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Is This Book Is A Dungeon worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Horror-fiction readers who want branching choices and disturbing subject matter
- Adventure players who enjoy experimenting with routes and endings
- RPG players who prefer light combat and inventory systems over complex character building
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a forgiving adventure, since the game includes frequent deaths and many lethal outcomes
- Players wanting deep RPG progression or action-focused combat, since its role-playing systems are light and its structure centers on interactive fiction
- Players who avoid graphic horror and sexualized occult themes
- Players looking for a single linear playthrough with one definitive ending
Our take on This Book Is A Dungeon
The defining structure is repeated experimentation: choices lead through different routes, deaths, and endings, making a single run insufficient to see the full narrative.
What is This Book Is A Dungeon?
This dark horror adventure uses Twine-based interactive fiction, pixel art, and light RPG systems.
Players navigate a sprawling labyrinth through branching paths and choices, solve cryptic puzzles, manage inventory, and engage in combat. The game includes dozens of possible deaths and multiple endings, with experimentation required to uncover different outcomes because one playthrough cannot reveal all content. Its subject matter includes auto-cannibalism, demonic seduction, occult rituals, and bloodfeasting worms. The Steam Edition also includes access to a 40,000-word developer diary as a downloadable PDF from the main menu.
How This Book Is A Dungeon plays
- 01Branching Narrative
- Different decisions and routes reveal distinct content and outcomes across repeated runs.
- 02Cryptic Puzzles
- Progress includes solving disturbing puzzles embedded in the dungeon's story.
- 03Light RPG Systems
- Combat and inventory management are included alongside the interactive-fiction structure.
- 04Multiple Endings
- The narrative can conclude in more than one way.
- 05Developer Diary PDF
- A 40,000-word account of the game's creation is available as a downloadable bonus.
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This Book Is A Dungeon: platforms & release
Is This Book Is A Dungeon worth it?
It is worth it if: horror-fiction readers who want branching choices and disturbing subject matter. Skip it if: players seeking a forgiving adventure, since the game includes frequent deaths and many lethal outcomes.
Where can I download This Book Is A Dungeon?
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What platforms is This Book Is A Dungeon on?
Windows only.
