Random Incomplete Indie Game of the Week: Dungeon Crawl

Yeah, that title is as generic as they come, and it needs a bit more work, but don’t let that stop you from trying out this cool little free game. What’s cool about it is how developer Liberty has tweaked the extremely familiar anime/manga style RPGMaker 2003 visuals to a simpler top-down viewpoint while limiting the cute stuff down to some well-written dialog sections between characters.There’s also a lengthy intro sequence that’s well done, pulling you into the story and game world, making you eager to jump in and experience the challenge ahead.

Gameplay isn’t quite what you’d expect from a game called Dungeon Crawl, but that’s a good thing. Rather than being combat focused, success in the game relies on careful exploration, avoiding traps and using resources you find wisely. You’ll also need to deal with a few other adventurers in the dungeon, some of whom will try to take advantage of you. You can choose to be nice and help them out, or be a total jerk and blow up that bridge you just made or refuse to aid someone who needs a helping hand. Everything you do affects one of (currently) ten different planned endings and each of the three classes plays slightly differently. The save system is a bit quirky, but manageable once you understand you can’t save wherever you’d like and may need to retry some areas if you run out of health.  For a rainy day or if you’ve got a few spare hours to burn, this one’s a charmer that sneaks up on you and keeps you playing longer than you’d probably expect.

2 thoughts on “Random Incomplete Indie Game of the Week: Dungeon Crawl

  1. Oh wow, I was not expecting this! XD
    Thanks for playing DC and doing a recommendation of it! I’m working on finishing it off and polishing it up a bit more, too! I’m really glad you enjoyed the game! 😀

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    • You’re welcome!

      I just downloaded The Realms Shattered, which is great so far (I’m only about 30 minutes in and the writing is priceless) and Even Day which has some save game files on it I peeked at, but upon firing up a new game I got a crash with a missing file “Crown7” (Eek).

      The good thing is, I have a few RTP packs from a ton of RPGM 2000 games on my hard drive, so I just need to know where to look and what to rename/replace. Any ideas?

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