What if Diablo was made as a Classic Dungeon Crawler from 90s? Dungeon Ward is an old-school dungeon crawler (grid-based) mixed with action RPG. It was developed for the last 5 years by a solo developer in the evenings. Play as a mighty Warden, shapeshifting Ranger or elemental Mage Fight epic bosses, and monsters and gather rare loot Embark upon quests! Level up your character, learn new skills and increase stats Enjoyed already by over 230K+ players in the last year, player-friendly monetization (no payment or watching needed, 1-time IAP to remove ads too, in-game gems you get also from playing) Can be played completely offline! Trailer: What do you guys think of it? Dungeon Ward: Offline RPG Frantisek Liska Offline Action RPG/Old School Dungeon Crawler Dungeon Ward is an Action RPG mixed with old-school grid-based dungeon cra… Free Buy Now Watch Media DetailsOffline Action RPG/Old School Dungeon Crawler Dungeon Ward is an Action RPG mixed with old-school grid-based dungeon crawler from a 3rd person perspective. The core is about real-time combat, looting, RPG character building, questing and boss fights. Character building It takes the best from the action RPG games (leveling up characters, items, stats, skill trees, city with shops, quests, bosses etc.) to the classic dungeon crawler setting. Unique classes Play as a mighty Warden, shapeshifting Ranger or elemental Mage. Invest talent points to learn new skills such as spell reflection, lightning arrow or werewolf transformation. Learn passive talents or just increase stats to create exactly the character build you like. Procedural hand-made dungeons Dungeon Ward features 3D procedural dungeons from hand-made parts with unique boss rooms, deadly traps, teleports and story quests. Offline play, no forced monetization This RPG game can be completely played offline (without internet) and doesn't force monetization as everything is possible to buy via ingame currencies which are obtainable also by playing. Grid-based controls, 3rd person camera The grid-based controls are similar to old-school dungeon crawler games from 90s. That means 90 degree turning, movement on a grid. It features not only button controls but also joystick. Actively developed, Localized Dungeon Ward is in active development by a czech solo developer. The game is localized to: English (EN), Czech (CZ), Slovak (SK), German (DE), Spanish (ES), Polish (PL), Italian (IT), Indonesian (ID), Brasilian Portuguese (PT BR) and French (FR). No wifi needed. Information Seller:Frantisek Liska Genre:Action, Role Playing Release:Jan 26, 2023 Updated:Apr 08, 2024 Version:2024.4.2 Size:1.0 GB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal squarezero Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Dec 10, 2008 13,548 1,078 113 Male Chief Strategy Officer Salem, Massachusetts, USA #2 squarezero, Jan 28, 2023 Looking forward to checking it out. Welcome to TA! Dungeon Ward Member Dec 14, 2021 19 8 3 #3 Dungeon Ward, Jan 28, 2023 Last edited: Jan 30, 2023 That's great to hear. The controls may take getting used to for some people as they are quite old-school but who played Legends of Grimrock, Dungeon Master or Eye of the Beholder should be right home! If not, there are some different control schemes, I prefer the joystick 2. I hope there are still people who remember these amazing games from 90s like I do. Alex DeLargest and squarezero like this. squarezero Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Dec 10, 2008 13,548 1,078 113 Male Chief Strategy Officer Salem, Massachusetts, USA #4 squarezero, Jan 28, 2023 Big fan of this kind of dungeon crawler. I agree with the joystick 2 preference. Paid for the premium, BTW. Quick question: I’m playing a ranger and have both sword and bow equipped. How do I switch between them? Dungeon Ward Member Dec 14, 2021 19 8 3 #5 Dungeon Ward, Jan 28, 2023 Wow Wow thank you for the support. It switches automatically. When enemies get close, it attacks with a sword, when they are further away it attacks with the bow. Or you can just unequip the sword to always use the bow. I recommend just using both as Ranger can stand toe to toe (especially when you get Werewolf transformation) as well as shoot from distance. squarezero likes this. squarezero Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Dec 10, 2008 13,548 1,078 113 Male Chief Strategy Officer Salem, Massachusetts, USA #6 squarezero, Jan 28, 2023 That’s what I thought, but wanted to be sure. Thanks! Dungeon Ward Member Dec 14, 2021 19 8 3 #7 Dungeon Ward, Jan 28, 2023 No problem. If you have any further questions I have a watch here so will clarify anything. squarezero likes this. Rocco SE Well-Known Member Jun 16, 2020 247 226 43 Male Modern Mime Artist Austria https://silentrocco.net #8 Rocco SE, Jan 28, 2023 Congrats on this passion project. Looks, sounds and plays great. I only wish there was a portrait mode option. This might me more of a me problem, but almost all mobile games I spend serious time with, are portrait games. houseofg likes this. Dungeon Ward Member Dec 14, 2021 19 8 3 #9 Dungeon Ward, Jan 28, 2023 Thank you! A portrait mode would be nice for sure. The lack of space for buttons on the screen and remaking all gui 2x wouldn't But I saw one similar paid game which was done in portrait mode, it just lacked any depth in terms of the attacks, so all you did was tap one button to attack. squarezero Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Dec 10, 2008 13,548 1,078 113 Male Chief Strategy Officer Salem, Massachusetts, USA #10 squarezero, Jan 28, 2023 No disrespect to Rocco, but I wouldn’t make portrait mode a big priority . This is really a two finger game, and generally speaking, those tend to work bette in landscape. One thing I would look at is how the UI works with the iPhone notch and rounded edges— some buttons are getting cut off. Dungeon Ward Member Dec 14, 2021 19 8 3 #11 Dungeon Ward, Jan 29, 2023 I agree. The Notch being cut off is something I heard already couple of times times. I will look into that. I've tested the game just on my small Iphone SE which doesn't have it. Is there some settings like on some android phones with a notch where they can set globally that apps will have a black panel automatically (on IOS)? squarezero Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Dec 10, 2008 13,548 1,078 113 Male Chief Strategy Officer Salem, Massachusetts, USA #12 squarezero, Jan 29, 2023 I don’t believe so. In fact, that’s exactly what Apple doesn’t want developers to do . I’m on 14 Pro, BTW. I can post a screenshot here if you need to see the issue. Dungeon Ward Member Dec 14, 2021 19 8 3 #13 Dungeon Ward, Jan 29, 2023 That's a strange decision from Apple when the notch isn't even something that's standardized and can differ from one device to another. But I guess they want to have the background stretch to the corners too but without the control buttons. I think a screenshot would definitely help, so if you can post it, I will be glad. squarezero Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Dec 10, 2008 13,548 1,078 113 Male Chief Strategy Officer Salem, Massachusetts, USA #14 squarezero, Jan 30, 2023 https://www.dropbox.com/s/kn38iz7kt0qhn8r/IMG_1280.jpg?dl=0 I circled the two buttons that are getting cut off. Dungeon Ward Member Dec 14, 2021 19 8 3 #15 Dungeon Ward, Jan 30, 2023 Thank you. Just to be sure, the top right corner is only slightly cutting off the settings icon right? I think I can move it a bit. squarezero Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Dec 10, 2008 13,548 1,078 113 Male Chief Strategy Officer Salem, Massachusetts, USA #16 squarezero, Jan 30, 2023 That’s correct! Dungeon Ward Member Dec 14, 2021 19 8 3 #17 Dungeon Ward, Jan 31, 2023 Perfect. I have already test flight set up where some testers are testing the fix right now. Should be released once Apple approves it. Dungeon Ward Member Dec 14, 2021 19 8 3 #18 Dungeon Ward, Feb 1, 2023 So the release with the fix is out in the wild but I was sent another issue with one of the iphones with a bigger cut where some item descriptions are partially hidden in the character menu. Will release it in a few days. Hopefully that's the end of notch issues. Having so many resolutions and devices to support is not an easy task, especially when the new iphones are not in the device simulator from Unity. squarezero likes this. Dungeon Ward Member Dec 14, 2021 19 8 3 #19 Dungeon Ward, Feb 2, 2023 New release fixing the notch is coming tomorrow. If anybody finds some issues or has some questions, I am here to help. So far the release seems to have been success, in a few days I managed to get almost 2k new players That makes me really happy. Reviews are also very positive. squarezero Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Dec 10, 2008 13,548 1,078 113 Male Chief Strategy Officer Salem, Massachusetts, USA #20 squarezero, Feb 2, 2023 Glad to hear it! I haven’t had a chance to post detailed impressions here, but after playing for a couple hours I can say that this is one my favorite dungeon crawlers on iOS right now. I’ll try to write a full review this weekend. Anotherkellydown likes this. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
That's great to hear. The controls may take getting used to for some people as they are quite old-school but who played Legends of Grimrock, Dungeon Master or Eye of the Beholder should be right home! If not, there are some different control schemes, I prefer the joystick 2. I hope there are still people who remember these amazing games from 90s like I do.
Big fan of this kind of dungeon crawler. I agree with the joystick 2 preference. Paid for the premium, BTW. Quick question: I’m playing a ranger and have both sword and bow equipped. How do I switch between them?
Wow Wow thank you for the support. It switches automatically. When enemies get close, it attacks with a sword, when they are further away it attacks with the bow. Or you can just unequip the sword to always use the bow. I recommend just using both as Ranger can stand toe to toe (especially when you get Werewolf transformation) as well as shoot from distance.
Congrats on this passion project. Looks, sounds and plays great. I only wish there was a portrait mode option. This might me more of a me problem, but almost all mobile games I spend serious time with, are portrait games.
Thank you! A portrait mode would be nice for sure. The lack of space for buttons on the screen and remaking all gui 2x wouldn't But I saw one similar paid game which was done in portrait mode, it just lacked any depth in terms of the attacks, so all you did was tap one button to attack.
No disrespect to Rocco, but I wouldn’t make portrait mode a big priority . This is really a two finger game, and generally speaking, those tend to work bette in landscape. One thing I would look at is how the UI works with the iPhone notch and rounded edges— some buttons are getting cut off.
I agree. The Notch being cut off is something I heard already couple of times times. I will look into that. I've tested the game just on my small Iphone SE which doesn't have it. Is there some settings like on some android phones with a notch where they can set globally that apps will have a black panel automatically (on IOS)?
I don’t believe so. In fact, that’s exactly what Apple doesn’t want developers to do . I’m on 14 Pro, BTW. I can post a screenshot here if you need to see the issue.
That's a strange decision from Apple when the notch isn't even something that's standardized and can differ from one device to another. But I guess they want to have the background stretch to the corners too but without the control buttons. I think a screenshot would definitely help, so if you can post it, I will be glad.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kn38iz7kt0qhn8r/IMG_1280.jpg?dl=0 I circled the two buttons that are getting cut off.
Thank you. Just to be sure, the top right corner is only slightly cutting off the settings icon right? I think I can move it a bit.
Perfect. I have already test flight set up where some testers are testing the fix right now. Should be released once Apple approves it.
So the release with the fix is out in the wild but I was sent another issue with one of the iphones with a bigger cut where some item descriptions are partially hidden in the character menu. Will release it in a few days. Hopefully that's the end of notch issues. Having so many resolutions and devices to support is not an easy task, especially when the new iphones are not in the device simulator from Unity.
New release fixing the notch is coming tomorrow. If anybody finds some issues or has some questions, I am here to help. So far the release seems to have been success, in a few days I managed to get almost 2k new players That makes me really happy. Reviews are also very positive.
Glad to hear it! I haven’t had a chance to post detailed impressions here, but after playing for a couple hours I can say that this is one my favorite dungeon crawlers on iOS right now. I’ll try to write a full review this weekend.
