Blind Man’s Dungeon’ Brings On An Original Crawl

‘Blind Man’s Dungeon’ Brings On An Original Crawl
Despite already being several decades old, many of us miss the old days and keep a traditional ASCII roguelike in our modern superpowered smartphone.

Despite already being several decades old, many of us miss the old days and keep a traditional ASCII roguelike in our modern superpowered smartphone. Sometimes, we get a really good one, like 100 Rogues . Some other times, we get something quite fresh and original, like how you get Blind Man’s Dungeon today.

Describing Blind Man’s Dungeon in a few words is a bit hard, considering how quite different it is from the most of the crowd. While most dungeon crawlers get you to be the hero/villain, this game grants you the divine power of a fairy. While the main character is indeed a hero, he’s also a dumb blind dude who will turn right upon any obstacle. With divine intervention, you will summon blocks as you move, manipulate the path of the hero as well as his enemies. Use those same powers to keep him safe from traps as long as possible,  while guiding him towards loot as much as you can, and rack up as high a score as possible. It isn’t a brand new gameplay mechanic, it’s actually reminiscent of something like Snake , but it’s a great a great concept that comes together in this fun little arcade-styled package.

Inspired by the ancient dungeon crawlers, the adorable retro pixelated graphics and a chiptune soundtrack compliment one another quite nicely. The theme of each dungeon is randomly generated, providing a slightly different feel every time you play. The game is rather easy though, leaving quite a bit of room for error with its huge health bar, not befitting of the challenging era of games it seems to be attempting to evoke.

Did I mention it was free? The only catch I have seen so far is a not-so-intrusive ad on the main menu, which isn’t bad after all.

Blind Man’s Dungeon is available on the iOS App Storeand Android Google Playfor free. For more information, visit the developer’s website, which is in Japanese, but that’s what kids have Google for these days, right?