I Keep Having This Dream 9+

This game came out of nowhere to become my favorite new addiction.

Your first impression may be that the game is too easy, or that there's nothing you can do to get farther than your last game. That's not the case! The game rewards the time you spend figuring out its systems and learning how to optimize your progress by making it possible to do better and better. It helps that it's so snappy. Games can take a few hours if you're doing well (but the autosave is perfect for mobile), but compared to other games with interesting min/max systems, there's really very little bloat. I like the idea of fire emblem or xcom where your tactics and upgrade choices make a real difference in outcomes. But in reality they stress me out and lead to save scumming or resignation because it might take ages to realize that I've messed up irreparably.

Fun, clear graphics. The music is good. The unlock scheme is interesting. I like that the game isn't a pseudo roguelike where you can eventually grind your way to excellence with a persistent reward.

I'd love to read some interviews with the developer, he clearly put a lot of thought into creating a fun, balanced system.

Edit 2018: fixed some typos

For what it does, this odd game is great: it throws together a slew of symbolic creatures, events and gear, and makes you place an increasingly hostile hand of tiles down to get to an exit.

However, the Nemesis is the ugliest, indiest graphic placeholder asset I've seen for an adversary. At least use a cool shapeshifting monster face that gets increasingly hostile as it levels up, with its level as a small Roman numeral near it. Nobody past Sesame Street age gives a crap about being chased by the number 3. Well, some slow Electric Company types, but you'll always have those.

I may not have unlocked a problem-solving event after a few hours, but there should also be an increasing base percentage of providing a fitting tile each time you get stuck. Stalling is random to the point of ugly. Maybe it's a neat risk-to-reward mechanic for bending your path backwards, but it really is a showstopper in a game that is so slow to start with. If you're an accountant with a big manga collection, knock yourself out, but if you have to reset three times in three seconds like Angry Birds, move on.

Please, please, please update Dungeon Raid to 64-bit for iOS 11+!

It was my favorite game, but now I can't play it anymore!

I am playing this game now, and it's very good too. But I miss the seemless flow of playing Dungeon Raid!!