Desktop Dungeons: Rewind - Gameplay, Reviews & Similar Games

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Reveal dark dungeon tiles to recover health and mana, making exploration itself part of your resource plan.

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After dying, rewind to an earlier point in the dungeon and attempt a different strategy.

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Trade monster trophies for gold, then use it to build and upgrade your settlement and attract new adventurers.

Desktop Dungeons: Rewind bestows bites of tactical roguelike action, which will quickly fester into a deep, lingering, and strategic obsession. Bargain with gods, equip your spoon and pick your battles, before retreating into the healing darkness. But beware… there are still many monsters to face!

Developed by QCF Design · Published by Prismatika, indienova

Players Praise Most

Puzzle-like tactical dungeon gameplay, with reviewers enjoying the planning and strategic choices.
Humorous writing and presentation, including memorable jokes and sound effects.
Replay variety from different content, character combinations, and challenges.
The rewind feature lets players revisit a failed run and try another approach.

Common Player Critiques

Interface and information layout can be hard to read, with some reviewers finding it difficult to view the map, stats, and inventory together.
Some reviewers dislike the 3D presentation compared with the original's 2D graphics.
The difficulty can feel punishing, and some reviewers report little progression after repeated losses.
Random map layouts or the timing of finding useful abilities can make runs feel luck-dependent.

75%

positive of 465 player reviews

81/100

Metacritic

From the Devs

Desktop Dungeons: Rewind is a modern remastering of the award-winning, bite-sized, tactical dungeon crawler.

Founding a new kingdom isn’t easy: it takes cunning, manpower, and lots and lots of gold. How will you pay for the outrageously overpriced taverns and banks? Better descend into the dungeons and steal riches from the deadly inhabitants any way you can.

Embark on an adventure - Choose from a diverse cast of replaceable adventures. Explore bite-sized dungeons.
Heal by exploring - Reveal hidden terrain to regain health and mana. But plan your route carefully or you’ll have nothing left to face the final enemy.
Die. Rewind. And try again. - New to DDR, your death is no longer quite so inevitable. After death, you can replay a dungeon from an earlier point to try a different strategy.
Build your kingdom - Trade monstrous trophies for gold and upgrade your settlement to attract the most skilled adventurers.
Show your friends who’s boss - Daily online challenges.

Discover everything that earned Desktop Dungeons a cult following: innovative game design, hundreds of hours of content, daily online challenges, the amazing soundtrack by Danny Baranowsky and Grant Kirkhope, all the DLC, and more!

Desktop Dungeons: Rewind is similar to titles like Runestone Keeper, Into the Breach, and Dicey Dungeons.

Back of the Box

Platforms	Windows
Achievements	35
Age ratings	ClassInd (Brazil) 10 — Violência IGRS (Indonesia) 15 — Rokok dan/atau rokok elektronik, minuman beralkohol, narkotika, psikotropika, dan/atau zat adiktif lainnya Kekerasan Steam (Germany) 12 — Gewalt Alkohol / Tabak
Controller support	PlayStation, Xbox
Controller required	No
DLC / extras	3 listed on Steam
Metacritic	81/100 View on Metacritic