DunHero

Feels half-baked even from the beginning. Heavily "influenced" by TR but the game seemingly didn't improve or add to a winning formula.

I was NOT expecting to have so much fun with this little game! I got it as a gift from a friend at work, and didn't really think much of it. In fact, I thought I'd end up just playing it for like an hour or two and get bored. Instead what I ended up finding was a hidden gem that really deserves more recognition for its really fun roguelike gameplay loop! Outside of like 2 hours I played this exclusively on the Steam Deck and it ended up being perfect for that format, especially if you're looking for something casual in bed. DunHero scratched the itch I had after Hades, a game I found myself playing a session or two every night before going to sleep. I had been looking for something quick, unique with each run, and fun since Hades. This game ended up fitting the bill pretty close. There are several mechanics that make each run unique and fun to play, providing a great roguelike experience: [list] [*]There are a plethora of "heroes" to chose from, all unique from one another. They have different points in the main three stats: strength, dex, and magic. Additionally, they start off with weapons unique to who they are and carry perks that are specific to them. As a base, this provides a lot of early flexibility in strategy for how you want to play a run. Maybe you want to stack poison on enemies, or specialize in burning, or heck, even make smithing your weapons more potent! The game provides that from that get go and it helps with making each run unique. [*]There are base progression perks that make runs "easier" over time. These are attained by, well, doing more runs! Over time you'll gain points to put into different perks as you see fit. It's a nice incentive to make you play the game, feeding back into the gameplay loop. [*]No one run is the same. The dungeons, loot/weapons, perks, enemies, allied villages, etc. are all randomized with each one. This is what REALLY made DunHero addictive for me. Every time I'd finish a run, I'd think "okay let's try one more time, and see what strat I came make this go." [/list] [b] I do have some critical feedback on the game though incase the developer is reading this. These are bugs mainly for Steam Deck play: [/b] [list] [*]The Steam Deck's controls aren't properly linked to menus in the game. Sometimes I have to use the touchscreen to re-enable highlighting a for D-pad/joystick navigation of menus. The most egregious case of this is when I beat the game and the final text with the "Play Again" button comes up. Not matter what I do, I can't get the button to highlight and click it; I'm stuck on that screen. Every time I reach the end of a run and come upon this, I have to force quit out the game and re-open it. [*]I don't know if this is a bug... But sometimes in the menu of a trader, when pressing A to chose "Trade" I get magically teleported to a different location (usually another house or the level boss entrance). I think this may be happening when no option is highlighted to chose when in the menu (going back to the previous bug described). [*]On Steam Deck, I think the buttons are mapped to PlayStation Icons. Not a major thing, but I had to mentally remember what button needed pressing whenever the square icon came up for example. I can't remember if this was also the case for controllers on my time on PC. [/list] I hope these can get fixed, but outside of that feedback I had a wonderful time with this game and will be recommending it to others.