Crossword Dungeon App Reviews

I do enjoy this game, there is much room for improvement though (whats a dungeon without hidden treasure and loot or big nasty boss creatures!!) not to mention there are a few game breaking glitches. I got my archer up to level 37 yesterday!!!! Only to have the game glitch and not load my progress correctly, forcing my to start all over. Another nice feature would be to have multiple save for each class. I hope some improvements are made, it would be in the game designers best interest.

This should have been free but the concept had me excited enough to pay. While this is a good game the words are limited and the classes are boring. Id say if this developer keeps it up they could really have a hit. Please refund me money until then

I really liked the idea of a rogue/crossword hybrid but unfortunately this is far to much average crossword and very little rogue. Youll wander around small crossword boards that slowly get bigger as you descend levels. I noticed the clues repeated in the few games I played. The clues arent particularly taxing but since free movement isnt allowed unless you kill the monsters in your path you probably wont be doing much back-solving if you get stumped. Killing a mob consists of picking one of a selection of letters. the correct letter is a crit and fills in the square, the wrong letter is a swing which allows the mob to attack back. If this sounds fun then I described it wrong. From an RPG perspective the game is weaker. You level, choose something like strength or constitution or stun resistance and keep going. There are 3 classes but they didnt seem to change the pace of the game. I would recommend avoiding this. I personally think Bookworm Adventures is still the best word/RPG hybrid you can play. On a price note I found 1.99 to be far too expensive after playing this and regretted not having gotten a neuroshima hex army or some other expansion for a better game. Even at .99 I would avoid this unless the devs due some serious work on improving this.

Lost all my progress

The game idea is a decent one- solve crosswords and level a rogue like hero. However the game needs a lot of work most importantly increasing the database of clues by a ton. At its current state youll complete all the words in two or three hours of gameplay. Things need to get more challenging too, for example boss fights would be a fun break from the grind. Integrating items in this would be a great way to expand the gameplay. I do really enjoy the types of clues given. In most cases a trivia level knowledge of basic history, geography, chemistry, physics and literature. This is great as you dont need a superb vocabulary to enjoy this game, just general knowledge. I hope the devs will update this game and make it worth what I spent.

Its "crosswords" arent very good, and its clues need a lot of work. There arent nearly enough words -- Ive had a case where Ive gotten a duplicate word on the same level. The game gets repetitive around the 20 level mark; around that time new monsters stop showing up, and if youve chosen the right stats, namely Intelligence and Strength, you can tear through levels without paying much attention to whether youre picking the right letters or not. The fact that your health is refilled every experience level makes Intelligence overpowered in the early game (especially if youre sure to always pick the bonus experience spaces), while in the late game all that bonus experience means you can rapidly boost the other stats. The game would be much improved if the developer made a study of newspaper crossword puzzle clues. The ones included overuse chemical symbols, Greek gods and national capitals, sure signs that little work has been put into the writing. Crossword Dungeon has potential, but the games not there yet.

... you get to the 10th dungeon. Things were moving along fine with this unique blend of RPG and word game until I reached the 10th dungeon. I completed all of the words and should have been able to complete the level, but the game wouldnt let me progress. After giving up with trying to find a way to end the level, I tried to restart the game multiple times. The game would start and then kick me back out to the iOS home screen. Id love to be able to play more of this game I purchased.

This game is great. Easy then difficult. Some class balance could make it better. The barb seems like the only class I can get farthest with. iPad version would be rad too. Also, Game Center support! Thanks for a well made game!!!

Playing on the 4s . Certain tiles crash my game when I clear it even after I reboot the same tile is bugged... Ruins it for me but other than that it needs more words and I would be happy to give it 5.

For some reason, in the few times I played this game, I received the same clues multiple times. Some clues do not make sense (possibly a translation error?). I decided to completely obliterate the dungeon and therefore deleted the game. NOT RECOMMENDED

Great fun at first, its a good mix of crosswords and levelling up your character...but the crosswords are pretty easy and the clues start to repeat themselves very quickly. After about 3 times through I had seen every clue, and they do nothing but repeat themselves level after level. Once you know all the clues its a snooze.

Get about 80% of the puzzle done then crashes on a random square. Extremely frustrating when getting that far takes a lot of time at higher levels. Fun otherwise

With this update I can now wholeheartedly recommend this unique take on puzzles and roguelikes. Different classes and with that, strategies and choices. The number of words could use some more work but the developer has been adding more and I am fine with that.

iPhone 4S, iOS 6, not jailbroken, and the game is good - but just resumed on level 38 and it said Level 1 with question for down and question for across and a totally black screen. Have experienced a few crashes as well. Game resumes at beginning of level when this happens. Good game - just poor game save/resume capability (and a few bad crashes).

This game has little in the way of charm, which it desperately needs to distract the player from the fact its very dull as an "RPG" (it presents nothing in the way of interesting story, character options, or atmosphere), nor does it satisfy as a puzzle game (there is little tangible award for completing words aside from extra experience points, which is just dull grinding after a few stages). Cheap deaths are common due to unavoidable enemies with first strike and ranged attacks. I really want my money back.

Fun but loses saves and crashes too often fix and it would get 5 stars IMO

Im enjoying this quite a bit. This is a nerdy little crossword puzzle with roguelike elements (permadeth, randomized levels). Each cell is a potential battlefield where your character might fight an enemy; you fight by choosing from a selection of letters. Some of these letters have special effects (extra XP, HP restoration, extra damage), so you are not always interested in choosing the correct letter for the clue. Also, if you dont know the answer --say you are bad with recognizing actor names-- you have something to do other than guess blindly. As you gather XP from tiles and battles, you can give your character status upgrades, allowing you to battle more effectively -- useful, as the "dungeons" (groups of clues) get increasingly more difficult. I think I have finally hit my stride with the Barbarian; next game Ill play with one of the other two classes. There are some problems with the game. First, it crashes a great deal. Fortunately the game autosaves at the beginning of a dungeon so you dont lose your whole game. Still, if the game crashes when you are at the end of, say, dungeon 50, you lose a lot of progress. Also, I had my game crash as I simultaneously leveled up and finished a level; the end result was that I did not get to distribute my stat point. :[ Theres is an specific clue that does not appear; its answer is "fjordfutile". I appreciate the nerdy flavor of the clues and answers, but there really need to be more of them. Ive only played a few hours and I rarely see anything new any more. You could probably crowdsource this. Itd be really nice to see some Game Center leaderboards! All in all, Im very happy with my purchase. I definitely recommend!

Potentially good idea with horrible implementation. The game is boring and pointless. Reroll

I love the game and hope to see it get more updates.

I wish entering words was faster. Also stinks to lose a game when you didnt type any words wrong.