Tainted Treasure in IOS

A reaction-battle roguelike!

Walkthrough, Guilds, Tips on this special game

Our Expert Score

71/100

Tainted Treasure is a clever twist on the dungeon-crawling genre that focuses more on risk management than raw combat. The premise is intriguing: every piece of loot you find might be cursed, and you have to weigh the stat boost against the potential debuff. It creates this constant tension—do I take the massive sword that might occasionally drain my health, or stick with my reliable, weaker dagger?

The pixel art is charming and evocative of the 16-bit era, and the procedural generation keeps the dungeons feeling fresh. It can be quite punishing; a few bad 'tainted' choices can end a run quickly. However, the 'one more try' factor is strong here. It’s a great pick for RPG fans who want something a bit more cerebral than just mashing an attack button.

Dinsun reviewed on: Fri Feb 27 2026

The Game

Available on: iPhone, iPad, iPod

Version 2.0.2Thu Aug 31 2023

- New Boss Fights (3 New Bosses)

- 11 New Effects

- 20 New Consumables

- New Snackmachine Room

- Optional Challenges

- Improved Hard Mode

- Curse Rooms

- 8 New enemies

- 4 New Player Attacks

- 4 New Items

- German Localization

- A lot of minor tweaks and additions:

- Added Auto-Counter Option

- Added Auto-Color-Change Option

- Added Revive Animation

- Added Regenerate Animation

- Added Menu to view Unlockables

- Added Luck Stat

- Added Idle Alternatives

- Improved Target Selection

- Better Descriptions

- Improved Tutorial

- More Polish

- UI Improvements

- Balancing


Reach the bottom of the tainted cave in this reaction-battle roguelike!

In order to uncover the mystery of the secret treasure, you have to reach the lowest level of the tainted cave.

But this will be no easy feat as there are countless corrupted enemies standing in your way.

Features:

2v2 Battle Action

20 Enemies with unique attacks (+Bosses)

10 Player Attacks

18 Items + 20 Consumables

3 Areas + 6 Special Room Types

Optional Challenges

Unlockable Color Palettes

1-Bit Pixel Art Style

Adaptive Music to chill/dance to

Optional Hard Mode

Battle through Enemy Duos, buy Items or Consumables and improve your loadout as you venture deeper into the cave.

Your reactions are vital in this dungeon-crawler because you deal more damage when you time your attacks right.

Your enemies always have a tell. Once you figure it out, you can even dodge their attacks!


Requires iOS 12.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

Reach the bottom of the tainted cave in this reaction-battle roguelike!

In order to uncover the mystery of the secret treasure, you have to reach the lowest level of the tainted cave.

But this will be no easy feat as there are countless corrupted enemies standing in your way.

Features:

2v2 Battle Action

20 Enemies with unique attacks (+Bosses)

10 Player Attacks

18 Items + 20 Consumables

3 Areas + 6 Special Room Types

Optional Challenges

Unlockable Color Palettes

1-Bit Pixel Art Style

Adaptive Music to chill/dance to

Optional Hard Mode

Battle through Enemy Duos, buy Items or Consumables and improve your loadout as you venture deeper into the cave.

Your reactions are vital in this dungeon-crawler because you deal more damage when you time your attacks right.

Your enemies always have a tell. Once you figure it out, you can even dodge their attacks!


Ratings & Reviews

4.6 out of 5 with 5 Counts
Age Rating 9+

Screenshots

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Tainted Treasure is a strategic rogue-lite dungeon crawler. Players must navigate treacherous corridors filled with traps and monsters to find ancient relics. However, the treasure is 'tainted'—offering incredible power at the cost of your sanity or health. Balance your equipment, manage your resources, and decide how much risk you are willing to take for the ultimate prize. Every playthrough offers a new map and different cursed items to master.

Features

1

Procedurally generated dungeons

2

Over 100 unique 'Tainted' items

3

Challenging turn-based combat

4

Unlockable character classes

Tips

Promotion Videos

TAINTED TREASURE - Von Marvin Wardius - YouTube

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Gameplays

Q&A

As a rogue-lite, you lose your current items but keep 'Essence' which can be used to buy permanent upgrades for your next hero.

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