Dungeon of the Endless

The roguelike tower defense game Dungeon of the Endless is free, 100% free to keep, for Windows and Mac, in a limited-time Steam’s giveaway offer! Go get it, as this game can normally cost US$11.99!

Dungeon of the Endless is an indie roguelike dungeon-defense game, in which the player and their team of heroes must protect the generator of their crashed ship while exploring an ever-expanding dungeon, all while facing waves of monsters and special events as they try to find their way out…

It was developed by Amplitude Studios as the third game of their loosely connected Endless series, which includes Endless Space and Endless Legend. It was initially released in October 2014 for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X systems. It’s currently being published by Sega.

Dungeon of the Endless has received generally positive reviews, comparing the title to other hybrid roguelike such as FTL: Faster Than Light. It also counts with very positive reviews on Steam, at least so far.

You can get it here!

Trailer

About the game

A few hundred condemned criminals were being shipped to the Auriga system on board the prison hulk “Success”. While this was presented as a chance to earn back their place in society by working hard for the common good, they understood that in fact they would be slave labour, sent to colonize an unexplored planet. All they knew about Auriga Prime was what the probes told them: it had water, temperate zones, plant life, and plenty of metals in the crust.

In fact, the planet Auriga once hosted a major settlement of the galaxy-travelling ancestors known as the Endless. In addition, the planet was still orbited by a functioning (and well cloaked) defensive system, which sprang eagerly to life upon the arrival of the Success. Within a few minutes, the ship was nothing but a few large chunks of metal falling toward the planet.

Every set of holding cells also functioned as an escape pod, so the ship let itself disintegrate and the surviving prisoners fell bruised but (temporarily) alive and (momentarily) safe to the planet below. Safe, that is, until they realized that they had crashed through some sort of facility of the Endless, down to a sub-basement so deep and ancient it might as well be called a dungeon…

Features

Dungeon of the Endless includes all the Crystal Edition bonuses:

• “The Library” spaceship that unlocks a new mode for the game (“Bookworm” add-on).
• Hero “Josh ‘Ntello” (“Bookworm” add-on).
• Official Digital Soundtrack by FlybyNo in mp3 format.
• Unique badge for your Amplitude Games2Gether account.
• Adds 200 points to the value of your votes on Games2Gether.

Gather a team

• Form a team of heroes, each with their own strengths (and psychoses).
• Equip them, deploy them, and earn powerful abilities.
• Manage the balance between ex-prison inmates and guards.
• Experience four player coop and watch your back.

Build your defenses

• Use the Dust you gather to power the rooms.
• Use scarce resources to help your team survive.
• Build minor and major modules to hold off waves of monsters.
• Decode Endless ruins to discover life-saving technologies.

Open the door

• Each door is a danger; prepare yourself and your team for anything.
• Explore and discover an infinity of levels and layouts.
• Carry your crystal through waves of monsters to the exit of each level.
• Fight your way to the surface to discover the truth about Auriga.

More

• Dungeon of the Endless @ Amplitude Studios – At the official’s site, with more info, media and links to other platforms.
• Dungeon of the Endless @ GOG – Store’s listing.
• Dungeon of the Endless @ Gaming Room – With more info. In Portuguese.
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