Complete playthrough. Although originally a mobile game, that shouldn't be taken as a negative for this enjoyable puzzle dungeon-crawler. Set across 100 levels of gradually increasing difficulty, Dungeons of Dreadrock has consistently high production values and a great sense of humour, allied with all-important satisfying puzzle-solving. Each level takes place in a single-screen 2D top-down grid-based "dungeon", with the core aim being to reach the stairs to the next level - but with a wide variety of level-specific challenges to achieve that, from switch-based puzzles and cleverly planned movement patterns to more straightforward combat, which prove effective at maintaining the player's interest. A handful of the puzzles do become a little too obtuse, but fortunately a built-in hint system prevents these becoming a frustrating progress-blocker.

Alongside its inexpensive price, this all serves to make Dungeons of Dreadrock a very enjoyable way to spend a handful of hours, despite its humble-seeming appearance.

Reviewed on Jul 04, 2022


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