Desktop Dungeons (Game)

Desktop Dungeons

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Desktop Dungeons is a short timespan roguelike dungeon crawler. The player has to utilize the simple rule set and their class to beat the boss.

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Overview

Each game or round consists of one dungeon floor, randomly created, that you must navigate through, gaining levels until you can defeat the boss. As you move more of the dungeon is revealed, allowing you to find hidden treasure or power ups. Once you have defeated the boss, a score screen is shown and any game rewards are given to you. These rewards include new game modes, classes, or races. There is only a single floor to each dungeon, and no persistent characters from dungeon to dungeon. Long term progression in the game comes in the form of collecting gold and unlocking new game elements, which can open up new strategies.

Although the game is heavily informed by roguelike design, each level is akin to a tactical puzzle game. The primary way for the player to regain health and mana is by exploring squares; if one uses up this resource recklessly, it is easily possible to lock oneself out of being able to defeat the level's boss. More difficult levels often require more complex strategies, such as targeting monsters of much higher level than the player, or carefully timing a level up to take best advantage of the free health and mana restoration associated with it.

Versions

After the initial freeware release of the alpha version in 2010, QFC Design turned their efforts toward an enhanced, full version of the game, which they have rewritten in the Unity Engine. The full version was commercially released in 2013 on PC, Mac, and Linux with iOS and Android ports following.

The full version features enhanced graphics and expanded gameplay. It uses a world map with multiple dungeons, and each of these dungeons contain distinguishing features, such as different level layouts and different selections of monsters. This provides a much expanded selection compared to the level types available in the alpha. The player undertakes a series of quests to unlock new dungeons, as well as items, classes, races, altars and other features. Dungeons may now include sub-dungeons, branches that often contain rewards or puzzles. A "preparation" system was introduced in the beta, which allows the player to spend gold in exchange for certain advantages at the start of a dungeon run. The preparation system includes item banks, which allow the player to store items they have found and reuse them in later dungeons.

Due to extensive rebalancing, some gameplay elements including class abilities and gods now operate quite differently in the full version, compared to their counterparts in the freeware version.

Availability

The alpha version of the game is freeware and is currently available for download at

[http:/www.desktopdungeons.net desktopdungeons.net.]

The full version of the game is now available for purchase on Steam and on the the creator's website.The game retails for $14.99 and was officially released on November 7th 2013.

Races

Name	Description	Unlocked at...
Human	+10% Damage Bonus	Start of game
Elf	+2 Maximum Mana	Start of game
Dwarf	+1 Max Health per level*	Start of game
Halfling	+1 Healing Potion	Start of game
Gnome	+1 Mana Potion	Start of game
Goblin	+10 gold	Defeating the Crypt dungeon with any race
Orc	+5 experience	Defeating the Library dungeon with any race

Classes

Name	Description	Unlocked at...	Class Tier
Fighter \|\|* Can see monsters of equal or lower level to the player on the map Gains 1 additional XP point per monster kill Survives 1 killing blow for free\|\|Start of game\|\|1
Thief \|\|* First attack on all monsters deals 30% more damage Map contains 33% more items HP and MP potions act as both in one\|\|Start of game\|\|1
Priest \|\|* Bonus of 2 HP per level HP potions heal 100% HP Deals 200% damage to Undead\|\|Start of game\|\|1
Wizard \|\|* Can see all glyph locations -1 MP cost to use glyphs -25% to own melee damage Map created with 1 extra glyph slot\|\|Start of game\|\|1
Berserker \|\|* 30% more damage vs higher level monsters -50% magic damage taken 30% more damage at all times Adds 2 MP cost to all glyphs\|\|Defeating normal dungeon using Fighter\|\|2
Rogue \|\|* First Strike enabled at all times 20% base dodge rate 50% more damage at all times -5 HP per level up\|\|Defeating normal dungeon using Thief\|\|2
Monk \|\|* Melee damage done of -50% Magic and physical damage taken of -50% HP regeneration from exploration is doubled\|\|Defeating normal dungeon using Priest\|\|2
Sorcerer \|\|* Heals 2 HP per 1 any MP spent Begins with 5 additional MP Does 1 magic damage to monster per character level when hit\|\|Defeating normal dungeon using Wizard\|\|2
Warlord \|\|* Begins with CYDSTEPP (cheat death) glyph 30% more damage when HP is below 50% Drinking MP potions gives a 30% damage on the next hit\|\|Defeating normal dungeon using Berserker\|\|3
Assassin \|\|* Begins with APHEELSIK (poison) glyph Exploring all squares around monsters enables First Strike 1 hit KO on all lower level monsters\|\|Defeating normal dungeon using Rogue\|\|3
Paladin \|\|* Begins with HALPMEH (heal) glyph Killing the Undead restores 50% HP -25% physical damage taken\|\|Defeating normal dungeon using Monk\|\|3
Bloodmage \|\|* Begins with BLUDTUPOWA (HP to MP) glyph MP potions give 100% refill (at the cost of 6 HP per level) Heal 15% HP from blood pools\|\|Defeating normal dungeon using Sorcerer\|\|3
Transmuter \|\|* Begins with ENDISWAL (break wall) glyph Gains 2 HP per level for wall destruction ENDISWAL costs 1 MP, no HP regeneration\|\|Defeating Snake Pit with any character\|\|Special
Crusader \|\|* Monster kills give 10% damage bonus on next hit (can chain up to 100%) Immune to Poison and Mana Burn Deals 300% attack damage to type of monster that killed the player\|\|Defeating Factory with a Wizard\|\|Special
Tinker \|\|* Map created with 6 extra shops 20% item discount Gold for monster kills\|\|Defeating Factory with any character\|\|Special
Gorgon \|\|* Starts with ENDISWAL glyph -50% damage at start 50% physical resist Poison attack Death Gaze immunity Adds 2 MP per kill Petrifies defeated enemies 10% to death gaze Converts glyphs to additional 5% death gaze\|\|Defeating Snake Pit with a Monk\|\|Special
Half Dragon \|\|* 200% health at start Magical attack Increased sight radius BURNDAYRAZ prohibited 20% knockback damage Converts glyphs to 20% additional knockback damage\|\|Defeating Library with a Warlord\|\|Special
Vampire \|\|* 7 damage per level -1 HP per tile explored First Strike Poison immunity Mana burn immunity Sense monster locations Spells use health instead of mana Restore 10% health from blood pools 5% life steal Converts glyphs to additional 5% life steal\|\|Defeating Crypt with an Assassin\|\|Special

Glyphs

Name	Mana Cost	Description
APHEELSIK \|\|5\|\|Inflicts poison status on a monster, preventing it from regenerating HP while you explore. The effect will wear off if attack anything. The Undead are immune to this glyph Unlocked by completing a normal game as an Assassin
BLUDTUPOWA \|\|0\|\|Switches health regeneration for mana regeneration on one undiscovered tile Unlocked by completing a normal game as a Bloodmage
BURNDAYRAZ \|\|6\|\|Throws a fireball at a monster, causing 4 points of damage per each of the player's levels
BYSSEPS \|\|2\|\|Player gets an additional 30% damage bonus during the next physical attack
CYDSTEPP \|\|10\|\|Rather than dying, the player will be protected from the next fatal blow and will be reduced to 1 HP instead Unlocked by completing a normal game as a Warlord
ENDISWAL \|\|8\|\|Destroys a section of wall
GETINDARE \|\|3\|\|First strike status is enabled in the next physical attack
HALPMEH *\|\|3\|\|Restores 3 HP per player level and cures any poison status Unlocked by completing a normal game as a Paladin**
IMAWAL \|\|5\|\|Transforms a monster into a section of wall. It will not grant the player with any XP points, nor will it trigger any kind of reward/punishment from deities, however
LIMMISI \|\|3\|\|Fully reveals 3 random unexplored tiles, awarding the player the usual HP and/or MP bonus for revealing a new tile
PISORF \|\|10\|\|Teleports a monster to any random empty tile in the map
WEYTWUT \|\|6\|\|Teleports the player to any random empty tile in the map
WONAFYT \|\|6\|\|Teleports a random monster of the same level as the player's to any random empty tile next to the player's character

Enemies

Name	Attack	Health	Abilities	Boss Name
Animated Armour	160%	Always 1	* Death protection (1 point per level)	---
Bandit	70%	80%	* Poison attack Mana burn\|\|Nine Toes
Dragonspawn	100%	125%	* Magical attack	Matron of Flame
Goat	100%	75%	* 25% Magical resistance	Gharbad the- whoah!
Goblin	120%	100%	* First strike	Lord Gobb
Golem	100%	100%	* 50% Magic resistance	The Iron Man
Goo blob	100%	100%	* 50% Physical resistance	Tower of goo
Gorgon	100%	70%	* First strike Death gaze (when the player's health is lower than 50%)\|\|Medusa
Imp	100%	80%	* Blinks	---
Meat man	65%	200%	* ---	Super Meat Man
Naga	100%	100%	* Weaken attack	---
Serpent	100%	100%	* Poison attack	Jormungandr
Vampire	100%	100%	* Undead Life steal upon discovery (brings the hero's health down to 60% of his current maximum HP)\|\|---
Warlock	135%	100%	* Magical attack	Aequitas
Wraith	100%	75%	* Undead Magical attack Mana burn 30% Physical resistance\|\|Tormented One
Zombie	100%	150%	* Undead	Frank the zombie

Stores & Store Items

Stores are placed randomly at the beginning of each dungeon and are revealed whenever you uncover the tile next to it.

At the early stages of the game, only Items from ranks 1 to 5 will be available to purchase in any shop. From then on, for each of the tiers 1 to 3 character classes that the player completes the game with, the Item Rank limit will increase by 2. Finally, for every class that completes the Library Challenge, the Item Rank limit will increase by 1.

Rank	Name	Gold Cost *	Effect
1	Pendant of health	25	* Adds 10 to maximum health
2	Pendant of mana	20	* Adds 2 to maximum mana
3	Fine sword	25	* Increases base damage by 5
4	Health potion	12	* Restores 40% of your health (100% for Priests) Cures poison
5	Mana potion	12	* Restores 40% of your mana (100% for Bloodmages) Cures mana burn
6	Bloody sigil	10	* Adds 10 to maximum health Reduces damage bonus by 10%
7	Viper ward	25	* Grants immunity to poison
8	Soul orb	30	* Grants immunity to mana burn
9	Troll heart	10	* Adds 1 extra health every time you gain a level
10	Tower shield	35	* Grants additional 10% to the physical resistance
11	Mage helm	32	* Grants additional 10% to the magical resistance
12	Scouting orb	21	* Increases your sight radius (tiles 2 away from you are now semivisible)
13	Blue bead	22	* Offers 1 extra mana after every kill
14	Stone of seekers	26	* Reveal the location of all monsters.
15	Spoon	1	* Increases base damage by 1
16	Stone sigil	45	* Grants immunity to death gaze
17	Badge of courage	20	* Provides death protection
18	Talisman of rebirth	52	* Instantly restores health to maximum Cures poison
19	Sign of the spirits	62	* Instantly restores mana to maximum Cures mana burn
20	Bonebreaker	29	* Adds a 30% damage bonus to your next attack only
21	Stone heart	31	* Restores 2 health whenever a wall is destroyed
22	Fire heart	38	* Restores 10 health whenever an undead creature is destroyed
23	Platemail	50	* Grants additional 20% physical resistance
24	Mage plate	45	* Grants additional 20% magical resistance
25	Venom blade	55	* Regular attacks do poison damage
26	Flaming sword	35	* Attack damage counts as magical damage
27	Dancing sword	44	* Grants first strike
28	Zombie Dog	1	* Provides death protection
29	Dwarven gauntlets	60	* Additional 20% attack bonus 2 HP bonus
30	Elven boots	65	* Additional 20% dodge bonus 2 MP bonus
31	Keg o' health	55	* 3 health potions
32	Keg o' magic	55	* 3 mana potions
33	WEYTWUT glyph	50	* Creates the WEYTWUT glyph
34	HALPMEH glyph	50	* Creates the HALPMEH glyph
35	BLUDTUPOWA glyph	50	* Creates the BLUDTUPOWA glyph
36	Crystal ball	50	* Regenerates your mana twice as quickly
37	Agnostic's collar	10	* Allows you to safely renounce your current deity
38	Vampiric sword	65	* Adds 20% life steal
39	Spiked flail	80	* Adds 50% knockback
40	Alchemist's scroll	72	* Drinking a potion adds 6 max health permanently
41	Ring of the battlemage	90	* Adds an additional 50% to the fireball damage
42	Wicked guitar	70	* Increases base damage by 10 Reduces life steal by 20%
43	Berserker's blade	120	* Increases damage bonus by 50% Reduces maximum mana to 1
44	Magician's moonstrike	120	* Adds 15 to maximum mana Reduces base damage to 1
45	Terror slice	120	* Increases damage bonus by 100% Reduces maximum health to 1
46	Amulet of Yendor	115	* Grants 50 bonus experience points
47	Orb of Zot	120	* Temporarily sets all monsters to 50% health

Note

keep in mind that the Tinker class gets a 20% discount on store prices.

Achievements

Monster Masher* Kill an enemy one level above you (any standard dungeon)
Recycler* Get 6 full conversions in one dungeon run
Goliath Gutter* Kill an enemy three levels above you
One Weird Trick* Petrify an enemy, then earn more than double its experience value on your next kill
Popcorn Bowl* Earn extra experience from five enemies in a standard dungeon run while they're slowed
Waste Not, Want Not* Waste fewer than 50 tiles of regeneration to win a standard dungeon run
Sponsor* Upgrade any hero guild to level 3
Level Cannon* Gain a level in the middle of a fight to defeat a regular level 10 boss
Irresistible* Break completely through an enemy's physical or magical resistance
Apostate* Spend piety on two different gods in one dungeon
Difficult Decisions* Replace a locker item when all guild slots are full
Archmage* Reach 25 maximum mana
Punchomancer* Destroy ten walls with PISORF in one standard dungeon run
Titan Toppler* Kill an enemy five levels above you
RoboCop* Have Might, Death Protection and Stone Skin active at the same time (from glyphs or other sources)
Cauterise The Wound* Block 1000 points of regeneration with burning or poison
Tank* Reach 200 maximum health
Colossus Crusher* Kill an enemy seven levels above you
Supreme Slayer* Kill an enemy nine levels above you
Look Ma, No Hands* Hidden
One-Inch Punch* Reach 150 total damage
Thank You!* Hidden
No Returns Policy* Immediately convert ten items bought from standard dungeon shop
Sim City* Fully upgrade your Kingdom
Hero Literate* Complete all bronze challenges
How Did They Even ...* Hidden
You Suck* Hidden
Thousand Pound Stare* Hidden
Polytheist* Spend piety on four different gods in one dungeon
Boy Scout* Spend at least 300 gold on preparations for a single dungeon run
Theologian* Discover all god likes and dislikes
Typhoid Mary* Use five different poison cure methods in a single dungeon run
Dungeoneer* Complete all silver challenges
Guildmaster* Complete all gold challenges
Masochist * Spend 100 hours in the dungeons

Soundtrack

The full retail version of Desktop Dungeons features a fullly developed soundtrack written by Danny Baranowsky and Gran Kirkhope. The Desktop Dungeons Original Soundtrack features 25 original tracks and is available for preview and purchase on Bandcamp for $9.99.

TRACK LIST:

1.	Danny Baranowsky - Desktop Destiny
2.	Danny Baranowsky - To T'Oriel We Go
3.	Grant Kirkhope - Go At Thy Fate
4.	Danny Baranowsky, Grant Kirkhope - You've Got Palisades!
5.	Danny Baranowsky, Grant Kirkhope - Golden Sacks
6.	Danny Baranowsky, Grant Kirkhope - Whaaarrgarrrbl
7.	Grant Kirkhope - Pymmm's Grotto
8.	Danny Baranowsky - Boggy Bottom
9.	Danny Baranowsky, Grant Kirkhope - Goats N' Goblins
10.	Danny Baranowsky - A Kingdom's Lament
11.	Danny Baranowsky - Troll In A Minor
12.	Grant Kirkhope - Dragoneye
13.	Danny Baranowsky - Dunes Of Damnation
14.	Danny Baranowsky - Words Of Calling
15.	Danny Baranowsky - Times New Evil
16.	Grant Kirkhope - The Namtar Giveth
17.	Grant Kirkhope - Reptilian Rhapsody
18.	Danny Baranowsky - Priests in the East
19.	Grant Kirkhope - The Dragon With The Girl Tattoo
20.	Grant Kirkhope - Nagarena
21.	Grant Kirkhope - Oasis Denied
22.	Grant Kirkhope - Desktop Done
23.	Danny Baranowsky, Grant Kirkhope - Corrosive Circumstances
24.	Grant Kirkhope - The Namtar Taketh Away
25.	Danny Baranowsky - The Gauntlet Drops

Awards

Desktop Dungeons won the "Excellence in Design" award at the 2011 Independent Games Festival.

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Name	Description	Unlocked at...	Class Tier
Fighter \|\|* Can see monsters of equal or lower level to the player on the map Gains 1 additional XP point per monster kill Survives 1 killing blow for free\|\|Start of game\|\|1
Thief \|\|* First attack on all monsters deals 30% more damage Map contains 33% more items HP and MP potions act as both in one\|\|Start of game\|\|1
Priest \|\|* Bonus of 2 HP per level HP potions heal 100% HP Deals 200% damage to Undead\|\|Start of game\|\|1
Wizard \|\|* Can see all glyph locations -1 MP cost to use glyphs -25% to own melee damage Map created with 1 extra glyph slot\|\|Start of game\|\|1
Berserker \|\|* 30% more damage vs higher level monsters -50% magic damage taken 30% more damage at all times Adds 2 MP cost to all glyphs\|\|Defeating normal dungeon using Fighter\|\|2
Rogue \|\|* First Strike enabled at all times 20% base dodge rate 50% more damage at all times -5 HP per level up\|\|Defeating normal dungeon using Thief\|\|2
Monk \|\|* Melee damage done of -50% Magic and physical damage taken of -50% HP regeneration from exploration is doubled\|\|Defeating normal dungeon using Priest\|\|2
Sorcerer \|\|* Heals 2 HP per 1 any MP spent Begins with 5 additional MP Does 1 magic damage to monster per character level when hit\|\|Defeating normal dungeon using Wizard\|\|2
Warlord \|\|* Begins with CYDSTEPP (cheat death) glyph 30% more damage when HP is below 50% Drinking MP potions gives a 30% damage on the next hit\|\|Defeating normal dungeon using Berserker\|\|3
Assassin \|\|* Begins with APHEELSIK (poison) glyph Exploring all squares around monsters enables First Strike 1 hit KO on all lower level monsters\|\|Defeating normal dungeon using Rogue\|\|3
Paladin \|\|* Begins with HALPMEH (heal) glyph Killing the Undead restores 50% HP -25% physical damage taken\|\|Defeating normal dungeon using Monk\|\|3
Bloodmage \|\|* Begins with BLUDTUPOWA (HP to MP) glyph MP potions give 100% refill (at the cost of 6 HP per level) Heal 15% HP from blood pools\|\|Defeating normal dungeon using Sorcerer\|\|3
Transmuter \|\|* Begins with ENDISWAL (break wall) glyph Gains 2 HP per level for wall destruction ENDISWAL costs 1 MP, no HP regeneration\|\|Defeating Snake Pit with any character\|\|Special
Crusader \|\|* Monster kills give 10% damage bonus on next hit (can chain up to 100%) Immune to Poison and Mana Burn Deals 300% attack damage to type of monster that killed the player\|\|Defeating Factory with a Wizard\|\|Special
Tinker \|\|* Map created with 6 extra shops 20% item discount Gold for monster kills\|\|Defeating Factory with any character\|\|Special
Gorgon \|\|* Starts with ENDISWAL glyph -50% damage at start 50% physical resist Poison attack Death Gaze immunity Adds 2 MP per kill Petrifies defeated enemies 10% to death gaze Converts glyphs to additional 5% death gaze\|\|Defeating Snake Pit with a Monk\|\|Special
Half Dragon \|\|* 200% health at start Magical attack Increased sight radius BURNDAYRAZ prohibited 20% knockback damage Converts glyphs to 20% additional knockback damage\|\|Defeating Library with a Warlord\|\|Special
Vampire \|\|* 7 damage per level -1 HP per tile explored First Strike Poison immunity Mana burn immunity Sense monster locations Spells use health instead of mana Restore 10% health from blood pools 5% life steal Converts glyphs to additional 5% life steal\|\|Defeating Crypt with an Assassin\|\|Special

Name	Mana Cost	Description
APHEELSIK \|\|5\|\|Inflicts poison status on a monster, preventing it from regenerating HP while you explore. The effect will wear off if attack anything. The Undead are immune to this glyph Unlocked by completing a normal game as an Assassin
BLUDTUPOWA \|\|0\|\|Switches health regeneration for mana regeneration on one undiscovered tile Unlocked by completing a normal game as a Bloodmage
BURNDAYRAZ \|\|6\|\|Throws a fireball at a monster, causing 4 points of damage per each of the player's levels
BYSSEPS \|\|2\|\|Player gets an additional 30% damage bonus during the next physical attack
CYDSTEPP \|\|10\|\|Rather than dying, the player will be protected from the next fatal blow and will be reduced to 1 HP instead Unlocked by completing a normal game as a Warlord
ENDISWAL \|\|8\|\|Destroys a section of wall
GETINDARE \|\|3\|\|First strike status is enabled in the next physical attack
HALPMEH *\|\|3\|\|Restores 3 HP per player level and cures any poison status Unlocked by completing a normal game as a Paladin**
IMAWAL \|\|5\|\|Transforms a monster into a section of wall. It will not grant the player with any XP points, nor will it trigger any kind of reward/punishment from deities, however
LIMMISI \|\|3\|\|Fully reveals 3 random unexplored tiles, awarding the player the usual HP and/or MP bonus for revealing a new tile
PISORF \|\|10\|\|Teleports a monster to any random empty tile in the map
WEYTWUT \|\|6\|\|Teleports the player to any random empty tile in the map
WONAFYT \|\|6\|\|Teleports a random monster of the same level as the player's to any random empty tile next to the player's character