Die in the Dungeon

Overview
Die in the Dungeon is a dice-based, turn-based deck-building roguelite programmed by JaunGardener and Buggo, with art by Alarts and music by Adrioxo. It can be played it on it's Itch.io page here.

Die in the Dungeon was published to Itch.io on February 20, 2021. Originally made for Bracky's Game Jam 2021.1, the game has since then had four updates (1.1 Balance Patch, 1.2 Prelude, 1.3 Polish and 1.4 Events) that all have added content, features and more to improve the game.

General
The player takes controlled of a frog armed with a sword, also referred to as the "Frog Knight". The player's main goal is to defeat a dungeon with 25 floors and numerous enemies, with two boss battles on floor 20 and 25 respectively. The player's main method of doing anything is through dice.

Perks
After each floor, the player is given two perk choices from a pool of four. These perks are: "Heal HP. If full, increase max HP", "remove dice from deck", "get one new dice" and "upgrade one dice". If the player wishes, they may skip getting a perk.


 * Heal HP. If full, increase max HP - Heals the player back to full HP. If the player selects this option when their HP is full, then their max HP will increase by three.
 * Remove dice from deck - The player can select one dice to remove from their deck. (Formerly up to three)
 * Get one new dice - The player can select one of three dice to choose to add to their deck.
 * Upgrade one dice - The player can upgrade one of their dice (excluding golden and non-Hollow Mirror Dice)

Dice
Main article: Dice

Dice are a crucial/are the central part of Die in the Dungeon, they allow the player and enemies to do anything at all such as attack, heal, etc. They have different properties which allow for more complex combos and chaining.

Enemies
Main article: Enemies

There are currently eight enemies and two bosses in game. Four of the eight standard enemies have elite variants, with an increase to health, damage among other things.

Events
Events are special occurrences within a run. They come in many different variations and can either provide the player and advantage or disadvantage depending on given choices. The majority of them can be skipped, and it is not guaranteed to get the same event every run.

Other Features

 * Targeting - Allows the player to target a specific enemy.
 * Pause menu - Allows the player to select the options play the game with/without sound, in full-screen mode and to give up and restart a run. It also keeps track of your time and floor number.
 * End screen - Displays stats of the run, such as grade, time, dice added, dice removed, highest HP count, etc.

Reception
As of the time of this edit, Die in the Dungeon has been met with great reception and praise, currently having 5 out of 5 starts on it's Itch.io page out of nearly 600 reviews.

Trivia

 * A player always begins the game with three basic attack dice, two basic block dice, one basic crystal heal die, and three basic boost dice.