2 Sep 2

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Seller: Nolithius
Size: 31.7 MB
Category: Roleplaying
Compatibility: Requires iOS 13.6 or later.

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Requires iOS 13.6 or later.

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Requires iPadOS 13.6 or later.

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Languages: English
Age Rating: 9+

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