Desktop Dungeons: Rewind

Desktop Dungeons: Rewind

April 18, 2023

RoguelikeRPGTurn-Based Strategy PCXbox Series X/S

Desktop Dungeons: Rewind is a modern remastering of the award-winning, bite-sized, tactical dungeon crawler. Founding a new kingdom isn’t easy: it takes cunning, manpower, and lots and lots of gold. How will you pay for the outrageously overpriced taverns and banks? Better descend into the dungeons and steal riches from …

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Artura Dawn GameGrin Apr 2023
80.0 /100

Graphics

30.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

70.0

"Desktop Dungeons: Rewind is a title you&s;ll likely play for weeks if you pace yourself properly. With the multitudes of things to do, you&s;ll be enjoying it for a long time to come."

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Elliot Hilderbrand Gaming Nexus Apr 2023
88.0 /100

Graphics

92.0

Gameplay

87.0

Story

93.0

"Desktop Dungeons: Rewind is what I look for when playing a remastered title. A nice graphical update, plenty of quality-of-life changes, and new content that is not in the original but still adds to the enjoyment without feeling forced in. …"

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Gülhis Canpolat Oyungezer Online Apr 2023
80.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

65.0

Story

30.0

"Although there are some innovations like the Rewind mechanic, this is more basically a remake of the original Desktop Dungeons. That means if you played the original a lot, this will more or less feel the same. But if you …"

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Matúš Štrba SECTOR.sk Apr 2023
90.0 /100

Graphics

35.0

Gameplay

55.0

Story

30.0

"Desktop Dungeons: Rewind owes its success to its fast-paced, brief yet incredibly entertaining gameplay. The game may be small in size, but its depth and excitement are beyond measure. It&s;s a gaming experience that you never knew you needed."

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Mick Fraser God is a Geek Apr 2023
80.0 /100

"If you&s;re after a different, more cerebral kind of dungeoneering experience, Desktop Dungeons: Rewind might just be the adventure you&s;re looking for."

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Scott Baird DualShockers Apr 2023
80.0 /100

"Ultimately, Desktop Dungeons: Rewind is a cleaned-up repackaging of one of the most visually basic PC games of all time, with the Dragon Quest overworld-style sprites of the original brought to life in a whole new way. The gameplay is …"

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Scott Ellison II Saving Content Apr 2023
100.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

95.0

Story

40.0

"While I still prefer the original Desktop Dungeons mainly for nostalgia, Rewind this is a refreshing and modernized reintroduction of the game will have a new generation falling in love like I did over ten years ago. Even if you …"

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Vitor Braz Multiplayer First Apr 2023
80.0 /100

Graphics

90.0

Gameplay

75.0

Story

35.0

"This is a game that requires a slow-paced and thoughtful approach and is clever at it, but the downside is that the core loop may become boring if you don’t take a breather now and then. Don’t play this on …"

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