Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager is a 2021 dungeon management game developed and published by Goblinz Studio for Windows, Linux, MacOS, and Nintendo Switch.
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| Developer(s) | Goblinz Studio |
| Publisher(s) | Goblinz Studio |
| Engine | Unity[1] |
| Platform(s) | Windows, Linux, MacOS, Nintendo Switch |
| Release | April 29, 2021 |
| Genre(s) | Dungeon management |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay edit
Players are an employee of a company that runs dungeons. To defend against raiding adventurers, they are put in charge of recruiting monsters and placing traps. Players control the monsters in turn-based tactical combat. If adventurers survive to the end of the dungeon, the player faces them as a final boss. Between attacks by adventurers, players manage their dungeon and optionally trigger random events.[2] If the player is defeated in the boss fight, they must start over. Players retain unlocks when they are defeated, and their level-ups can carry over to another session.[3]
Development edit
The game was in early access for about a year. The developers credited this with giving them early feedback on how to improve the game, such as prioritizing a free play mode over additional bosses.[3] Legend of Keepers was released for Windows, MacOS, Linux, and Switch on April 29, 2021.[4]
Reception edit
| Aggregator | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| NS | PC | |
| Metacritic | 70/100[6] | 76/100[5] |
| Publication | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| NS | PC | |
| 4Players | 79/100[8] | 83/100[8] |
| GameStar | 69/100[9] | |
| Jeuxvideo.com | 14/20[7] | |
| PC Games (DE) | 8/10[10] | |
On Metacritic, Legend of Keepers received positive reviews on Windows[5] and mixed reviews on the Switch.[6] Christopher Livingston of PC Gamer said the game was not as polished as Darkest Dungeon, which it resembled in reverse, but he had fun playing it.[2] Nicolas Dixmier of Jeuxvideo.com called it a funny game that does not revolutionize the roguelite genre.[7]
References edit
- ^ "game engine :: Legend of Keepers 65 (EN) General Discussions". Steam Community. Archived from the original on 2023-09-23. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ a b Livingston, Christopher (2021-05-03). "I hate bards, so I'm having a great time killing them in this reverse dungeon crawler". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 2023-09-23. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ a b Coppens, Maxine (2021-04-29). "Legend of Keepers : l'interview de Goblinz Studio pour le lancement du jeu". IGN. Archived from the original on 2023-09-23. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ "Legend of Keepers - Release Date Announcement Trailer". IGN (in French). 2021-04-21. Archived from the original on 2023-09-23. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ a b "Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager (PC)". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 2022-12-15. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ a b "Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager (Switch)". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 2022-12-15. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ a b Dixmier, Nicolas (2021-04-29). "Legend of Keepers : Quand Roguelite rime avec humour". Jeuxvideo.com. Archived from the original on 2023-09-23. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ a b Bischoff, Jens (2021-04-29). "Test: Legend of Keepers". 4Players (in German). Archived from the original on 2023-09-23. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ Zirkler, Dennis (2021-04-29). "Legend of Keepers im Test: Der Praktikant vom Dungeon Keeper". GameStar (in German). Archived from the original on 2023-09-23. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ Leibner, Michael (2020-04-11). "Legend of Keepers im Test: Dungeon Keeper meets Darkest Dungeon". PC Games (in German). Archived from the original on 2023-09-23. Retrieved 2022-12-15.