Heroes Dungeon: Doomsday Reporter Saga

by alextagun

co-authored: @darya-igorevna, @vladimir-semenyakin, @mamon, @vantos3001

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.17

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.20

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.50

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.74

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.26

Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.88

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.11

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.13

Do you dare delve deeper and deeper into the mysteries of the the dungeon? 🌋

Controls

- Drag-n-drop items on UI Slots to manage heroes inventory.
- Use potions by clicking them.
- Throw away items by dragging them into the void.
- Good old-fashioned Alt-F4 to end your pain.

Soundtrack

In the Hall of the Mountain King

Guide

🕸️🔥🧟‍♀️⚔️🏹🛡️

User save

If you feel like you want to play more and you've run out of gold - just clear player prefs. Lol. 😕

Changelog

- 27 April, 16:05 (Moscow Time): fixed shadows for PC (V6)
- 27 April, 12:12 (Moscow Time): fixed shadows for mobile (V6 APK)
- Initial Release: V3

Screenshots

Comments27

Bauke Regnerus27 Apr 2021, 14:43

I like the idea of an auto runner with item management. Very hard and frustrating at times, but that seems to be your goal. XD The cartoony UI elements don't fit the dark 3D aesthetic to be honest. But great game!

ZaBenderman27 Apr 2021, 16:34

The noob vs pro ad bothers me greatly, which is what I think you were going for? So congrats?
Other than that, nice game you have here!

Silurus27 Apr 2021, 16:41

It's a good idea, I like the small characters and the atmosphere of the game. Good job !

mamon27 Apr 2021, 16:49

@zabenderman we are connected with f2p mobile game development, so this video was some kind of inside joke. But yeah we basically tried to "market" our page in a popular way :DDD

mirunao27 Apr 2021, 17:40

very interesting game

UVST27 Apr 2021, 17:49

I loved mood of this game! Its dark, but not serious at the same time, great idea!

Ttyana27 Apr 2021, 19:12

Like this comment if you spend all your money on the first run :money_with_wings:

Alina Baybulatova27 Apr 2021, 19:40

Sooo funny game! i have really fun to play this game) Thank you!

Cassio Eduardo27 Apr 2021, 19:50

Cool integration of the theme with a auto runner. For the scoring system, maybe you could use something like http://dreamlo.com/ which is pretty simple to implement and is a perfect fit for game jams.

AndideBob27 Apr 2021, 21:00

What a fun little management game. I had a hard time figuring out how the shields worked, so my guys kept getting shot, but I eventually got it. A really cool idea that works well with the theme.

The graphics are awesome and the music is fitting. The only thing that could use a little work is the UI, but for a Jam Game this is totally acceptable! Well done!

mamon27 Apr 2021, 21:20

@ttyana you'll like even more when you find out that we keep player prefs and the only way to gain gold is to grind it with 2 heroes lol. My greatest design indeed.

@cassio-eduardo thx! gonna look into thos implementation, probably we'll release v7 with this.

@andidebob Thank you for feedback! Yeah, even after short period designer are used to unclear mechanics and count them as obvious. UX is the key often sacrafised on jams (for bad).

LDJam user 23654527 Apr 2021, 22:05

I realized I was accidentally dropping my items! I was trying to drag them on to the players to equip them. Overall, a solid concept but the UI did make it a bit confusing as to what was going on.

Brainloaf Studio28 Apr 2021, 10:23

Niiice! Taking away direct control from the player leads to a pretty unique spin on an endless game, I like it. And those character designs are horrifying in the best way. Props to the Hall of the Mountain King OST.

Thiiamas1 May 2021, 12:13

I really like the innovative idea of a Runner-inventory-Management game. The fact that we have to figure out how to go trought each object is also interesting, good job !

JamesBoink1 May 2021, 20:50

Very fun and innovative gameplay! I loved the music in tha background. GJ!

PxlDev5 May 2021, 09:47

Noice! This is a really cool game.

VixenMink6 May 2021, 02:53

Very nicely made

mamon6 May 2021, 09:15

Thx everyone for feedback! We decided to go on development ~~and make yet another frustrating f2p hybrid-casual mobile game to monetize rewarded ads and then introduce innapp purchases to buy playons~~ just kiddin.

gamescodedogs6 May 2021, 11:07

I liked visual style of the game.

Substain6 May 2021, 15:20

I think there might be a bug when dragging equipment somewhere else it gets lost?
Fun idea, and an interesting 'level' approach

mamon6 May 2021, 15:40

@substain u can swap items between slot or throw items away dropping them outside slots (to make space for new loot)

dans176 May 2021, 21:55

This was an interesting concept, and was fun to play for a while! I wish the mechanics of different items and obstacles were better explained though. The lighting was also too dark, as on one half of the stairs you couldn't really see anything. The hall of the mountain king music fit well, and it sounds like you recorded it yourself, but you should probably make it clear that you didn't write it, in case anyone doesn't know the song.

mamon7 May 2021, 09:06

@dans17 added credits to Edvard Grieg :D thx for that tip

Stepan Ilin10 May 2021, 22:05

One of my favorite projects from this jam.
I really want to see 1) a tutorial 2) this game in the playmarket or/and appstore

mamon12 May 2021, 13:43

@stepan-ilin hi, thx for the review! We're looking into option to launch this game into mobile markets lol

Lonithor13 May 2021, 18:09

Cool concept, I hate the ad, I hate the ad, I hate the ad. Music was a tiny bit repetitive but that's to be expected in a jam. The visuals are pretty good, and I really like the inventory management in this kind of game, I don't think I've seen it done before. I hate the ad. Overall it's pretty fun, I hate the ad, and could definitely be great with some added polish.
(10/10 on the ad)

xatulu17 May 2021, 15:26

Fun quirky little game with a hateful ad. The ad is so stupid, (similar to all those mobile games), that I just had to try it.

Gameplay Wise it's a nice take of the auto runner and I enjoy the integration of the different items. It leaves a lot to be experimented with and my first try at devling was not that successful as I didn't quite get the "moving" of items in the beginning.

But I definitely am a Sucker for your choice of music, awesome rendition of a classic track!

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