50
I went into Dungeon Munchies with high hopes. But unfortunately, it left me with a sour taste in my mouth. The base is there for an interesting experience, but it needs polish. The cooking feature doesn’t allow for experimenting, and the level design lacks creativity, but the combat hurts the game the most. Maybe it’s because too many things are going on in the game instead of focusing on one or two features and making them work well.
60
Dungeon Munchies is an interesting concept and I always want to support indies where I can. However, Dungeon Munchies feels like it’s a game that needs a bit of work before it’s worth picking up. I will say it is fun in its food and crafting mechanics and the plot is great. If they can patch the control mechanisms to make them better, then this would be a solid platforming experience.
70
Despite the weaker parts of the game, such as the awkward and unclear control setup and the overly demanding boss battles, I still really enjoyed my time with Dungeon Munchies. It’s a unique game with a truly twisted and delightful sense of humor. Combined with a unique cooking mechanic and tons of ways to customize your experience, I feel it’s a game any fan of the indie scene should check out. I just hope developer maJAJa is able to implement some tweaks to improve the experience, or use what they’ve learned from this game to make their next one even better.
8
I am stunned by the intensely negative reviews towards this game. I held off from playing it for a while because of its Metacritic score, and I'm so glad I disregarded that and played it. This game is a joy! The combat is fun and frantic, the variety of enemies is great, the artwork is gorgeous, and the soundtrack absolutely SLAPS! The plot goes all over the place, but I didn't find that a bad thing. It was fun to put the pieces together about what happened to this world. The difficulty does scale rapidly, so if you're the type of person who insists on playing all games on hard mode, you're likely to have a bad time. I personally recommend starting on the easiest difficulty, just so you can get a lay of the land and see the plot through relatively uninterrupted. After that, you can challenge yourself with medium and hard. Overall, Dungeon Munchies isn't going to win any GOTY awards, but it's a solid, competent 2D action-platformer that does NOT deserve the low score it has here. Give it a try, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised!
6
I’m always down to check out games that are a little off-center, and from its basic description Dungeon Munchies certainly fits that bill. Essentially playing as a zombie who is doing the bidding of a necromancer, stirring up some trouble… somewhat literally. A central piece of this side-scrolling adventure is crafting recipes to improve your equipment and skills, quickly getting to the point where you’ll need to make some decisions on either what best compliments your style of play or what may be needed to get you through a tough section. While it has its charm, and its level of difficulty in general is reasonable, that’s not to say it doesn’t have some rough edges when it comes to the controls and just the general bones underlying the game experience. If you’re looking for some fun though, and are willing to forgive some warts in the name of something a little different, it may be a good match though. ****/2021/12/mini-reviews-december-29th-edition.html
0
I'll be short - this game is just one big piece of s@#%t! Terrible animation, obvious lack of sound effects, ugly pixel graphics and this clumsy game also manages to periodically slow down and freeze! Offcorse devs can say "guys we only team of three people blablabla". For Christ's sake look on Devil Slayer Raksasi or Hollow Knight this games made by three-man studios too! Worst game I played in 2021! Selling obviously raw and unfinished games on your platform, just have no words! Nintendo I hope you'll burst out of greed someday!
Dungeon Munchies
Released On:
Jul 28, 2022
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Mixed or Average
54
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Generally Unfavorable
3.8
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Dec 22, 2021
80
The oddity here is that while it's a "full" Switch release, it's still listed as an Early Access title on Steam. The three-person team putting Dungeon Munchies together could still tighten up that platforming aspect, and I really hope they do. Dungeon Munchies won't appeal to everyone, but it's precisely the kind of small indie gaming idea that would never get large traction with a bigger publisher.
Aug 17, 2022
70
Despite the weaker parts of the game, such as the awkward and unclear control setup and the overly demanding boss battles, I still really enjoyed my time with Dungeon Munchies. It’s a unique game with a truly twisted and delightful sense of humor. Combined with a unique cooking mechanic and tons of ways to customize your experience, I feel it’s a game any fan of the indie scene should check out. I just hope developer maJAJa is able to implement some tweaks to improve the experience, or use what they’ve learned from this game to make their next one even better.
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Oct 19, 2024
8
I am stunned by the intensely negative reviews towards this game. I held off from playing it for a while because of its Metacritic score, and I'm so glad I disregarded that and played it. This game is a joy! The combat is fun and frantic, the variety of enemies is great, the artwork is gorgeous, and the soundtrack absolutely SLAPS! The plot goes all over the place, but I didn't find that a bad thing. It was fun to put the pieces together about what happened to this world. The difficulty does scale rapidly, so if you're the type of person who insists on playing all games on hard mode, you're likely to have a bad time. I personally recommend starting on the easiest difficulty, just so you can get a lay of the land and see the plot through relatively uninterrupted. After that, you can challenge yourself with medium and hard. Overall, Dungeon Munchies isn't going to win any GOTY awards, but it's a solid, competent 2D action-platformer that does NOT deserve the low score it has here. Give it a try, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised!
Jan 9, 2022
6
I’m always down to check out games that are a little off-center, and from its basic description Dungeon Munchies certainly fits that bill. Essentially playing as a zombie who is doing the bidding of a necromancer, stirring up some trouble… somewhat literally. A central piece of this side-scrolling adventure is crafting recipes to improve your equipment and skills, quickly getting to the point where you’ll need to make some decisions on either what best compliments your style of play or what may be needed to get you through a tough section. While it has its charm, and its level of difficulty in general is reasonable, that’s not to say it doesn’t have some rough edges when it comes to the controls and just the general bones underlying the game experience. If you’re looking for some fun though, and are willing to forgive some warts in the name of something a little different, it may be a good match though. ****/2021/12/mini-reviews-december-29th-edition.html
Jan 5, 2022
65
Dungeon Munchies surprised me with its poor level design and platforming but shined in its story and characters. I wanted more from the characters and would probably have really dug this as a visual novel. As it is, however, the drifty platforming with floors that feel like ice are a slog. Combat wasn’t bad, but I always generally wanted more of the better parts of the game, like the slick soundtrack. By the end of my time with Dungeon Munchies, I certainly wasn’t full. I felt like it deserved more and could be more, maybe a little more time in the oven.
Nov 14, 2022
50
I went into Dungeon Munchies with high hopes. But unfortunately, it left me with a sour taste in my mouth. The base is there for an interesting experience, but it needs polish. The cooking feature doesn’t allow for experimenting, and the level design lacks creativity, but the combat hurts the game the most. Maybe it’s because too many things are going on in the game instead of focusing on one or two features and making them work well.
Dec 26, 2021
46
Dungeon Munchies is a clunky and repetitive game that will oddly get its hooks in you once you begin to understand its unconventional gameplay. It's still an irritating experience, though, but one that is somewhat endearing with its off-the-wall humour.
Dec 27, 2021
40
Dungeon Munchies is the kind of game that feels like it might be good in another two or three years. Despite the shoddy visuals, awful performance, sloppy movement mechanics, and unoriginal crafting systems, it feels like there could be a good game somewhere in here. With a few tweaks, this combat system might have some promise, and the core loop of crafting—fighting—repeat seems like an interesting riff on the main idea of Monster Hunter. Unfortunately, that potential has yet to fully present itself here — this is an Early Access release with all the issues and lack of cohesion that implies. We’d recommend you pass on Dungeon Munchies, and instead suggest either looking into Dead Cells or Dragon: Marked for Death. There are some quality traits here, but it’s not enough to redeem Dungeon Munchies.
Dec 28, 2021
0
I'll be short - this game is just one big piece of s@#%t! Terrible animation, obvious lack of sound effects, ugly pixel graphics and this clumsy game also manages to periodically slow down and freeze! Offcorse devs can say "guys we only team of three people blablabla". For Christ's sake look on Devil Slayer Raksasi or Hollow Knight this games made by three-man studios too! Worst game I played in 2021! Selling obviously raw and unfinished games on your platform, just have no words! Nintendo I hope you'll burst out of greed someday!
SummaryHunt down monsters to cook and eat them! You’ve been revived in a massive underground complex and you must leave this bizarre facility. Aided by the undead Necro-Chef Simmer, you must stay safe, get fed, find a way to get out. Dungeon Munchies is a side-scrolling action RPG with a focus on hunting down creatures, cooking them, and ... Read More
Rated Mfor Mature
Platforms:
- PC
- Nintendo Switch
- PlayStation 5
- PlayStation 4
Initial Release Date:Jul 28, 2022
Developer:
- maJAJa
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