Underplayed Gems

Drawngeon: Dungeons of Ink and Paper (2019)

Drawngeon: Dungeons of Ink and Paper cover
Developer
DarkDes Labs
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Rating
4.0 of 5, 77 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.4 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

Exploring procedurally generated dungeons with grid-based movement and real-time combat, feeling like a nostalgic, low-stakes mystery adventure.

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What players say

Players praise the hand-drawn art style but the game is held back by janky controls, bugs, and a lack of guidance. It is a short dungeon crawler, around 3-6 hours, and players are split on whether the roguelite structure justifies multiple runs.

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Screenshots

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