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Is Desktop Dungeons: Rewind worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Tactical roguelike fans who enjoy planning routes around limited health and mana
- Players who want to revisit decisions after defeat rather than restart without a rewind
- Dungeon-crawler fans interested in turning trophies and gold into settlement upgrades
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who want health and mana to recover without weighing which terrain to reveal may hit a wall when planning routes around the final enemy.
- Those who prefer a single uninterrupted campaign may find the short dungeon runs and repeated attempts a poor match.
- Players seeking cooperative play may not find a fit in the described single-player dungeon structure.
Our take on Desktop Dungeons: Rewind
The pressure point is route planning: revealing terrain restores health and mana, but using up too much of the dungeon’s recovery leaves fewer resources for the final enemy. Players who want to explore freely without budgeting those resources may hit the wall before the boss encounter.
What is Desktop Dungeons: Rewind?
Desktop Dungeons: Rewind is a tactical dungeon crawler built around short dungeon runs.
Choose an adventurer, explore hidden terrain, and plan a route: uncovering areas restores health and mana, but those resources may be needed against the final enemy. After a death, rewind to an earlier point in the dungeon and try a different strategy. Dungeon trophies can be traded for gold, which upgrades a settlement and attracts adventurers. The game also includes daily online challenges, downloadable content, and a soundtrack by Danny Baranowsky and Grant Kirkhope. Its progression links dungeon exploration and combat to settlement development, while repeated runs let players revisit decisions and change their approach.
How Desktop Dungeons: Rewind plays
- 01Terrain-based recovery
- Revealing unexplored areas restores health and mana, making route choices part of resource planning.
- 02Dungeon rewinds
- After dying, players can return to an earlier point in a dungeon and test another approach.
- 03Settlement upgrades
- Monstrous trophies can be exchanged for gold to improve the kingdom and draw adventurers.
- 04Daily challenges
- Online challenges provide a recurring way to play beyond the dungeon runs.
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Desktop Dungeons: Rewind: platforms & release
Is Desktop Dungeons: Rewind worth it?
It is worth it if: tactical roguelike fans who enjoy planning routes around limited health and mana. Skip it if: players who want health and mana to recover without weighing which terrain to reveal may hit a wall when planning routes around the final enemy.
Where can I download Desktop Dungeons: Rewind?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Desktop Dungeons: Rewind's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Desktop Dungeons: Rewind on?
Windows only.
