Shattered Pixel Dungeon

Item: Shattered Pixel Dungeon
Rating: 94
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-05-02

Summary

Engaging, actively updated, deep roguelike experience
Deep, replayable gameplay rewards skill and knowledge
Diverse classes and strategic combat
High, unforgiving difficulty punishes mistakes
Unclear mechanics and poor tutorial frustrate players
Basic graphics and audio

Categories

Roguelike Dungeon Crawler RPG Procedural Generation Resource Management Strategic Combat Single-player Character Customization

Reviews (sample size): 413
Helpful reviews: 77%
Unhelpful reviews: 23%
Protest reviews: 0%

94%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
6%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 775
Negative points: 228
Gameplay points: 217
Perf. points: 7
Rec. points: 197
Misc points: 55

Point	Description	Importance
Engaging, deep, and actively updated Description The game is praised for its engaging gameplay loop, depth, and balance. Frequent updates, new content, and active developer involvement keep the experience fresh and rewarding. The game is also free on mobile with no ads or pay-to-win mechanics. Importance 95%	The game is praised for its engaging gameplay loop, depth, and balance. Frequent updates, new content, and active developer involvement keep the experience fresh and rewarding. The game is also free on mobile with no ads or pay-to-win mechanics.	95%
Deep, replayable roguelike experience Description The game is a well-designed roguelike with high replayability due to its strategic depth, varied builds, and randomized elements. It offers a traditional roguelike experience with an accessible UI and clear descriptions, making it a standout in the genre. Importance 62%	The game is a well-designed roguelike with high replayability due to its strategic depth, varied builds, and randomized elements. It offers a traditional roguelike experience with an accessible UI and clear descriptions, making it a standout in the genre.	62%
Rewards skill and knowledge Description The game emphasizes player skill and knowledge over meta-progression, rewarding strategic play and clever use of mechanics. Learning enemy patterns, item effects, and dungeon layouts is crucial for success, creating a challenging but fair experience. Importance 23%	The game emphasizes player skill and knowledge over meta-progression, rewarding strategic play and clever use of mechanics. Learning enemy patterns, item effects, and dungeon layouts is crucial for success, creating a challenging but fair experience.	23%
Improved upon original Pixel Dungeon Description Shattered Pixel Dungeon is consistently highlighted as a significant improvement over the original Pixel Dungeon. Reviewers praise its enhanced polish, balance, and skill-based design, establishing it as a modern and engaging take on the classic roguelike formula. Importance 18%	Shattered Pixel Dungeon is consistently highlighted as a significant improvement over the original Pixel Dungeon. Reviewers praise its enhanced polish, balance, and skill-based design, establishing it as a modern and engaging take on the classic roguelike formula.	18%
Supporting the developer Description Many reviewers express their support for the developer by purchasing the game on Steam or donating, even after playing it extensively for free on mobile. This highlights the game's addictive nature and the positive impression it leaves on players. Importance 18%	Many reviewers express their support for the developer by purchasing the game on Steam or donating, even after playing it extensively for free on mobile. This highlights the game's addictive nature and the positive impression it leaves on players.	18%