Dungeon of the Endless (2014)

Developer: Amplitude Studios
Publisher: Playdigious
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: Platform, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Rating: 3.9 of 5, 56 player ratings
Where to get it: Nintendo eShop

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How it feels

A tense, methodical mix of dungeon crawling and tower defense where every move to power rooms and place turrets risks triggering waves of enemies from the dark.

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About

In Dungeon of the Endless, the player takes the role of the survivors of a prison spaceship, its escape pod having crashed to the surface of a strange planet. To escape, they must take an energy crystal through several floors, each floor filled with a number of dangerous creatures. To help, the player can have their survivors explore the randomly generated levels to collect resources as to enable power to various rooms and construct turrets to fend off the enemies when they move the crystal from its starting point to the elevator to the next floor.

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