Dungeon Tracer User Reviews

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Dungeon raid is back

I don’t think I can thank you enough for basically bringing back one of the best games I’ve ever played back to iOS. Checking and seeing dungeon raid was gone was so devastating but I’m really glad I found this game. You’re doing such an amazing thing making this game and working on it still. It makes me really happy to see this games still getting updates. Anyways, thank you so much
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New update ruined it

New update made it impossible for me — too hard to advance and still not able to improve characters enough

Response from developer

Hello Kirby21, we’re sorry to hear that the recent update made the game more difficult and that character progression feels limited. We appreciate your feedback and will review this issue to make improvements. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, and we’re committed to providing a better experience for all players. Additionally, we’d love to invite you to join our Discord community to share more of your suggestions and feedback! Together, we can make the game even better.

When do I start unlocking/leveling up?

I’ve played 29 games on Normal mode and killed my share of special enemies, but have neither unlocked nor leveled up a single thing. Just exactly how many special enemies killed is required to start seeing character advancement, new classes, and new perks? This is getting boring fast.

Also, does the game contain some of the original sfx from Dungeon Raid? If so, that’s a cool tip of the hat.
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Response from developer

Thanks for writing the review! I’ve checked again, and it seems the Trophy Blocks are appearing correctly when playing as the Adventurer on Normal difficulty or higher and defeating special enemies. As for the sound effects, they aren’t the original ones but were designed to closely resemble them as a tribute to the classic. If you have more questions or feedback, feel free to visit our Discord channel.

Amazing.

Fans of Dungeon Raid finally have found the spiritual successor. Lots of skills and choices to start runs. A fantastic match 3 RPG. Probably the best right now.

Response from developer

Thank you so much! It’s an honor to be called the spiritual successor to Dungeon Raid. We’ll keep adding more skills and challenges, so stay sharp! 😎 See you back in the dungeon, brave adventurer!

Doesn’t fit my screen

Please add the option to allow the game to fit the screen for iPads.

Response from developer

Thank you for your feedback! I'm glad to hear you're enjoying the game. I'm considering the option to optimize the screen fit for iPads. While I don't have immediate plans to implement it, it's something I'll positively review for future updates. I appreciate your input, and please feel free to share any more suggestions you have!

Very unclear and boring game- no progression

The basic gameplay loop looks fun. I tried out the first sample battle, and it lasted over an hour till I was finally killed. And when I died, it was kind of on purpose because I was getting bored of such a long fight. After the battle, it looks like I didn’t unlock anything or progress anything. Complete and utter confusing waste of time. after an hour of playing a game and winning I should have some sort of progress. I’m guessing that dev is just sadistic or is waiting for people to buy expensive upgrades. Stay away not even worth $.99 . absolutely no sense of progression.
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Response from developer

Thank you for playing the game and taking the time to write a review. When you first start the game, you can unlock other classes by defeating the special enemies that appear on all difficulty levels except Easy with the adventurer class you initially choose. There are already many elements in the game that you can enjoy without needing any updates. If you have any questions, feel free to join the developer's Discord. Thank you!

Entertaining but needs polishing

I’m enjoying the game, but I’ve run into some problems. When I first started playing, I leveled the assassin to 3rd level. Now that I’ve unlocked all of the classes, none of the classes I’ve tried can be leveled. The special icon that used to occasionally drop after killing a boss just stopped appearing. Second, sometimes there’s an ability attached to items, but I have no idea how to use those abilities. Lastly, the “very hard” mode seems to be over-tuned. I survive hours in a run on “hard” mode, but can’t survive long enough to even reach my first upgrade on “very hard” mode. Maybe the meta-progression will fix that problem, but I can’t test that right now.

Anyway, I think you have a solid foundation here. The game will be great with some bug fixing and polishing, and has the potential to be amazing with another layer or two of depth.

Thanks!
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Response from developer

I'm glad you're enjoying the game! The issues with class unlocks and leveling up have been identified and will be fixed in the next version. We're also working on improving item ability usage and the balance in "Very Hard" mode. If you have more feedback, please join our Discord channel. Your bug reports and interaction with the community are greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Perfect!

Been looking for a while for a decent puzzle game and/or a match 3 game and and this hits both targets perfectly on top of having Fantasy/RPG lore!

Haven’t experienced any bugs yet and I’m very impressed with how smoothly the game runs. Playing on 15 Pro Max.

I’ve never played Dungeon Raid but from the screen shots and gameplay Dungeon Tracer seems identical if not better than dungeon raid!

I’m disabled with multiple disabilities including having double vision and this game moves slow enough for me to be able to enjoy when I’m having double vision which is a huge plus for me!

Anyway - I’m sorry for keeping ur time if you’ve chosen to read all of this but overall this game was a must buy for me!

Kudos to u Devs!
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Response from developer

Hello, np41n. First of all, thank you so much for playing this game and leaving a valuable review. I am a solo developer living in Korea. I was one of the users who played Dungeon Raid passionately 10 years ago. I started the project to pass on that fun to the users. Also, for those who haven't played DR, I wanted to let them know that there was a really great game 10 years ago. If you have any questions while playing, please join the developer Discord and discuss. Thank you again for the review. https://discord.gg/ftuTNayQ5e

Nice!

So stoked to see somebody bring back the spirit of Dungeon Raid, but can only hope more Special monsters will be added over time!

Update: Nice to hear more specials are in the works! I think my favorite aspect of the game is having to deal with multiple specials at once with their powers creating really unique situations as they interact with one another.
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Response from developer

hello. First of all, thank you for playing our game and leaving your valuable review. I am also a big fan of Dungeon Raid. Through this game, I have constantly tried to give everyone who played DR 10 years ago the same fun once again. We hope that our feelings are conveyed. There are currently 32 special enemies identical to the original and 4 special enemies (without the original). We plan to add 14 types of special enemies in the future. Join our Discord to get more information and communicate with developers. https://discord.gg/Asw7DwVK

Broken

The game doesn’t allow you to progress past 10 or so turns. Enemies inundate the player and there’s seemingly now way to deal them damage. The board is quickly overwhelmed with enemy icons that eliminate any way to progress.

Edit: Easy mode allows you to play seemingly forever. No checkpoints. Levels. Sense of progression. Normal mode spikes difficulty to a few dozen turns. No balancing and no reason to play again.
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Response from developer

Hello, first of all, thank you for playing our game and leaving a valuable review. If normal mode is too difficult, please play the tutorial and easy mode. Thanks again for your review. If you need more information, please join the developer discord. https://discord.gg/Asw7DwVK

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