On 06/05/2013 at 10:52 AM,
by
daftman
I haven't been around here on PixlBit much in the last two weeks or so. My wife and I moved over the weekend and had been packing everything up before that. Busy busy busy. Work has also been very demanding lately, so my plate's been pretty full. On top of that we had to wait two extra days to get our internet up and running because Verizon lost our initial order. So, as you can imagine, I haven't had time to play any games during all of this, other than a few on my iPhone. I got sucked into one called Dungelot that's basically a casual roguelike. Each floor of the dungeon is a 5x6 grid of tiles and you tap to uncover them, revealing...sometimes nothing but more than not you'll find a monster or a power up or treasure. One of the monsters holds the key to the next floor and you can move on as soon as you find it, though the reward for clearing the floor is often worth the trouble. It's game over when you die but you do keep the money you found and it can be used to buy permanent upgrades for your character, making it easier to get a little farther the next time. There are quite a few more wrinkles to keep things interesting, including different playable characters to unlock, like a vampire and a dwarf (you start as a paladin). I've enjoyed it a lot overall and it's great for playing in little bursts of a few minutes, which is about all I've had recently.