The Dungeon Beneath

The Dungeon Beneath

Steam Deck Verified

Puzzle Box Games · Turn-Based Tactics · Oct 23, 2020

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $7.49.

89%
Very Positive
890 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 51 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 890 player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
57% of themes are praise43% are divided0% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The draw of the game is ultimately in its impressive gameplay, and it IS impressive.
51 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The sound design makes me think of my old SNES gaming days and is full of charm, though the music itself can get a little repetitive.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
- Pleasant art style with minimal reuse of sprites.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
So while the combat interface evokes a lot of Into the Breach comparisons because of what it looks like (seeing everything that's going to happen and in the exact order and then making choices about how to respond optimally), really the best case scenario is just setting up your characters in the best formation in turn 1 and then letting it ride as an auto-battle.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Gameplay51 reviews
Audio29 reviews
Graphics19 reviews
Combat16 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters68 reviews
81%
Difficulty43 reviews
84%
Steam Deck6 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.49.

6 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
39
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.