Dungeons of Dreadrock: Just In Case You Missed Greatness 💯

I started playing Dungeons of Dreadrock with an expectation that it would be just another pixel-art dungeon crawler game, but it turned out to be a completely different experience (in a positive way). The atmosphere, music, and the story narration accompanied with an amazing voice-over are perfectly complementing the story which is also very well written! For a long time I didn't get this feeling of surprise while playing a small indie game. Although it's not exactly small - there are around 100 levels in this game and each level has a unique puzzle to solve. Some of these puzzles made me feel really smart whenever I managed to figure it out by myself. The game forces you to think outside of the box right from the start and the first 10 levels have one of the most intuitive and seemless tutorial sections in my opinion.

I always love old-school kind of adventure games, and that's why the moment I saw this, I didn't even second guess try. At first, it can get boring, and that's normal since it's just the beginning, but you'll get the hang of it and eventually enjoy hacking and slashing the monsters, getting new gear, and just diving deep into the dungeons. This will be included in my collection of vintage adventure games.

Hoplite is a tile-based pixel roguelike dungeon crawler. It's a light weight game which can be easily picked up and played whenever you have some free time. The gameplay itself doesn't have much animations or special effects, it being lightweight, but it serves its purpose. The mechanics are simple enough to understand but hard to master. You have to estimate enemy movements and work accordingly. especially liked the music, it was great. You don't level up here but each round you can use the altar for specific benefits. Although it is free, gameplay beyond depth 16, unlocking achievements, more altar choices and a challenge mode are locked behind a one-time IAP.