bit Dungeon+

for how old this game is its kinda sad to see so many bugs, just to name a couple when im on keyboard and try to navigate in the menu the game soft locks and i cant do anything i cant move at all and when you enter a door the wrong way aka at thew corner it bugs out the screen and makes it impossible to progress, ive lost perfect runs because of this

I'll have to agree with the other negative reviews, this game definitely has some problems, especially with the controls.
They are clunky and unresponsive, but it works (a little bit) better playing on the controller.

The game is quite short, I finished it in less than an hour, but the achievements look grindy, too grindy.

I only played it because I noticed I had ONE achievement, that I don't even remember getting, along with the fact that I had zero minutes of play time, wich is very sus, but ok.

This trash game doesn't even have an adequate FPS lock or VSYNC, so it is absolutely unplayable. I don't have a clue, how to not to think about it. Even a f-word novice unity developer know about how to make physics frame independent or at the very least cap the framerate. Worthless developers

Has some bugs... And the Dev seems to have dropped support, so if Steam really had a Neutral vote, it would be the one I'd give... The game's fun enough to not give it a negative review.

Got it cheap and/or a bundle, can't recall... And had some fun beating it within 91minutes. Going in for another playthrough ;)

If it's got a huge discount (75-90%), get it. If not, stick to Bit Dungeon II which is way better :P

ive played the original and the free verson is better. the original was a murder everything in seconds. this is a slow move and click game that doesnt play out like the game its meant to be. http://www.notdoppler.com/bitdungeon.php go play the good version. the only good thing about this one is the two player but i havent tried that yet.(ive spent about 100 hours on the original version and less than 10 minutes on this)

It is everything that makes the Flash version different from the second version, but for all of the wrong reasons. It's annoying to play and it's very restricting. It's just not fun. Maybe, if this was the original version of this game, instead of the Flash game, this would be acceptable. The flash game is free. I had to pay for this one. Enough said.

If you are looking for a fun game in this style, look for "Bit Dungeon II" on Steam, and "Bit Dungeon Flash"

The previous game -- bit Dungeon II -- is really fine. But this one is just a clunky, buggy and jitney mess.

There are not many games I start up notepad along with the game to make a list of the glitches I come across:

- menu could need a rehaul, if you change option too fast you get blocked by a timer, the last option selected before screen change jumps back to first option (made me think that I couldn't select normal or hard mode), ingame menu doesn't work at all and can break character control if not exited the same way.

- inventory stats are currently broken, so it shows a lot of values that won't be affected at all, they really need to get this one fixed.

- Saving seems to happen for parts of the game when something happens, when you change floor, get a permanent upgrade, equip new items, die .. and for money when the displayed value have caught up with the real value .. so it's quite possible to quit the game after shopping / to reset floor (then you can visit shop and get all the permanent upgrades again) .. it is really easy to take advantage of.

- Healing, I actually had trouble finding health and though I had to play this really carefull and actually dodge attacks, but all you need to find health is to clear two rooms horizontally and go between then and kill the ghosts you see .. really now, where is the challenge in that.

- One thing I didn't like was that you had no idea what is in the next room you enter, so you might stumble on the boss too early (restart reason), and it isn't possible to go back from the boss room if you are able to defeat him so you could search for loot in the current floor .. at least mark the boss door?

Overall I can't recomend this, there are more glitches then the ones I've mentioned and they need to take care of some of the worst problems this game has before I pick it up again, however .. I came here to look for glitches, so this gave me just what I was looking for ^^

Very bad, Loaded up the game and got stuck in a infinite bug loop straight away, making the game unplayable, always happend every single time you got hit with an attack. The stats always stay at 100 even when you take damage, but you can still eventually die, the controls are wonky and nothing seems to work right. I got one type of game mode working and it is still unplayable, from not knowing any of your health or other stats to everything else seeming to be unfinished and not working. Would not reccomend it in its current form unless the creators fix all the terrible issues and make it fixable.

Find this game at newgrounds. I don't know if it is absolutely the same game, but i don't remember it being so buggy. Honestly would be a fun little game if it actually worked.

I got this game hoping to play with a buddy using two controllers. Started up the game and tried to play. Controls were unresponsive, so I went to the controls and tried to remap the controls to any of the controller buttons... nothing worked. This game claims "Full controller support" but does not give it.

I bought this game on sale for $0.99 this morning, and after trying it, was really intent on leaving a negative review. Instead, I've decided that this game has earned a "positive", but fairly critical review. Ultimately, in its current state, I wouldn't recommend it at full price, but definitely give it a try if it's on sale.

So my biggest, BIGGEST complaint about this game is the lack of polish. Compared to the original "bit Dungeon" flash game and "bit Dungeon II", this game feels like a rushed beta. All the pieces are there, but it doesn't quite come together. There are many bugs, and quite a few of them outright ruin the experience.

That being said, the developers have ended every update they've released with the statement "Dolores Entertainment and Kinto Game are working hard for polish the game". It seems they're aware of the problem(s), and will hopefully get it into more respectable shape in the near future.

This game is a remake of the flash game "bit Dungeon". From a gameplay perspective, it does a good job translating the mouse-based flash game (and touch-based mobile game) into a keyboard/gamepad experience. A lot of reviews are criticizing the gameplay for not being as engaging as "bit Dungeon II". While I can see where they're coming from, I think they should keep in mind that this was designed to be faithful to the original. The movement and controls are NOT as fluid as "bit Dungeon II", but they weren't supposed to be. This is a remake of an older game, treat it as such. Also, the fact that this game uses keyboard/gamepad controls is a pretty clear indication in itself that the developers are listening to the feedback on their previous games.

The bugs in this game almost scared me away. I really intended to stop playing it, but the gameplay was still pretty good. The music could use some work, with several tracks being a little too "screechy". Overall though, "bit Dungeon+" has some decent potential, and I'd love to see what it looks like with all the bugs worked out.

If you've played "bit Dungeon" or "bit Dungeon II", and consider yourself a fan of the series so far, pick this one up. If you're hesitant (especially with all the bugs at the moment), then pick it up on sale instead. These games are both cheap, and provide a decent amount of entertainment for their price.

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Also, developers, if you could make a quick Linux/SteamOS port of these games, it'd be appreciated. =D

I believe "bit Dungeon II" runs on flash, so it should be as simple as exporting/wrapping it right. This game might take a *little* more work, but probably not that much. Maybe something to keep in mind after the bugs get worked out.

Keep up the good work.

Positive aspects:

-Added Co-Op

Negative aspects:

-Horrendous soundtrack, literally had to mute the music.
-Clunky awful gameplay, hard to control your character and navigate menus. Plenty of bugs that were game breaking as well.
-It fails to beat it's predecessors in terms of fun repetetive gameplay. The gameplay is boring and simiplized.
-Literally everything about this game is worse than bitDungeon II, go buy that one instead.

Ever wonder what a love child spawned of The legend of zelda and dark souls would be like, for me it would be the bit dungeon games. I love the concept of the overhead view, but with a dark souls feel. randomized loot drop and an ever increasing difficulty.. no real sense of leveling, but know that you are getting stronger. I get that not everyone is a fan of these types of games, and some won't even bother to give it a shot. Most will look only to the negative reviews, some to the positive, some at the price.

All i can say is, nobody can play the game for you. If the negative reviews keep you away, how will you know they were right? I have both this game and bit Dungeon ii, and thoroughly enjoy both. But as it is, too each their own.. Try it, what do you really have too lose?

Refunded after 10 minutes - like most other reviews say, control scheme and lack of functional game mechanics make this NOT a buy until there are major fundamental game changing patches. It's really a cool looking game with what looks to be a lot of nice mechanics, difficult fights, magic etc.. but with game breaking bugs that occur just during normal combat mechanics on a frequent basis, multiple times closing the game in 10 minutes.. I'm sorry, this is NOT ready for public release.

Patch your shit then I'll play this. Otherwise, wtf were you thinking

EDIT 03/29/16: Today, I had a lengthy discussion with the creator of bitDungeon+, who has stated that the issues below will be addressed. While he has requested that I not change this review until said fixes go through, I felt it necessary to at least mention that they will be worked on. Stay tuned!

When this game released on Early Access, I was intrigued. I've spent many hours playing bit Dungeon on mobile, and I enjoy bit Dungeon II. bit Dungeon+, however, has fallen so miserably short that I am sincerely tempted to request a refund.

First and foremost, navigating the menu is a game in and of itself, considering there are no prompts to let you know what does what. Multiple keys appear to function as back and forward, yet there are no guides (only "humorous" comments like "are you a master or a chicken"), so it is not uncommon to find yourself on the wrong difficulty in the wrong mode because you hammer random keys to try to get somewhere. And no, you cannot check key bindings; accessing the control menu immediately forces you to begin rebinding all keys, and will then kick you out of the menu once you have rebound. Speaking of changing settings, there are NO audio or resolution options; by default, the game is set to an unlocked window that may or may not be largely off screen, and volume is so loud it is recommended you start the game on MUTE and adjust your operating system or speaker volume once in.

Once in game, there are, again, no prompts to let you know what does what. You have to remember what you have bound, or hammer keys until you figure it out. The "tutorial" is laughable, stepping you through rooms telling you to "push the attack button" without enlightening you as to what the attack button might be. Out of the tutorial, things pickk up, but only slightly. Accessing the map/menu, and no, there is no persistent minimap, lets you see your stats and equipment, though even this is rough as stat numbers bleed over text and become jumbled, and checking equipment is on a spring and bound to your movement keys; be careful, as holding right to check your sword may lead you into the next room unprepared since the movement controls are still active.

Save your money on this one. Spend it on a polished dungeon crawler like Sword of the Stars: The Pit or The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. If you still really want this game, wait to see if they continue to patch it (or at least fix the horrible grammar and spelling in the stupid menu messages).

To those coming back to this review, yes, I deleted my old review as I expected it to change since early access. It has: it's gotten worse. And considering these are now my impressions from the "released" game, the "pre-release" flag no longer applies. This should not have left early access in this state.

The game looks very interesting but it becomes very problematic when you can't even get past the tutorial from glitches. Most the buttons were working after a few minutes of problem solving but I still couldnt find a magic button playing as player 2. Then there was the problem that regardless of how we tried we couldnt get past the last step in the tutorial because the game wouldnt let us pick up the key after checking our map. Finally got it to work after another 15 min of trying and 10 min later we were glitched out side a room with only half of the room next to it showing.

So glitchy, Keybindings don't stay where you map them. 2 player mode is just frustrating; player 2 can't pick up the keys because it will glitch the doors from opening during the tutorial. There's no ingame option to lower the midi music, and while the game says 2 player local what it fails to tell you is 2 player local means sharing a keyboard and screen. Lastly while we were heading through one of the rooms the game scrolled to the right for no reason and stuck between 2 rooms in empty space and had us walking around the void unable to get back into the rooms.

Been a big fan of bD and bD2 for a long time, super excited for this game!

While I would recommend this game, it's currently in a very rough state. (As one would expect from an Early Access game)
Some things that need to be addressed ASAP:

-Music and SFX volume- No way to lower the volume, and it is blaringly, obnoxiously loud at the moment.

-Really uninuitive collecting of gear in chests. (at least while using a controller)

-Walking through doors, or rather, NOT walking through doors. That abrupt freezing of movement for a good 1-2 seconds before moving to a new room feels really bad, makes the game feel clunky.

-The "Babel's Tower" mode seems to be completely broken

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But since this is a bD game, there is plenty of other reasons to love this game!
-Excellent character designs, each enemy looks really unique and iconic.

-Music is retro and fun

-Endless gameplay is always fun, especially fun knowing that dying is so punishing!



Looking forward to the official release! :-D

UPDATE:
This game came out of early acess and its still a buggy mess. It crashes on me, the stats bar are outside of of resolution screen, and what even is with the armor system where you can pick armor before you start the game? I would stay away from this until many more updates and if its not being updated anymore because of its release then give it a wide berth.




I was a huge fan of the second Bit dungeon so naturally I got this one when it got out.

I should have waited,

This game is buggy as all hell. Sometimes the screen will go black, other times there will be 4 chests that spawn in the same room but you cant interact with any of them.

Also the pop up windows for items and such dont even fit in the screen no matter the resolution. Im not even sure how th eitem system works because I cant tell how to equip something. It wont even let me select the item.

The controls are buggy are buggy as well.

Id wait until the dev adresses these issues.

(Im running this on a macbook pro btw)

Do not buy yet. Very early stage of development, the clunky controls are the worst part right now. If you want a good loot and slash game just like this, just play the second one on Steam.