Dungeon Souls

Dungeon Souls asks for the kind of attention that roguelike action always demands: quick choices, constant movement, and a willingness to start over when the run goes wrong. By our assessment, that makes it appealing in short bursts, because the loop of entering a dungeon, clearing rooms, and chasing a better attempt can be satisfying when the combat feels crisp. The downside is that roguelikes can flatten into sameness if the build variety and enemy set do not keep up. Dungeon Souls sits in the middle of a crowded field of indie dungeon crawlers, so it needs more than a basic loot-and-reset loop to stand out. People who like replaying runs and learning patterns will get more from it than players who want a long, hand-held adventure, and the dungeon runs are built around restart after restart.