# Dark Blue Dungeon — Retro Dungeon Crawler

> Retro text-based turn-based combat dungeon crawler RPG. (iPhone/iPad app by Joazco.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dark-blue-dungeon/id1604755796 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Joazco](https://appshunter.io/developer/1596140688)
- Category: Games, Books, Adventure, Role Playing
- Price: Free with in-app purchases (on sale, was $1.99)
- Rating: 4.40/5 from 48 App Store ratings · 18 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 83 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2022-01-18
- Data updated: 2026-08-28
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dark-blue-dungeon/id1604755796/reviews.md

## What is Dark Blue Dungeon?

Dive into the world of Dark Blue Dungeon, a free retro dungeon crawler blending exploration and turn-based combat.

This game was passionately developed by an independent developer and is inspired by board role-playing games. If you enjoy the experience, do not hesitate to leave a rating and a comment, and to share your adventure on social media. Thank you for playing and have a great game!

INTRO

Dark Blue Dungeon is a text-based turn-based combat RPG. A dangerous quest is waiting for you, in which only your choices will allow you to open up a path to the final battle. Many ordeals will punctuate your road : combats, riddles, mini-games. Your main asset will be your thinking.
Inspired by tabletop role-playing games, many screenplay choices will be presented to you. Your nerves will be strained by several enemies from medieval fantasy (goblins, orcs, cyclops, dragons), with their strengths and weaknesses, including powerful bosses.
In order to defeat your enemies, you will be able to optimise your equipments, spells and attacks. Concerning battles, spells and attacks are linked to a roll of dice of up to 16.

PLOT

The fragile peace between two rival kingdoms is disturb further to the discovery of legendaries amulets. 
The fate of the smallest of kingdoms seems doomed but the course of the conflict is disrupted when its king uses the amulets' mysterious power. The smallest kingdom is victorious and its king has established himself as world master.
Nevertheless, the kingdom's apparent stability collapses when the king is betrayed and so defeated.
Where are the amulets ? Who stole them ? The most audacious adventurers throw themselves in a quest with an uncertain outcome : an unrewarding death or the power to impose its reign thanks to the amulets' power.

An enigmatic man gives you a mission : defeat the dragon who just evicted him from his dungeon. Will you dare enter the Dark Blue Dungeon and face its hazards and mysteries ? Will you succeed in defeating the dreadful magic devourer dragon ? And what does the safe, fiercely kept by the winged monster, contain ?
Beware ! never open that safe, the dungeon master has warned you !

RED NIGHT DUNGEON

Red Night Dungeon is an additional content (DLC) for the video game Dark Blue Dungeon.
In Red Night Dungeon, you will embark on a new adventure in an alternate universe, where you will be teleported by a magician who masters the magic of the multiverse. 

This DLC allows you to choose new heroes, already at level 10, with their elemental affinities pre-set. You will also discover new equipment, spells, battles, and gameplay inspired by Rogue-Likes. 

You will explore a brand-new dungeon, an alternative version of the Dark Blue Dungeon, filled with new challenges to overcome. Get ready to experience something new that will test your skills and strategy in this rich, mysterious alternate world.

## Key features

- Text-based RPG
- Turn-based combat
- Exploration and riddles
- Dice roll mechanics
- Character optimization
- Medieval fantasy enemies
- DLC with new content

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full Version Dark Blue Dungeon | $0.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 18)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dark-blue-dungeon/id1604755796/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Truly epic

*2026-06-19*

I am just so blown away by this game. I love it. I enjoy it although the accessibility could be a little bit better but that’s no problem. I can work around that. Overall, it’s a great game and thank you for the hard work. I hope to see many updates in this game again thank you

### 4/5 — Blind accessible! Fun!

*2026-01-23*

Game Double Tap, here! I really like this game! Great classes, action, music, sound effects and dev support!  The problems. #1. Instability in the UI.  #2. Confusing and problematic edit fields and controls for voiceover users.  #3. Small degrees of lag on sound effects and execution of commands and controls.  Other than these small problems, I love this game.  I can agree that bugs are a problem, but overall, this will be an awesome game, as the dev fixes all problems.  I’m supporting this dev and game and can’t wait to show off more game play and do extensive play throughs.  The game has a gritty, fun and rich world to enjoy with tactics, classes and exploration.!  I look forward to discovering all of its secrets.  I believe, shorter adventures in the beginning and more achievements would be great!  Thank you!

**Developer response:** Hello, thank you for your feedback. Feel free to contact me at contact@joazco.com or join the game’s Discord to go into more detail about what isn’t working regarding accessibility. I’ll do my best to address it.

### 1/5 — Having trouble

*2026-01-01*

Having trouble with feeding the cyclops, the two cyclops floor the cyclops is guarding the chest. I’m having trouble beating them and I don’t have discord so I can’t talk through discord I need help with strategies here. just tried fighting the cyclops again and literally did not get any actions changed my review please rebalance this cyclops. They do not need that many attacks and I literally got no damage and they ended me instantly.

### 5/5 — hey everyone I am excited to play the game, but I can't... to a degry?

*2025-12-06*

Every time I click the recruit button, it brings me to a character creator and the first character I created when I first started the game disappeared, and I can’t seem to move on. Also, I wish that all the characters stats and everything could be put into a details menu instead of on the screen, where the options are when playing the story
I also wish that the game would say what I rolled when getting an upgrade to stats without me having to swipe all the way to the information. Also, the character dialogue pops up slowly, if a menu could pop up, saying why that happens in the game that would be helpful for a new person playing so they have an idea of what to expect when trying to play the game.
I’m also running a iOS 26 iPhone 14 when playing the game.
This game sounds amazing if the issues could be fixed that would be very helpful!
I’m also using voiceover!
It would be nice if the DLC would be put in a store option instead of displayed on the home screen of the app until you get the DLC.
thank you for blowing VoiceOver accessibility onto this game!

**Developer response:** Hello, thank you for your feedback! I can already tell you that you have the option to display the text faster, or even instantly — you just need to go to the game settings. For the rest, feel free to join the Discord or contact me by email so I can try to guide you as best as possible. I hope you’ve still been able to make some progress; other players using VoiceOver seem to have managed to complete the recruitment and continue the adventure.

### 3/5 — Great blue dungeon

*2025-12-06*

This game is awesome because it has deep lower. I am a visually impaired person trying to play, but the menus are so clunky. I would replace it if the menus are fixed with voiceover.

**Developer response:** Hello, feel free to contact me on Discord or by email so we can see if it's possible to improve the menus for VoiceOver.

### 5/5 — Dungeon crawl

*2025-11-24*

Fascinating once I figured out the controls

### 1/5 — Not a full game

*2025-11-08*

Full game requires purchase this is just a trial

### 1/5 — Confusing mess

*2025-10-31*

I’ve tried to start playing this a few times. It’s a lot of stuff all at once. Forced ads don’t help. Some advice is to slowly explain the game and mechanics and not dump everything all at once. Got through the first fight twice and didn’t want to bother figuring everything out while dodging more ads.

**Developer response:** Hello,
Thank you for your feedback! There are only 5 ads in the entire game, but I completely understand your frustration.
If you kept playing, would you consider updating your rating? :)

### 5/5 — Freaking Awesome Game!!

*2025-10-12*

So far this game is extremely captivating….it forces you to use your cunning and wits to defeat the enemies according to their weaknesses and your strengths. So far I am loving it!

**Developer response:** Thank you for your encouraging feedback on Dark Blue Dungeon. We're glad you enjoyed it :)

### 3/5 — Fun, but bugged

*2025-10-04*

The concept and gameplay is neat, but on the first battle on the second floor (the one with the two cyclops in front of the treasure chest), when nearing the end of the battle, I healed an ally and the whole battle reset for no apparent reason.
The game is good enough that I tried the battle again, but during the retry, my knight was at low health and I attempted to heal them and it was a critical failure. It should have been fine, though, because my healer had an amulet giving them another spell cast. However, the character’s turn ended without letting me use the remaining spell action point, leading to my knight dying and eventually losing the battle.
Not winning the same battle twice in a row due to two different bugs made me frustrated enough to stop playing until the bugs are fixed. If the bugs are fixed, I would gladly play again and improve my rating.

**Developer response:** Hello, thank you for your feedback! We’re really glad you enjoyed Dark Blue Dungeon, and I completely understand your frustration. The issue where all characters reset is indeed a bug and shouldn’t happen. However, a critical failure ending the turn is actually intended behavior. Feel free to join the Discord if you need help, and if you decide to continue the adventure, don’t hesitate to update your rating to support us :)

## Frequently asked questions about Dark Blue Dungeon

### What kind of game is Dark Blue Dungeon?

Dark Blue Dungeon is a text-based, turn-based combat RPG inspired by tabletop role-playing games. It focuses on exploration, strategic combat, and narrative choices.

### What are the key gameplay mechanics?

Gameplay involves navigating dungeons, engaging in turn-based combat against various medieval fantasy enemies, solving riddles, and optimizing your character's equipment, spells, and attacks. Combat outcomes are influenced by dice rolls.

### Is Dark Blue Dungeon free to play?

The base game is free to play. However, it does offer in-app purchases, which may include additional content like the Red Night Dungeon DLC.

### What platforms is Dark Blue Dungeon available on?

Based on the provided data, it is a mobile application. Specific compatibility details for operating systems like iOS or Android would typically be found in the app store listing.

### What is the Red Night Dungeon DLC?

The Red Night Dungeon is an additional content pack that offers a new adventure in an alternate universe. It introduces new heroes, equipment, spells, and gameplay inspired by Rogue-Likes, with a brand-new dungeon to explore.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.1.0 — 2026-08-22

Updated to the latest iOS version with various improvements and bug fixes.

### 3.0.0 — 2026-03-27

Version 3.0.0 introduces many changes, including a visual redesign of most pages, the addition of visual information, improved accessibility, and various optimizations.

### 2.5.5 — 2026-01-21

Technical update aimed at ensuring game compatibility with the latest mobile operating system versions.

### 2.5.4 — 2025-12-12

Version 2.5.4 introduces various fixes, improves game balancing, and adds a special filter to celebrate the Christmas holidays.

### 2.5.3 — 2025-11-05

Version 2.5.3:
Fixed keyboard issue on iPhone 7 and 7 Plus running iOS 15.8.5.

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