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| Developer(s) | Watabou |
|---|---|
| Initial release | late 2012 |
| Stable release | 1.9.2
/ 1 December 2015 |
| Repository | github |
| Written in | Java |
| Platform | Android, iOS, Windows, Mac, Linux |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Roguelike |
| License | GPLv3 |
| Website | pixeldungeon |
Pixel Dungeon is a 2012 roguelike indie game created by Oleg Dolya. Through turn-based gameplay, the player must descend and battle through dungeon floors to obtain the Amulet of Yendor. Initially developed for Android, it expanded to iOS and PC platforms. Dolya stopped updating the game in 2015. Since it is open source, the game's small community have created mods and games based on Pixel Dungeon's code, the most notable of which is Shattered Pixel Dungeon. While it received little attention from game critics, the few who reviewed it found the gameplay addictive, striking a balance between approachability and roguelikes's defining difficulty.