Dungeons of Blood and Dream Reviews

The combat might feel a bit janky at first but it really is a great game, I love the lore and art direction of the game and I think the fans of dungeon crawlers and rougelikes should try it

This game is so immersive despite the frame around the screen and the classic art style. Not to mention every time you think you've found all there is you find, you find a hole up or down in some secret room, or a silly god that sends you to their realm of gold, or a weird summoning circle with no obvious way of how to use it, when it dawns on you that the one spell might be what you need. Or how bout' how great the music is, Or the addictive rouge lite elements, or the silly potion smells (piss and vinegar is so yummy). 10/10 cant wait for more updates, because despite being in early access this game feels basically complete and some extra content would be the cherry on top.

Just got the first ending and this game is rad af. All enemies require unique strategies to vanquish without taking damage. Multiple opportunities for meta progression make for an incredibly rewarding experience each playthrough. Blood magic is almost useless at first but becomes VERY strong once you invest in lowering spell costs. Definitely worth a buy.

Once you get past the visual crunch of this game and start understanding the loop, it gets stupid addicting. If you're a fan of Binding of Isaac, Hades, or other such run based games where you slowly build your arsenal while dying over and over, then you'll enjoy this one i think

amazing game. worth the money. buy it. support the dev. we need more of this.

Peak but dawg yandere dev codes better than this 🙏🏻 I've gotten hit with crash the game potion like twice now

This game is really cool and interesting, but not worth almost 20$. It's a 5$-8$ game at best (maybe even free if I have to be honest). I feel ripped off even though it's an enjoyable game, which is sad. Or, for 20 bucks it has to go back into the oven for more dev time. Combat is clunky because the enemy animations aren't really telegraphed and taking or giving damage isn't very apparent. Everything is spongy and doesn't react so it feels like I'm making imaginary action figures fight. The level design is... bizarre. Rooms are clearly randomly generated and while I haven't run into any game breaking rooms there are still just a bunch of dead zones, like a maze of walls with spikes that serve no purpose. The idea of using kicks to do trap damage is fine and interesting, but their placement is clumsy. At least early on, spells using life is incredibly restrictive considering how valuable life is as a resource. This could improve but for now it made spells a dead mechanic for me. The most I've used is a weapon damage increase spell that I had to time around health pickups. That's fine and dandy in a game that has a variety of roguelite mechanics working in tandem, but this isn't one. You have weapons and flat stat change rings with some chaotic effects. That means the vast majority of combat is spamming shield and attack and looking for good rings to enable a successful run of any kind. Spells are an occasional thing you do with a lot of setup. The game is aesthetically great, and has a great vibe. A good analogy would be a musician putting out an incredible demo prior to getting a record deal, but in this case the demos were just released as the record, if that makes any sense. Really this feels like a student project from someone who has good artistic inclinations, not a $20 game that's competing with other indies like Lunacid, Souldiers, HK, etc. Last note - the notes thing is a great throwback idea but the blood really fucks with my dyslexia. I get the appeal but that's not super accessible.

Solid game full of soul but there's a gamebreaking bug that makes the game crash if you drink too many potions.

For the world of Blood is Profane, and in the Depths of the Dream one may surrender the Ephemeral Edifices of the waking world for a glimpse of True Eternity. Cast aside the Gilded shackles of Avarice and transcend the confines of your sordid cage of corporality, only then may you traverse the threshold of divine Gnosis. also Kenneth really likes radishes :)

Absolutely incredible game, extremaly unique and charming, combat feels great, the spell system is fucking fantastic. It puts you into a world that's really hard not to love. This is what a rogue like should be, I truly love it, if any of this look pleasing or you enjoy some wizardry you will most definitely love it as well. Good luck in the nightmare blood wizard may your soul know rest of your opressor PS. when in doubt you really should put it on your thumb