zircon Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 (edited) DUNGEONMANS: Now on Steam Early Access! Crush monsters and get loot in a persistent world full of gorgeous 2D sprite work with a sweeping throwback soundtrack. Dungeonmans on Steam! Dungeonmans is an old-school roguelike with deep gameplay, a lighthearted tone, thrilling combat, lots of character customization, and of course, endless replayability and great challenge. The gameplay flow will be instantly recognizable to fans of classics like Nethack, Crawl, or Castle of the Winds, as well as newer entries in the genre like Dungeons of Dredmor or even the Diablo series. The player crafts the character of their liking from scratch, and develops their own playing style by leveling up, learning new masteries and skills, finding equipment, and (most likely) dying a lot. The developer is Jim Shepard (Adventurepro Games), a former programmer for numerous AAA projects including Star Wars: The Old Republic. He's been working on Dungeonmans for years and documenting the process thoroughly on the game's website. I met Jim late last year on the internets and was given the opportunity to create the game's music & SFX, which has been an absolute blast. We opted for a very 16bit style reminiscent of classic PC RPGs or PS1 games like Final Fantasy Tactics and Suikoden II, so I'm seriously channeling Hitoshi Sakimoto among others! After a successful Kickstarter campaign, Dungeonmans has been growing rapidly. The latest version of the game includes more music (by yours truly), a brand-new UI, tons of overhauled graphics, new classes, items, skills, and much more. And this is still the ALPHA! As a huge fan of roguelikes and dungeon crawlers myself, Dungeonmans is a dream come true. From the lovely 2D sprite work to the lighthearted tone and modern gameplay additions like an extensive skill list and slick animations, it's just a lot of fun. Get the game on Steam now! http://steamcommunity.com/app/288120/ Edited May 29, 2014 by zircon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glaximus Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Thanks Andrew! I'm honored to have his support on the game, and doubly so to see it here on the OCR forums. I'd hope that any of you here who dig crushing monsters and taking their stuff will give the game a try. It's been a labor of love for me for years now, but it wasn't until the awesome post-launch SWTOR layoffs that I decided to go indie full time and see if I could make Dungeonmans into something polished and fun. The Kickstarter could use your help, so if you like the game and want to support it even if you can't afford to back it right now, please help get the word out! Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ectogemia Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 (edited) Nethack? Check. Crawl? Check. CotW? Check. Diablo? Check. Dungeons of Dredmore? Check. Those first four games alone comprised like half my damn childhood. If you're an RPG fan but sick of the simplicity and lack of difficulty in JRPGs and even most western RPGs, YOU WILL WANT TO BUY THIS GAME. Oh, and whoever the OP is wrote the music for it, so that's kinda cool ;o I'm so stoked for this game to come out :D PS: Check out Rogue Legacy if you haven't already. I've only seen gameplay footage myself, but it's a platformer-roguelike hybrid -- my two favorite genres. Too awesome. Edited July 7, 2013 by ectogemia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Legendary Zoltan Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 I would wager solely on the fact that Zircon is doing the music that this will be a great game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relyanCe Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 uuuuhhhh wat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeAuto Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Tossed in for this. I've been loving me some roguelikes lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glaximus Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 zircon will be streaming tonight as he works on a new track for Dungeonmans. Check it out, 6pm EST http://www.livestream.com/zirconmusic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted July 17, 2013 Author Share Posted July 17, 2013 Gonna be doing another livestream and probably some kind of public music update next week. In the meantime, we're a little over the halfway point in funding and a little under in days remaining: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/56637190/dungeonmans-the-heroic-adventure-roguelike It's gonna be a close one. If you like the concept, please support it even if you don't back by sharing, liking, tweeting, etc! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 Streaming the game LIVE on Twitch in one hour: http://twitch.tv/zirconmusic We've also sweetened the pot: for $25, you now get the full version of Dungeonmans, plus TWO of my soundtrack albums PLUS the Dungeonmans full OST. Madness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted July 31, 2013 Author Share Posted July 31, 2013 We're ALMOST THERE! This game is hella fun even right now in pre-alpha state, so just imagine how awesome the full game will be If you can't back the project, tell your friends, get the word out! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/56637190/dungeonmans-the-heroic-adventure-roguelike p.s. You can listen to and downloda 5 tracks I wrote for the game RIGHT HERE: http://impactsoundworks.com/zircon_Dungeonmans_OST_Preview.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TehDonut Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 I loved Castle of the winds growing up, I definitely would like to see this game pan out. Pitching some cash as soon as i get home from work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ectogemia Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 I loved Castle of the winds growing up, I definitely would like to see this game pan out. Pitching some cash as soon as i get home from work. Amen to Castle of the Winds. Fuck Lifthrasir, man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garian Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I tried the demo last night, you guys totally win for having a Dio reference. Best of luck with the campaign! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eino Keskitalo Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Looks like you made it, congrats! Hope you still get a good bunch of pledges. I haven't had the time to check the available build out, but it sure sounds promising. Good luck with the project! --Eino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eino Keskitalo Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 The music preview is quite superb. It came up on random and it keeps grabbing my attention. Seem to hit quite a lot of buttons with stuff I like about RPG soundtracks. --Eino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockos Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Nethack? Check.Crawl? Check. CotW? Check. Diablo? Check. Dungeons of Dredmore? Check. Those first four games alone comprised like half my damn childhood. If you're an RPG fan but sick of the simplicity and lack of difficulty in JRPGs and even most western RPGs, YOU WILL WANT TO BUY THIS GAME. Oh, and whoever the OP is wrote the music for it, so that's kinda cool ;o I'm so stoked for this game to come out :D PS: Check out Rogue Legacy if you haven't already. I've only seen gameplay footage myself, but it's a platformer-roguelike hybrid -- my two favorite genres. Too awesome. This game looks awesome. I'm gonna check dungeonmans later for sure. As for Rogue legacy.... I RECOMMEND! The game is so cool. And Playing with my friend was even funnier because you can laugh at how ridiculous you get to die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted December 2, 2013 Author Share Posted December 2, 2013 Thanks for the kind words guys! Jim is local to me and I've been over at his place every two weeks for D&D. The game currently looks AMAZING. If you donated to the Kickstarter you've seen the new art previews. Basically the sprites look extremely awesome now in terms of detail, depth and perspective, and it just 'feels' way better overall. On top of that the new UI is great. Mouse control, far improved equipment/inventory system, Diablo style skill trees with icons... it's just great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitty Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Just tried out the alpha that's available. So far it's a lot of fun! Died twice right out the gate but then I got rolling and started trashing the monsters. (and I just died 2 minutes after typing this!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 (edited) Well now, lookie here! Dungeonmans is now in CLOSED ALPHA and looking better than ever! We're trying to get the game on to Steam now via Greenlight, and every vote counts. If you have 5 seconds, check out the Greenlight page and give it a vote, would you? http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=114781779 $40+ Kickstarter backers now have alpha access, but if you didn't back it, don't fret: you can still get in on the action by donating via PayPal! http://www.dungeonmans.com/?page_id=362 Edited January 28, 2014 by zircon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big giant circles Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Voted so hard my desk broke in half. I regret nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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zircon Posted May 29, 2014 Author Share Posted May 29, 2014 Dungeonmans is now ON STEAM (Early Access)! You can pick it up now for $12 (20% off list price for the next week). This build of the game is chock full of content, from new classes and skills, to new feats and items, new ways to build up your academy, more dungeon types, more bosses, better sprites, more music.. the list goes on. Check it out below. If you love roguelikes and dungeon crawlers, I guarantee you'll love this! http://steamcommunity.com/app/288120/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necrox Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Dungeonmans is now ON STEAM (Early Access)! You can pick it up now for $12 (20% off list price for the next week). This build of the game is chock full of content, from new classes and skills, to new feats and items, new ways to build up your academy, more dungeon types, more bosses, better sprites, more music.. the list goes on.Check it out below. If you love roguelikes and dungeon crawlers, I guarantee you'll love this! http://steamcommunity.com/app/288120/ Is there going to be any soundtrack? I particularly liked that final level theme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted May 31, 2014 Author Share Posted May 31, 2014 Oh yes. The OST is currently 47 minutes long (no loops!) and will likely be a full hour or more, ultimately. We will be launching a soundtrack version on Steam soon for ~$4-5 more than the game by itself, which will include the soundtrack thus far AND the final soundtrack when it's done. I'll also have the soundtrack available standalone via OC Records in a few months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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