5 Kingdoms - Dungeon Crawl
Retro ASCII Roguelike RPG
Only for iPhone
$1.99 · Designed for iPhone
iPhone
Experience the golden age of dungeon crawlers. Dive into procedural ASCII mazes, battle brutal bosses every 6 floors, and survive the grid. Will you escape?
Welcome to the 5 Kingdoms - Dungeon Crawl.
Step into a true retro ASCII dungeon crawler where every move counts and death is permanent. Navigate procedurally generated grid mazes, battle relentless monsters, and test your tactical survival skills in a game that brings classic, hardcore roguelike mechanics straight to your pocket.
SURVIVE THE GRID
Every floor is a newly generated labyrinth. You’ll need to balance exploration with survival as you hunt for hidden treasures, drink mysterious potions, and try to avoid invisible traps. With turn-based movement, enemies only strike when you do—giving you time to plan the perfect tactical approach or a desperate flee.
BRUTAL BOSS ARENAS
Every 6th floor strips away the maze and drops you into an open arena against a towering Boss. Manage your health, secure your escape routes around the pillars, and strike when the odds are in your favor.
UNLOCK POWERFUL CLASSES
You begin your journey as a nameless adventurer, but survival brings rewards. Reach the elusive Shrine on Floor 13 to permanently unlock advanced classes for all future runs:
• The Champion: Master of melee, boasting massive damage output and a higher chance to counterattack when dodging.
• The Outlaw: A cunning rogue with superior trap avoidance and disarm rates.
• The Magus: A mystical force capable of bending the dungeon's rules.
CORE FEATURES:
• Classic ASCII Aesthetic: A clean, retro interface that relies on pure gameplay and imagination.
• Unforgiving Permadeath: When your health drops to zero, your run is over. But your unlocked classes carry forward.
• Deep Combat Mechanics: Flee, dodge, counterattack, or even try to reason with bosses. Every encounter is a calculated risk.
• Procedural Generation: Endless dungeon combinations mean you will never play the same layout twice.
• Offline Play: Fully playable without an internet connection. No ads, no energy timers—just pure dungeon crawling.
How deep into the 5 Kingdoms can you survive?
What's New in Version 1.1:
Welcome back to the 5 Kingdoms! We’ve completely overhauled the dungeon with massive new features, deeper strategy, and long-requested quality-of-life updates.
• Mid-Run Saving: Real life calling? You can now Save & Quit your game! Your exact position, dungeon layout, and stats are frozen in time until you return. (Don't get comfortable, though—permadeath is still permanent. If you die, your save is wiped!)
• Monsters Now Drop Loot: Combat just got a lot more tempting. Defeating monsters and bosses now grants a chance to drop powerful loot, making every fight a thrilling calculation of risk versus reward.
• Dynamic Hero Classes: The Champion, Outlaw, and Magus are fully realized! Once unlocked at the Shrine, your chosen class now features dynamic stats and abilities that actively scale and grow in power the deeper you descend.
• Tuned & Balanced: We’ve heavily rebalanced enemy scaling, trap damage, and overall difficulty to ensure every floor feels tough but perfectly fair.
• Under-the-Hood Upgrades: Massive code optimizations and engine rewrites for a smoother, faster, and more stable dungeon crawling experience.
Happy crawling, and don't forget to watch your step!
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Information
- Seller
- Troy Wieck
- Size
- 1.1 MB
- Category
- Roleplaying
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.6 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.6 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.6 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
9+
- 9+
- Infrequent
Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
Horror/Fear Themes
Guns or Other Weapons
- Copyright
- © 2026 Troy Wieck

