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Once upon a Dungeon

Explore dark dungeons, defeat challenging creatures and collect unique loot in this hardcore traditional roguelike game.

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Developer
Koto Games
Publisher
Koto Games
Release
January 19, 2018
8 years and 196 days ago
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Positive42 reviews88.1%

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About the Game



Once upon a Dungeon is a roguelike game with a dense atmosphere and challenging gameplay. Explore dark dungeons full of dreadful foes. Defeat them using physical power or mighty spells. Meet Slavic gods, discover how to awake them and unleash their power. Craft magic items, collect unique ones, enhance your attributes and face the main antagonist – Fallen One.



Features:
  • turn based
  • procedurally generated levels
  • permanent death (optionally)
  • hack/slash oriented
  • tons of loot (ordinary, magic, enchantable, unique)
  • spells system
  • trading system
  • interesting quests
  • cool crafting system
  • door/key/lever mechanics
  • different monsters (ordinary, champions, bosses)

Weapons and Spells cause different effects depending on their type.

Game offers three difficulty modes.
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