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Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch • 2015

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Quick resume

Now fully rebuilt and remastered, Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition is a turn-based dungeon crawler with a twist: instead of controlling the hero you build the dungeon around them.

Global score

77/100

Genres

Indie, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Card & Board Game

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    Pros

    • Innovative card-based dungeon building and combat
    • Charming art style and humorous bard narration
    • Engaging strategic gameplay with high replay value
    • Catchy and well-integrated music
    • Varied classes and guild upgrades

    Cons

    • Steep learning curve with minimal tutorial
    • Some frustrating rng elements in combat and card draws
    • Lack of deep character progression and endgame content
    • Ui bugs and occasional game freezes reported
    • Limited social or multiplayer features

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      "Players have freedom to choose race, class, talents, and build their own playstyle; party leader controls dungeon movement but others control combat actions."

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      "Players build the dungeon and influence the hero's path but do not directly control the hero's movement, allowing strategic freedom in dungeon design and combat decisions."

    • Competence

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      "The game requires skillful planning and strategic decision-making to overcome RNG challenges and enemy encounters, rewarding mastery."

      Capsule for DOG WITCH DOG WITCH

      "The game requires strategic planning and skillful card play in combat and dungeon building, with some RNG elements adding challenge."

    • Competition

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      "Focus is on personal progress and strategy without ranked modes or direct player-vs-player competition."

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    • Continuation

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      3

      "Players report high replay value and addictive gameplay with increasing difficulty encouraging continued play."

      Capsule for Acquitted Acquitted

      "Players report addictive gameplay with high replay value and willingness to return despite some frustration from RNG and difficulty spikes."

    • Cooperation

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      "Gameplay is single-player focused with no cooperative multiplayer or teamwork elements."

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    • Creativity

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      4

      "Players create and customize decks, build parties, and upgrade equipment, allowing creative tactical approaches."

      Capsule for Knights in Tight Spaces Knights in Tight Spaces

      "Players creatively build dungeons using cards and customize guild upgrades, influencing gameplay and strategy."

    • Domination

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      "Interactions are individual and balanced; no evidence of exerting control or superiority over others."

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      "Interactions are individual and balanced; no evidence of exerting control or superiority over others."

    • Escapism

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      "Players enjoy humorous, charming, and lighthearted escape from reality through story and music."

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      "Players enjoy the humorous, whimsical world and music as a lighthearted escape from real life."

    • Expectation

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      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily for fun and challenge, with no indication of obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Players experiment with different classes, weapons, vehicles, and tactics to find effective strategies."

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      "Players experiment with different classes, dungeon layouts, and equipment combinations to find effective strategies."

    • Exploration

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      "Game involves discovering new level layouts and secrets, though environments are relatively contained."

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      "Players discover new dungeon layouts and secrets through card-based dungeon building, though environments are stylized and limited."

    • Expression

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      "Some character customization through equipment and perks, but limited visual customization."

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      "Some customization through guild building and equipment choices, but limited character personalization."

    • Fantasy

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      "The game features imaginative fiction, surreal story elements, and humorous fantasy scenarios."

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      "The game embraces a humorous fantasy setting with imaginative characters, bard narration, and dungeon crawling themes."

    • Fellowship

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      "The game is focused on solo play with minimal social connection or community interaction."

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    • Growth

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      "Players unlock new cards and build skill over runs, showing learning and personal development."

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      "Players develop skill in card play and strategy, unlocking new classes and equipment to improve performance."

    • Health

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      "The game is sedentary with no physical activity or health-related features."

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      "The game is sedentary with no physical activity or health-related features."

    • Idle

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      "Requires constant attention and focus during dungeon crawling and combat; no background or idle play."

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      "Requires focused attention during dungeon building and combat; not designed for background or casual idle play."

    • Intimacy

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      "No evidence of forming close relationships or emotional social interactions."

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      "No evidence of forming close relationships or emotional social interactions."

    • Leadership

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      "Players lead their own company and make strategic decisions but do not manage groups of people directly."

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      "Players manage guild building and strategic decisions but do not lead other players."

    • Progression

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      3

      "Players accumulate gold, unlock classes, and purchase permanent upgrades and equipment to improve performance."

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      "Players accumulate gold, unlock guild upgrades, new classes, and equipment to enhance future runs."

    • Relaxation

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      "Game balances challenge and humor to provide enjoyable flow, though some frustration from RNG."

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      "The game balances challenge and humor to provide enjoyable flow, though RNG can cause frustration."

    • Sensation

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      2

      "Colorful visuals and catchy music provide sensory enjoyment, though graphics are simple."

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      "Charming art and catchy music provide sensory enjoyment, though visuals are simple and stylized."

    • Status

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      "No social recognition or leaderboards; achievements are personal and not publicly ranked."

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      "No social recognition or leaderboards; achievements are personal and not publicly ranked."

    • Story

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      "Narrative is light and humorous, serving as a framework rather than deep plot immersion."

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      "Narrative is light and humorous, with bard commentary adding flavor but no deep overarching plot."

    • Strategy

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      "Strong strategic elements in resource management, dungeon layout, and combat tactics."

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      "Strong emphasis on strategic dungeon building, card combat, and resource management."

    • Thrill

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      "Players experience suspense and tension from challenging combat and RNG elements."

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      "Players experience suspense and tension from RNG and challenging combat encounters."

    • Value

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      "Players generally feel the game offers good value for price and content, especially with free updates."

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      "Players generally feel the game offers good value for its price and playtime, especially with free updates."

    • Violence

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      "Combat involves defeating monsters but is cartoonish and not graphic or intense."

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    • Survival

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      "Players must manage risks and avoid death through choices and character development, with many ways to fail."

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      "Players must manage risk and avoid failure by careful dungeon design and combat tactics to keep heroes alive."

    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Leadership, Survival, Violence, Strategy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Fellowship, Status.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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