Underplayed Gems

Dragonwake (2026)

Dragonwake cover
Developer
Mr Crops
Platforms
Windows
Genres
RPG, Strategy
Rating
4.3 of 5, 7 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.7 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

Feels like a thoughtful, old-school tabletop campaign translated into a roguelike, with deliberate exploration and strategic dungeon delving.

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What players say

Players praise the UI, auto-explore, and classic AD&D-style roguelike design, but split on visuals: some find ASCII symbols reused confusingly while others call it readable with colors, and many want a tileset overhaul. Death is forgiving with one free pass per run. Some Japanese players report awkward machine translation and untranslated English text.

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