Dungeonland (video game) explained

Dungeonland
Developer:Critical Studio
Publisher:Paradox Interactive
Designer:Mark Venturelli, Gabriel Ribeiro Teixeira
Engine:Unity
Released:Windows
January 29, 2013
OS X
May 20, 2013
Genre:Moba
Modes:Single-player, Multiplayer
Platforms:Microsoft Windows, OS X

Dungeonland was a Dungeon Crawler Moba, made by Brazilian developer Critical Studio, using the Unity engine. The game was released on January 29, 2013 for Windows.[1]

Gameplay

Dungeonland was a multiplayer dungeon crawler MOBA, which takes place in a theme park controlled by a 'Dungeon Maestro'. Featuring an isometric camera, the focus of each match is for the 3 players to overcome the obstacles and enemies of the dungeon set by the other player as the Dungeon Maestro. The game features simultaneous local and online multiplayer.

It is also possible for a fourth player to play as the Dungeon Maestro against the other players. They gain cards that can be spent with mana points to create obstacles such as killer rabbits, exploding frogs, or giant fans.

Development

In November 2013, a free-to-play version of the game was released through Valve's Steam platform.[2] The game's publisher Paradox Interactive initially had planned to develop Dungeonland into a franchise.[3]

Dungeonland was shut down by Paradox on April 18, 2018.[4]

Reception

The PC version received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dungeonland. Paradox Interactive. January 8, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130115162255/http://www.paradoxplaza.com/games/dungeonland. January 15, 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: DungeonLand Gets Free to Play Version. Puleo. Nick. November 20, 2013. Co-Optimus. January 1, 2014.
  3. Web site: 'Dungeonland' to become ongoing franchise, reveals Paradox Interactive. Reynolds. Matthew. January 31, 2013. Digital Spy. Hearst Communications. January 18, 2023.
  4. Web site: Dungeonland Servers Closing April 18th. March 22, 2018. Steam. Valve Corporation.