Pixel Dungeon Hero

Wish the developer didnt let this game die. Update it please.

When it comes to video games, the blend of genres involved tend to be imbalanced, typically favoring one particular genre over the others. This is one of those rare games where it is exactly what it says on the tin: a retro-style hack and slash dungeon-crawling shmup RPG. There are several classifications of weapons and armor, each with different benefits, both evident and hidden. These weapons and armor can affect several stats, including gold collection, bullet speed, rate of fire, and amount of projectiles fired at once. There is a surprising and refreshing level of depth to the game, to where you can craft your experience to your shmup playing style, based on the equipment that you choose to use. There are no in-app purchases, which can be good or bad, depending on your disposition towards them. The game does want you to win and continue playing, giving you ample treasure and special currency. I REALLY like this game... but here’s my reason for 4 stars: the game is rough around the edges. Misspelled words like ‘Heel’, uncapitalized items, item images that do not go with their descriptions, and stat augments that are different than the values suggested make this game a diamond in the rough. Those things aside, this game is an unassuming but fantastic find. Still happily playing!

The attack speed (base) with attach speed material equip doesn’t add up making it slower then it really should be by about 0.05 and doing some updates on the game after 2 years would be a good idea, I bet this game would be great with maintenance every now and again, maybe make it a bit easier to get good loot cause it’s kinda hard to get anything good

Most importantly - as far as I can tell this is not a greedy title, asking you to buy gems to proceed or keep up with crazy rich Asians. I’ve only been playing a day or so, but so far it’s great. Not a ton of depth as far as I can tell, but it’s enjoyable and a break from your regular games.

I’ve only been playing this game for 2 days, and I’ve already leveled up as high as I can. It’s fun, and relaxing. I just wish there was more to it. It would be cool if armor changed the look of your character.