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Desktop Dungeons

Spend the last unexplored squares carefully: they are also your next heal.

At a glance

Released

A single-screen puzzle roguelike designed for short solo dungeon runs, where exploring restores health and mana, kingdom growth unlocks options and a seeded Daily Dungeon offers friend competition.

Release
Released · Steam: Apr 18, 2023
Single-player
Supported
Online co-op
Not verified
Local co-op
Not verified
Perspective
Top-down
Platform
PC / Steam
Operating systems
Windows, macOS, Linux
VR
Not verified
Developer
QCF Design
Publisher
QCF Design
View on Steam

Steam PC edition. Other editions and cross-store play need a separate check.

Steam store artwork for Desktop Dungeons.
Game image from official Steam page
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Dungeon crawler

About Desktop Dungeons

Uncovering unexplored terrain restores health and mana, making exploration part of managing the resources needed for fights. Generated layouts change that tactical puzzle between attempts. Spells and relationships with ancient gods provide further decisions as a hero works toward survival and retirement.

Building the kingdom unlocks more classes, races and challenges. The adventure is designed around runs of ten minutes or less, leaving room to try another character or approach.

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What makes it worth a look?

  • A common daily test: The seeded Daily Dungeon lets Steam friends compete on the same challenge.
  • Progress outside a run: Kingdom development opens further character and challenge choices.

Is this game right for you or your group?

  • For fitting a tactical puzzle into a short break. The single-screen format and short-run design keep each attempt compact.
  • For weighing exploration against survival. Revealing terrain spends a limited source of healing and mana as well as uncovering what comes next.

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Daily Dungeon competition is separate from simultaneous co-op exploration.

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