Crossword Dungeon

Just discovered this little gem! On the iPhone and iPad works great! Fun in bite size pieces or chunks!

I'm enjoying this quite a bit. This is a nerdy little crossword puzzle with roguelike elements (permadeth, randomized levels). Each cell is a potential battlefield where your character might fight an enemy; you fight by choosing from a selection of letters. Some of these letters have special effects (extra XP, HP restoration, extra damage), so you are not always interested in choosing the correct letter for the clue. Also, if you don't know the answer --say you are bad with recognizing actor names-- you have something to do other than guess blindly. As you gather XP from tiles and battles, you can give your character status upgrades, allowing you to battle more effectively -- useful, as the "dungeons" (groups of clues) get increasingly more difficult. I think I have finally hit my stride with the Barbarian; next game I'll play with one of the other two classes. There are some problems with the game. First, it crashes a great deal. Fortunately the game autosaves at the beginning of a dungeon so you don't lose your whole game. Still, if the game crashes when you are at the end of, say, dungeon 50, you lose a lot of progress. Also, I had my game crash as I simultaneously leveled up and finished a level; the end result was that I did not get to distribute my stat point. :[ There's is an specific clue that does not appear; its answer is "fjordfutile". I appreciate the nerdy flavor of the clues and answers, but there really need to be more of them. I've only played a few hours and I rarely see anything new any more. You could probably crowdsource this. It'd be really nice to see some Game Center leaderboards! All in all, I'm very happy with my purchase. I definitely recommend!

Great concept! As a young game designer I applaud you. However, I would recommend tons of new words, new monsters, and a few more classes as well (Valkyrie, knight, paladin, sorcerer), also maybe upgradable items as well. I know this is a lot to ask but I would like to see these implemented over time! Thanks for your time and great job! Please pass this on fellow consumers so that it shall be heard across the land! Jk