Dungeons of Chaos REVAMPED ED. in IOS

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Our Site Score

88/100

Dungeons of Chaos is a love letter to 90s CRPGs like Ultima and Wizardry. The revamped edition makes the interface much more manageable on modern screens while keeping the hardcore, stats-heavy gameplay intact. Creating a party and slowly exploring a tile-based world is incredibly rewarding for fans of old-school depth.

The tactical combat is where the game really shines. You have to carefully consider positioning and spell usage to survive the brutal encounters. It doesn't hold your hand, which is refreshing in an age of over-simplified mobile games. If you want a deep, loot-filled adventure with hundreds of hours of content, this is it.

Reviewed on: Thu Mar 14 2024
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Dinsun Review

Dinsun here. Now this is a proper game. It doesn't hold your hand, it doesn't have flashy 3D graphics, and it doesn't care if you get lost. It's built for those of us who remember drawing maps on graph paper. The depth of the class system and the tactical nature of the combat are genuinely impressive.

The UI is admittedly a bit of a disaster—buttons are small and it takes a while to figure out where everything is. But once you get past the learning curve, there’s an incredible amount of content here. It’s a labor of love from a solo developer, and it shows. If you can handle the 'ugly' graphics, you’ll find one of the deepest RPGs on the platform.

Overall Stats

Pros & Cons

  • Incredible depth and complexity
  • Massive open world to explore
  • Satisfying tactical combat
  • Steep learning curve
  • Cluttered and difficult UI
  • Visuals are very dated even for 'retro'

Technical Report

Performance: Extremely lightweight; runs on any device. Some text scaling issues on smaller screens.

Accessibility:
  • Difficulty Presets

Audience Fit

Buy if: You crave 90s-era RPG complexity and tactical party management.

Skip if: You prioritize modern graphics and streamlined user interfaces.

Similar Games:
  • Avernum: Escape From the Pit
  • 9th Dawn III

Reviewer Context

  • Reviewer: Dinsun
  • Hardware: iPhone 13 mini
  • Playtime: 35 hours
  • Status: Near end-game

The Game

Available on: iPhone, iPad, iPod

Version 2.9.211Wed Aug 18 2021

- fixed HOPOMO trinket getting wrong loot value at level 9

- allow white robe for exorcists

- line break in multi-trinket levelup message

- suicidal achievement now shows popup message


Dungeons of Chaos is a retro-style 2D RPG that takes you on an epic journey with numerous spells, skills and tactical combat to employ in order to win the battle against evil. Huge locations to explore (both unique and randomised). Totally ad-free. >20000 sold so far for both major OS together, and 4.8 star rating and a very engaged fanbase on our facebook page, where I discuss frequent updates and additions.

Favourite fan quote to date (Kristian Borcheck): "If you were a fan of Ultima 3,4,5 or games of that ilk then this game will feel like coming home"

See overwhelming iOS reviews here:

https://sensortower.com/ios/us/volker-elzner/app/dungeons-of-chaos-unity-edition/1052556488/#review-history

Quotes:

"An Old-School-RPG with great character development, rewarding exploration, turn-based combat and well designed dungeons and quests. Retro-Fun!" - RPGWatch

"Deeply immersive and a whole lot of fun, Dungeons of Chaos belongs on the iPad of any self-respecting 1980s role-playing fan." - iRumorsnow

"If Avernum and Ultima 4ish had a genius baby, this would be it." - Aldinach

"The little guy who made this game made a gem. [...] It's very fun and deep. Creating characters is the bomb. It's great!" -- anabolicMike

FEATURES:

- retro-style RolePlayingGame (RPG) in the spirit of old classics

- vast locations to explore in a top-down 2D tile-based view

- many different character classes, spells and skills to employ. Guilds can give access to advanced classes

- rewarding quests to fulfil

- atmospheric music, and detailed lighting and line-of-sight visual mechanics

- non-linear content and exploration: many locations exist outside the main storyline, with unique monsters and treasure and secrets

- some locations are fully randomised and different each time you play (procedural content generation). Some are randomised and re-settable. And there are over 30 fixed locations supporting the main storyline.

- many rare item properties make for over 5,000,000 combinations that let your armour, weapons and accessories take on powerful bonuses

- defeat many different monsters with unique abilities and challenges. level up your characters and upgrade their abilities.

- find important NPCs to expand your skill sets, find magic books to boost your spell knowledge and improve your equipment by trading your bounty with various shop owners

- intricate fight mechanics: flanking or being flanked makes an encounter change from being easy to being dangerous, and vice versa; using the right boost/support/attack spells and skills will prove vital for survival

- control a party of 6 characters, which you can generate using 9 starter classes and unique character features

- try out different classes, experience different randomised locations, find different equipment, for great replay value

- various difficulty levels. Higher difficulty yields better loot but also much tougher enemies and game mechanics

DETAILED GAME MECHANICS, TACTICS and HINTS are available at the support website https://dungeonsofchaos.wordpress.com.

Some gameplay videos:

https://youtu.be/NXEK7R5hB5c?list=PLMAEZZoVxsGLS_YtEEWFYxPL93heVaqOq

https://youtu.be/RF45sJk_l2M?list=PLMAEZZoVxsGLS_YtEEWFYxPL93heVaqOq

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9FwaFWGuM8&list=PLMAEZZoVxsGLS_YtEEWFYxPL93heVaqOq

https://youtu.be/3_dmEljHZBk

https://youtu.be/VNnqWR1WLfs

https://youtu.be/0BpgIv8fXeA

DEVICE SUPPORT:

Dungeons of Chaos is designed to work on as many devices as possible and back to iOS6. Issues DO arise on very old devices with low memory (RAM of 256MB or less), such as iPad2 or iPad Mini or iPhone 4S and 5C if the latter run iOS 8 or 9. The game works fine on iPhone 5S,6,6S,6Plus and on newer iPads like iPadAir 1 or 2, or iPad3.

For any problems or suggestions we would love to hear from you at: dungeonsofchaos@gmail.com .


Requires iOS 10.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

Dungeons of Chaos is a retro-style 2D RPG that takes you on an epic journey with numerous spells, skills and tactical combat to employ in order to win the battle against evil. Huge locations to explore (both unique and randomised). Totally ad-free. >20000 sold so far for both major OS together, and 4.8 star rating and a very engaged fanbase on our facebook page, where I discuss frequent updates and additions.

Favourite fan quote to date (Kristian Borcheck): "If you were a fan of Ultima 3,4,5 or games of that ilk then this game will feel like coming home"

See overwhelming iOS reviews here:

https://sensortower.com/ios/us/volker-elzner/app/dungeons-of-chaos-unity-edition/1052556488/#review-history

Quotes:

"An Old-School-RPG with great character development, rewarding exploration, turn-based combat and well designed dungeons and quests. Retro-Fun!" - RPGWatch

"Deeply immersive and a whole lot of fun, Dungeons of Chaos belongs on the iPad of any self-respecting 1980s role-playing fan." - iRumorsnow

"If Avernum and Ultima 4ish had a genius baby, this would be it." - Aldinach

"The little guy who made this game made a gem. [...] It's very fun and deep. Creating characters is the bomb. It's great!" -- anabolicMike

FEATURES:

- retro-style RolePlayingGame (RPG) in the spirit of old classics

- vast locations to explore in a top-down 2D tile-based view

- many different character classes, spells and skills to employ. Guilds can give access to advanced classes

- rewarding quests to fulfil

- atmospheric music, and detailed lighting and line-of-sight visual mechanics

- non-linear content and exploration: many locations exist outside the main storyline, with unique monsters and treasure and secrets

- some locations are fully randomised and different each time you play (procedural content generation). Some are randomised and re-settable. And there are over 30 fixed locations supporting the main storyline.

- many rare item properties make for over 5,000,000 combinations that let your armour, weapons and accessories take on powerful bonuses

- defeat many different monsters with unique abilities and challenges. level up your characters and upgrade their abilities.

- find important NPCs to expand your skill sets, find magic books to boost your spell knowledge and improve your equipment by trading your bounty with various shop owners

- intricate fight mechanics: flanking or being flanked makes an encounter change from being easy to being dangerous, and vice versa; using the right boost/support/attack spells and skills will prove vital for survival

- control a party of 6 characters, which you can generate using 9 starter classes and unique character features

- try out different classes, experience different randomised locations, find different equipment, for great replay value

- various difficulty levels. Higher difficulty yields better loot but also much tougher enemies and game mechanics

DETAILED GAME MECHANICS, TACTICS and HINTS are available at the support website https://dungeonsofchaos.wordpress.com.

Some gameplay videos:

https://youtu.be/NXEK7R5hB5c?list=PLMAEZZoVxsGLS_YtEEWFYxPL93heVaqOq

https://youtu.be/RF45sJk_l2M?list=PLMAEZZoVxsGLS_YtEEWFYxPL93heVaqOq

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9FwaFWGuM8&list=PLMAEZZoVxsGLS_YtEEWFYxPL93heVaqOq

https://youtu.be/3_dmEljHZBk

https://youtu.be/VNnqWR1WLfs

https://youtu.be/0BpgIv8fXeA

DEVICE SUPPORT:

Dungeons of Chaos is designed to work on as many devices as possible and back to iOS6. Issues DO arise on very old devices with low memory (RAM of 256MB or less), such as iPad2 or iPad Mini or iPhone 4S and 5C if the latter run iOS 8 or 9. The game works fine on iPhone 5S,6,6S,6Plus and on newer iPads like iPadAir 1 or 2, or iPad3.

For any problems or suggestions we would love to hear from you at: dungeonsofchaos@gmail.com .


Ratings & Reviews

4.8 out of 5 with 206 Counts
Age Rating 9+

Screenshots

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Dungeons of Chaos is a retro-style 2D RPG that brings back the depth and challenge of classic computer role-playing games. Players create a party of six characters from various classes and explore a massive world filled with secrets, dungeons, and tactical combat. The Revamped Edition features an updated UI, improved balancing, and expanded content. With a focus on exploration and strategic turn-based battles, the game offers a rich narrative and complex character progression system that rewards careful planning and experimentation.

Features

1

Massive open world with hundreds of locations

2

Deep character customization and class systems

3

Strategic turn-based grid combat

4

Retro 2D tile-based graphics with modern UI

5

No in-app purchases or 'pay to win' mechanics

Tips

Promotion Videos

Official Dungeons of Chaos playthrough Chapter 1 : Part 4 Spelunking Orc tunnels.

Related Videos

Recommended Links

Dungeons of Chaos Official Site

Manuals and community forums.

Official

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Q&A

Yes, Dungeons of Chaos is a fully single-player experience that can be played entirely offline.

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