# Almost Dr: PhD Roguelike — Turn-Based Dungeon Crawler RPG

> Turn-Based Dungeon Crawler RPG (iPhone/iPad app by Ruben Knehans.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/almost-dr-phd-roguelike/id6788440321 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ruben Knehans](https://appshunter.io/developer/1882126049)
- Category: Games, Role Playing, Strategy
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 17.6 · 93 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-07-15
- Data updated: 2026-07-19
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/almost-dr-phd-roguelike/id6788440321/reviews.md

## What is Almost Dr?

Finish your PhD, you're Almost Dr. 

ALMOST DR is a turn-based d20 roguelite where your enemies aren't dragons: they're every anxiety that stands between you and "Doctor." Roll the dice, build a broken loadout, and beat your demons. Compete on leaderboards including 'highest hit' and 'most healing done', and see the loadouts others use to set records!

==== ROLL THE D20 ====
Real tabletop combat. Every attack is a d20 roll — from fumbles to natural-20 crits. Read each boss's intent and raise your Shield before they attack you. Luck gets you in the door; strategy gets you the degree.

=== FACE 25 BOSSES ===
Face the Burnout Beast, outwit the Comparison Trap, survive Final Chapter Dread, and stare down THE DEFENSE. Each of 25 hand-crafted bosses is themed on a genuine PhD terror — learn their patterns and turn your worst fears into loot.

=== BUILD A UNIQUE LOADOUT ===
• 8 classes — from The Eternal Candidate to The Caffeinated Postdoc, each with its own playstyle
• 5 supervisors who reshape your whole run
• 76 items and 35 relics to draft, stack, and combo
• FUSE two legendaries into one cross-slot monster of an item — chase the build that shouldn't exist

=== EVERY RUN IS DIFFERENT === 
• 28 run-changing events that force real decisions
• 8 academic seasons rewrite the rules for entirely different run experiences
• Rest, shop, upgrade your items, and gather potions
• Every PhD goes off the rails differently

=== GO ENDLESS ===
Cleared the run? Descend into ENDLESS where bosses escalate stacked with elite modifiers. How deep can you go before burnout wins?

=== EARN INSIGHT, UNLOCK EVERYTHING ===
Every run earns Insight. Spend it to unlock new classes and supervisors, crack open item cases, and grow your arsenal run after run.

Retro CRT visuals. Pixel-pink terminal vibes... The existential dread of academia made fun: you're Almost Dr.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-07-18

• Leaderboards and achievements are active!
• You can explore the loadouts of players on the leaderboards to try and beat those record runs
• Combat hits are clearer: each damage source shows as its own labeled number.

### 1.0 — 2026-07-15

No release notes.

## More apps by Ruben Knehans

- [Get It Done - Priorities](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/get-it-done-priorities/id6759988874)

All apps by Ruben Knehans: https://appshunter.io/developer/1882126049

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