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Dungeon Souls

Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and…

70 2 December 2016

Dungeon Souls is an adventure developed by Lamina Studios, released 2 December 2016 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 3 hrs to finish.

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What Dungeon Souls is

Dungeon Souls is an adventure game developed by Lamina Studios and released in 2016. It was published by Black Shell Media. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on GameMaker: Studio.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen. There are 10 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Dungeon Souls holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 33% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored 2 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 3 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 6 hrs, roughly 2 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2.9 GHz, 2 GB RAM and 256 MB. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Dungeon Souls launched on 2 December 2016, within three weeks of Dishonored 2, Final Fantasy XV, The Last Guardian and Watch Dogs 2. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Dishonored 2, Final Fantasy XV, The Last Guardian, Watch Dogs 2.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Dungeon Souls — frequently asked questions

When did Dungeon Souls come out?
Dungeon Souls was released on 2 December 2016 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Dungeon Souls?
At minimum, Dungeon Souls needs 2.9 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 256 MB graphics, 200 MB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Dungeon Souls?
The main story of Dungeon Souls takes around 3 hrs, or 6 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Dungeon Souls?
The PC version needs about 0.2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("200 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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