Shattered Pixel Dungeon

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Posted on: April 25, 2023

voronaam

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Games: 172 Reviews: 1

Rare Gem of OpenSource gaming

I played countless hours of this game on mobile and has built it from source dozens of times. Yet I bought it on GOG right away to support the creator. It is indeed a very polished game with an interesting balance and challenges to make multiple playthroughs enjoyable. I would recommend anybody interested in game design to get this game, play it a few times and then read its changelog and maybe even the source code. As for the regular gamers, there are a few points I could say in favour of this game that are relatively unique among the modern titles: - Intentionally capped game length. The author was asked many times to add extra levels to prolong the game session, yet made the choices to keep individual session short. You can complete the game in just the few hours you have of gaming time to relax. - Strong focus on replaybility. Different characters play very differently. All of the lore can be collected over several playthroughs. - Strong focus on player experimentation. You are not given explanations for all the ways the player interacts with environment, encouraging the player to experiment. - Good UI. I've been playing the game for several years and it has improved drastically. You can use only mouse (touchscreen) or keyboard only. The system of on screen buttons and hotkeys is robust enough to not favour either style. I feel that I should mention a few areas that could be improved. But the developer freely calls them out in the in-game change log - such as the desire to rework the Smith quest in the caves. Surely there is more content to come to this game and watching it grow is half the fun.

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Posted on: July 29, 2023

Nervensaegen

Games: Reviews: 102

This is the PAID version of a free game

Shattered Pixel Dungeon is a FREE Open Source game. You can purchase the game here to support the developers. You can, but you don't have to. You can also play for free. You can make a donation on Patreon. You can donate on their website and become a silver, gold, or "shattered" supporter. You can send them flowers. Up to you. You may even download the source code, get as involved as you like. Or don't. Such are the freedoms of Open Source. That said, this is a PC port of an Android game. You'll find Shattered Pixel Dungeon on F-Droid as a free game. Updates are frequent on Android, with a new update usually once every few weeks. New features are added every couple of months. On a cellphone with touch screen, this is an amazing little game to pass your time while waiting around. It's optimized for playing it on a phone in short bursts at a time. A typical session takes 5-20 minutes. I would recommend the Windows version only, if you are playing on a touch enabled portable device with a pocket sized form factor, for this game is truly meant to be enjoyed on the go. The paid version is identical to the free version, except for some minor quality of life features, like the option to rename your hero and equipment, as a little "thank you" on the side for buying the game.

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Posted on: April 24, 2023

r3141592653

Games: 178 Reviews: 3

If you like Roguelikes, this is for you.

Sure, the hommage to the pixely games of ages past may not be to everyone's liking. But this has some *rare* qualities: - Polished. The author tweaks game balance and other details until perfection. Nothing feels unbeatable or overpowered and stays that way for more than a few versions. - Nothing beats it for quick short gaming sessions. Doctor's waiting room? They call, you immediately turn the phone off, you lose nothing, it never lets you down - OK not applicable here. - Immense replayability. I still discover new elements / combos in old features after *years* of playing. Rule of three - enough for now.

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Posted on: August 18, 2023

Gleaken

Games: 1808 Reviews: 10

Free open source on github.

This is a game I have thousands of hours in. Not a joke. It is my go to time waster game. It plays like a great updated version of ROGUE while being quick and easy to start, but hard to master. This game is based on an open source game, Pixel Dungeon. That game ceased development and this fork continued. All of the changes are good for the most part. The game can be downloaded and installed for free and has source code available. I use it mostly on android. There is an APK on github as well. If you like the game, throw the developer a couple bucks. But to try and play it, costs nothing. But it will satisfy your ROGUE cravings on the go. Definitely recommend.

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Posted on: April 25, 2023

Judaspriester88

Games: 184 Reviews: 6

Great Game

I've been playing this game on phone for years now and can only reccomend it. The dev is really passionate about this game and is always adding new stuff every few weeks/months. The game is hard, but doesn't feel unfair. There are alot of small mechanics that can really save you the day, if you know how to use them. In order to give you a small beginner example: move on the field just behind a door if an enemy is following you. because he moves through the door you get a guranteed surprise hit. This especially helps against enemies with high evasion but low health. The game itself is turn based, but since you only controll 1 character, the game feels very fluent. you give the action command and the game automaticly passed the turns until that action is done (or something happends like a enemy discovered on your way). Because all the levels are randomly generated, no run is the same and you always have to adapt your planned strategy to your findings. The length for a single run is also "just" a few hours at max, which makes it a good game for every now and then.

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