Tiny Decks & Dungeons
By David Chapman,
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Deck-building, monster raising tale has bite-size fun.
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What’s It About?
Live a life of fantasy adventure in TINY DECKS & DUNGEONS. When evil starts to invade the land, it's up to a brave young hero to save the day. You are that hero. In this turn-based, strategic, deck-building adventure, you'll need to venture beyond the safety of your home and explore the depths of a nearby labyrinth filled with all manner of monsters. You'll use your arsenal of weapons to overcome the creatures lurking about and collect the treasures hidden within the dungeon walls. Need some help to turn back the tide of darkness? You can capture some of the dungeon's monsters and bring them back to your farm, raising and breeding them into powerful and loyal companions fighting at your side. Hone your skills, raise your monsters, and expand your home as you build your legacy to become the hero you were always meant to be.
Is It Any Good?
Some games look for success by focusing on a single gameplay element, while others toss a bunch of things together to see what sticks. Tiny Decks & Dungeons falls squarely in the latter category with a patchwork of familiar pieces stitched together into a bite-sized adventure. There's deck-building, monster raising, roguelite dungeon crawling, and strategic combat. But none of these elements are particularly deep. In its effort to be jack of all trades, Tiny Decks & Dungeons doesn't stand out in any single area, and yet it still works for the most part.
By combining these lighter, simplified pieces, Tiny Decks & Dungeons winds up offering a quick gameplay cycle. Pick up some cards. Tweak your deck, Dive into the dungeon for loot and creatures. Then head back to base to drop off and upgrade monsters before using your newfound loot to pick up more cards and start the process all over again. This is fun in short bursts, but can start to get repetitive quickly. This is made worse by the excruciatingly slow character progression. Toss in the constant push to buy whatever new item is in the shop or to watch ads for extra cards or revives, and it wears on your patience to play for any extended period. That's not to say Tiny Decks & Dungeons isn't a fun distraction when you've got a little time to kill. Just think of it as more of an entertaining snack as opposed to a buffet of adventure.
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App Details
- Devices: iPhone , iPad , Android
- Pricing structure: Free
- Release date: June 3, 2021
- Category: Role-Playing Games
- Topics: Magic and Fantasy , Adventures , Monsters, Ghosts, and Vampires
- Publisher: Springloaded
- Version: 1.1.00
- Minimum software requirements: Requires iOS 9.0 or higher; Android 4.1 and up
- Last updated: September 23, 2022
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