Dice & Spells 12+

First impression (2 hours of play time)

Orientation - Portrait

Art/Graphics/UI - love the art here. It’s sharp and very grungy. It gives me some Darkest Dungeon vibe. UI is nice and responsive.

Gameplay - it’s a cross between Dicey Elementalist and Dicey Dungeons with a twist. Each weapon has its own dice set. As you progress in the game, you can get new weapons. New weapon means you get new set of dice to play with. Before each encounter, you can equip up to 3 weapons. The first character can equip two melee weapons and a staff for magic. I like how you can customize your build by mix and match weapons. I like how strategic this game is compare to Dicey Elementalist. Each dice/action depletes your stamina. You gain stamina by discarding dice to your stamina pool. That means, you can’t just roll for attack dice and spam it. You will have to defend, and replenish your stamina to prepare for the next turn. Good news is enemies have stamina too. So you can really pick your spot when to attack.

All in all, this takes my number 1 dice rolling game on iOS (Dicey Elementalist was my #1). It basically took whats good in Dicey Elementalist and made it more strategic. I also like that you have a lot of weapons/dice set to choose from. And on top of that, lots of characters with different abilities to choose from.

This game has everything going for it.

amazing and unique graphics

Easy to use UI and mechanics

As of writing this, there isn’t much for story other than the little comic like sections where the characters discuss the world around them

I especially love the idea of different playstyles in videogames, the mechanic for different weapons/die having their own playstyle brings more replay ability.

the only gripe i have is i find myself running out of stamina too often and have to restart the fight 5-6 times because something minor happened, although that could be a skill issue rather than gameplay issue but i find myself in these situations quite often.

other than that i think this game is one of the best on the app store

Really quality production! Great graphics, sound, music, gameplay, and overall feel!

Needs information about the spells and how to use the other heroes though. The only spell descriptions I've seen are during a battle, but i need to see the descriptions at least in the store, so i know what to spend currency on. Also would be nice if there was a way to gain common spells using currency (currently only gained by watching ads or as battle rewards).
And i have no idea how to use the other heroes - maybe in later dungeons? 🤷‍♂️
There are also some symbols that aren't explained - like the little yellow symbols at the corner of die faces, and the symbols at the bottom of some battle reward icons.

I'm hoping the one page that says "coming soon" is for another game mode - as good as the campaign mode is, it would be nice to have something else to shake things up.

Add all that info in there, and this is definitely a 5 star game (especially if another game mode is added!)