Pixel Dungeon 1.9.2a



Life is frail



You have chosen the most dangerous line of work. Dungeon delving is probably profitable, but it is certainly more dangerous than trading. Your initiation will have you explore a multi-layered dungeon. Coincidentally, this will also be your biggest adventure and most likely your final resting place. This is how playing a rogue-like feels. Your character's ambition is ten times bigger than his self-preservation instinct and you only have one shot.

Scared of dungeons? Live a little (literally)!

In Pixel Dungeon you control an adventurer that explores a tunnel ridden dungeon in a hack & slash style. You basically need to get to the bottom without dying. Each level has an entrance that you need to find in order to descend deeper. Unfortunately it is not as easy as finding it. On your descent you will encounter stronger and stronger monsters that are either asleep or roaming around. Sleeping monsters can wake but you do get a chance to attack them before they realize what's going on. The journey will take it's toll on you, and you will need to check your health and hunger levels. The hungrier you are, the slower you will heal.

Speaking of attacking, the entire game is turn-based. Even if you get the sensation that you are in real time when not fighting, moving about is a series of turns that flow continuously until you stop. The flow ends when you either reach a destination or you spot an enemy. In this way, even if the action can get really tense at times, you are not penalized for fiddling with the interface and can explore your inventory, change weapons and check your stats in total safety. Every action you take though spends a turn. For example, drinking a potion or reading a scroll.

Pixel Dungeon

This is where the game gets fun. There is a plethora of items to be found. Weapons, armor, jewels, seeds, potions, scrolls, food and other special items that will surprise you equally in good and bad ways. Potions and scrolls are unknown to you, and thus must be tried first unless you happen to have identification scrolls. As a rule of thumb, it is a good idea to be at a decent health level and stay near water whenever you do that.

There is enough diversity in the type of items you will find, dungeon configuration and enemy flavors that you will be tempted to try again if (read: when) you fail. I should also mention the different character types. There's the Warrior, Mage and Rogue. You can also unlock a Huntress after beating a certain boss monster (did you know that boss derives from the dutch word for master?). You can also unlock challenges after winning the game for the first time (good luck with that).

Conclusion

Pixel Dungeon is a tool for hungry adventurers and masochists alike. It's not short on frustrations, so if you're bothered about constantly having to begin anew, then this type of game is not for you. Alternatively, you could see it as any other game where you want to get a high score. Still, the purpose of Pixel Dungeon is to finish it. So put on your rookie robe and go!



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Downloads: 489
Updated At: 2024-03-05
Publisher: watabou
Operating System: Android
License Type: Free