Dungeon Keeper Gold™

One of my favourite childhood games, I've got nearly 72 hours into it on gog and it's how I discovered the site in the first place. It runs very smoothly, sounds and looks great, what more do you want

This game is a great dungeon building/evil overlord simulator....the only problem is that this is the DOS version which is the worst version - the better one is the windows 95 version which sadly is not this one This version is low-res, highly pixelated that run in a 320x240 - and yes I know that you can improve texture quality by pressing Alt+R but it will only change the in-game to Hi-res and will leave the main menu, overworld map and the cutscences still to be in low-res... So my advice if you already own the game - install keeperFX mod....Still it would have been nice if the 95 ver would be made compatible with newer systems and would be released in addition to the DOS one

I was so excited to finally get to play this - when it originally came out my PC wasn't anyway near powerful enough to run it. So, over twenty years on, I finally get the chance. However, as soon as I get into the game, I am hit with a major issue that makes the game unplayable for me: The speed is much too fast now. I'm not sure of the correct terminology but the processor speed affects the speed of the game. As a result, just moving my mouse a millimeter sends the cursor flying off in that direction. I have reduced in-game sensitivity, Windows mouse sensitivity and my own mouse sensitivity to the very lowest and it has hardly made any difference at all, the cursor is still faster than the speed of light :( Regrettably with this issue, I cannot recommend this game at all, which saddens me especially as I still haven't actually managed to properly play this classic game. If anyone is able to provide a fix for this, please let me know and hopefully I will be able to update my review. In conclusion; this game was a classic that I still am unable to play properly even after twenty years. As a result I can't even comment on the gameplay, only warn people whom purchase it that they may encounter the severe problem which I have.

This game is effectively the same game as its sequel, just with less content and older graphics, but the content that it has for the campaign is of course unique. Meaning there is still good reason to play this, and very little reason not to. Don't ignore it up because of its simpler looks. It's just as entertaining. The most significant issue is specific to this GOG version. Alt + R changes the game from the pixelated DOS version to a much better looking Windows version, but the game still runs in DOSBox, which has a set speed it runs at for each game that you have to manually adjust by tapping Ctrl + F12 to speed up and Ctrl + F11 to slow down. Since the Windows version is more intensive than the DOS version, it runs slower in DOSBox, so you'll have to manually adjust the speed yourself each time so it doesn't lag. Annoying, but not quite annoying enough to ruin it.

Some of the games from my childhood don't age well as I return to them now. Dungeon Keeper is an absolute exception. Sure the graphics are never as good as you remember them but the sound design and aesthetics are absolutely masterful. There was nothing quite like this in strategy gaming when I was a kid, and still not a lot comes close these days. Though there are some modern takes on this lmiited genre of Dungeon Management, none have ever made me as happy as this original classic. The game isn't overly deep, or even all that difficult, but I admit to struggling on some of the later missions when I was a kid. Coming back so many years later and replaying this as an adult has been an absolute treat. With my mind matured and geared towards strategy I was able to crush the games main campaign and immediately started over because I wanted to keep playing. The game isn't overly deep or complex and your immediate control over your minions is very limited. But the gameplay loop of designing your dungeon layout, training your minions, setting down some traps and then executing the final battle while your creatures shriek, scream, cast spells and beat down the troublesome forces of good and your rival keepers is masterful. The chaos of these battles is fun to behold, even through the pixels and aged graphical quality. For a few bucks you have a highly addictive game that you'll return to time and again. Just beware the sequel isnt quite as good.