Magirune - A casual dungeon crawler

I actually saw Magirune 2, but decided to play this one first. I loved it! I was suspicious when I found the regular exit, so I didn't take it, and instead  went back to all the places the pickaxe was needed and finally found what I thought was the real exit. But I'd mismanaged my potions early on and had died a few times, so I became a ghost! Curses! Maybe I'll take a break from haunting future travelers in the tower for all eternity and try for the Good Ending. I love the old-school artwork and power-ups (spike shoes for the ice and magic sword.) Very well done! I look forward to playing Magirune 2 now! :)

fun game! the sword was so fun once unlocked, just watching all the exp fall when i enter the room made me feel so powerful! is there another ending if you never die?

Great game! It's fun to go back through everything and find all the secrets you missed the first time!

I really liked the level designs and inter-connectivity of your game however player experience system seems to be lacking, there is no reason for me tov fight tough enemies or strategically avoid them when I can level up easy by defeating level 0 rats as every enemy gives same amount of exp points and you can kill them any no. of times

Aww, that was a lot of fun! I don't usually get drawn into games like this, but it hit a great balance of simplicity and challenge. Good work!

First saw this on kongregate and just... keep coming back to it, what a simple but engaging game you've made here! I'll keep trying until I beat hardcore mode, though!

Did you use an engine for this? And if so what did you use?

This game is incredible!  I can't believe how much it pulled me in!  Hardcore puzzle is just so perfectly set up.  At first you feel like it's not possible... the level jump from Archers to Trolls threw me for a loop.  I finished it last night and was just awesome!  Bravo!  

Is this a solo project?  I love these types of games, what did you write / build it in?  

Hey, so I'm experiencing these bugs:

• can't walk onto the stairs tiles
• audio not playing in Safari, Chrome, Firefox

hi, great game but I don't get the second part, I'm lvl10 (I one-shot any monster without damage to myself) and yet I'm stuck on the purple skull:

https://i.imgur.com/CpTHJwpm.png (when I'm inside, I can only push the boxes up and can't go past them)

https://i.imgur.com/h9FMPE2m.png (the extra heart I just can't reach, the only way is through the boxes but there isn't a way to go past them

https://i.imgur.com/1S4lFD8m.png (I have 4 torches left for the sword (or maybe it's a pickaxe?) but even going through every floor I really don't see any torch left)

also wasn't clear that dying is fine and needed to read your comment to understand that leveling up is required to kill higher level monsters.

Been following the progress of your game quite closely and have to say, the addition of sound effects really adds depth to your game. I am wondering if you have plans to add background music in the future? I'm curious because I happen to be a classically-trained composer and music producer. (Incidnetally, I am also working on my own game as a hobbyist on my spare time).

Normally, I offer this as a paid service, but in some cases where I genuinely enjoy the game, I would be happy to volunteer my skills pro bono (at least to start). If you are interested, please check out my portfolio: https://soundcloud.com/zeryx28. You might have already heard my soundtrack for the game Nymble that I am working on. :)

If this doesn't interest you currently, or if you already have other plans, no worries. Feel free to reach out at later time.

I just finished the game--very cleverly designed puzzles! I couldn't stop playing. I think your game has market potential. At times, I was reminded of how Zelda levels are designed: where the player can see areas they cannot yet access, which makes the player want to figure out how those areas can be later reached.

That box pushing puzzle on floor 21 was cleverly designed. At first, I thought it was something I was supposed to skip over and come back to later once I gained an extra ability. But after exhausting all options, I decided to go back and re-examine the puzzle, as well as how it connects to adjoining floors.

That was fun. I got stuck at a certain point and I couldn't open any doors as I didn't have any keys and the only monsters were too high level for me to move past. Great job though, nice and simple to play. Well done.

Not sure if this is a bug, but it looks like the spiders don't take any damage. Or do I have to get to a certain level first before I am strong enough?

Fun Game! The concept and controls are simple and intuitive on keyboard. I really enjoyed the feeling of exploration when you enter to the next room via stairs.

Idea: If you make the healing potions heal a large amount of HP, then that might force the player to strategize how much damage they should take before they drink a potion. For example, if I see up ahead that there are 4 enemies blocking my way and my HP is 80% full, I might choose to save a potion for later.

Questions:

• Will this eventually be made mobile-friendly?
• Do you have plans to implement smooth movement?
• What are your long-term plans for this game?