Premium dungeon management experience
Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager is a paid strategy game from Goblinz Studio. It combines dungeon defense and roguelite elements to create an entirely new genre. You become the titular Dungeon Manager and try to climb the corporate ladder in the dungeon-keeping industry. Hire monsters and prevent heroes from reaching the treasures entrusted to you.
Its use of combined visual styles and music that creates a serious fantasy feel makes Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager a casual yet addictive game. Similarly, you might want to check Gloomhaven or Stolen Realm.
Become the manager of the year
In Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager, you play as a newcomer in the Dungeons Company, with dreams of ultimately climbing the corporate ladder. This premise gives the game a touch of realism despite its steep fantasy elements, similar to the appeal of Have a Nice Death. It also serves as a source of humor, which the game uses in both story and dialogue.
It’s also fascinating to see the classic good versus evil, but from the other side. Not only do you enlist monsters, but you also manage them and invest in them. This provides a different strategic aspect to the game, especially because the game has an unstable difficulty progression that comes with a few bottleneck stages that are harder than usual. Even in the late game, there are very easy levels.
Lastly, the game upgrades might not feel satisfying for some players. They have small, incremental progressions that are not immediately noticeable as you play the game. On the other hand, there’s a great variety of upgrades that allow you to focus on different specific parts of the game. You’d need multiple playthroughs to explore most of these possibilities, ensuring great replayability value for this one.
A lifelike management experience
The game’s pros and cons, when combined, lead to a management game that feels a little too real. Aside from external threats, there are internal factors that will grind your gears—played for laughs in this game. Also, some of the investments you make do not make a noticeable impact on the game, although it’s worth noting that bonuses do stack up over time. Highly recommended.
