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Heroes of the Monkey Tavern

Heroes of the Monkey Tavern is a first-person dungeon-crawling game designed as an introduction to the genre : simplified rules, balanced puzzles and challenges. An independent project developed solo.

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September 22, 2016
9 years and 316 days ago
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Mostly Positive428 reviews73.4%

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About the Game

After countless days and nights celebrating within the infamous Monkey Tavern, our team of adventurers have spent every last penny... Their fates, however are about to change...

Like a gift from the gods, in walks a mysterious stranger who points them towards a high tower full of invaluable treasures .

It doesn't take much more to rouse their thirst for adventure.

You will enjoy exploring a dungeon full of riddles, dangerous enemies and vicious traps.

And if luck favours...you will discover secret passages sheltering legendary weapons and armours.

Key Features :

- Dungeon exploration in grid-base movement

- 8 classes

- 3 difficulty levels

- 2 hours of intense music

- Static real time fights

- 22 different enemies, including 6 bosses

- Full keyboard and gamepad support

- Numerous traps and secrets

- More than 100 unique items