TouchGen: One of my favorite trends on iOS has been the release of lighthearted roguelikes, games that take elements of the famously punishing dungeon crawling genre and reduce them to a more simple form. Dungelot is one such game, and entirely removes player movement from the roguelike equation. While this makes the game feel lacking in some ways, it offers a simplistic way for those unacquainted with roguelikes to dip their toe into the genre.
The Role-Playing Game is one of the most hardcore genres in video games. Players build up their skills and customize their characters by putting their noses to the grindstone and killing bad guy after bad guy. RPGs immerse players in fantasy worlds they’re encouraged to explore with story-driven gameplay. Porting this experience to Google’s mobile platform has been a hit or miss experience with many games simply being old iPhone or console games, but if the last five months are any measure of what 2013 will be like for Android RPGs, then it’s shaping up to be a banner year.
Dungelot is a rogue-like game where players can explore each level and battle different creatures in the mission to find the key that will open up the next floor. There is a lot of fun and excitement to be had. There are also a lot of spells to cast and items to equip. This guide will help you make the most out of this very challenging game.
Mobile RPGs must be quite difficult to create. A developer is playing to a demographic that wants an engaging experience that rewards persistence but also only has 5 minutes to spare before they put it away. The nature of the device is diametrically opposed to genre. Dungelot from Red Winter Software aims to bring both of these ideas together. But does it succeed?
