Let's Build a Dungeon

Run a game studio your way and see how things develop in this multi-layered management sim from the creators of Let’s Build a Zoo. Review the resumes of hundreds of hopeful applicants as you staff your dream studio in this true-to-life and ridiculous simulation of the games industry. Recruit and manage artists, programmers and planners to produce new assets and mechanics that bring your creations to life. Manage development schedules, advertising campaigns and press relationships to grow your studio from a scrappy indie team into a development juggernaut. Will you risk financial ruin by delaying your game until it’s perfect, or push your staff to breaking point with crunch time and salary cuts? Will you bow to community requests, or stay true to your creative vision? As a fledgling MMORPG developer, it’s your job to build a fantasy world that keeps virtual players hooked while balancing the books. Welcome them into your world and watch their adventures unfold! Design an expansive adventure filled with quests, towns, monsters and dungeons, tailored to your virtual players’ demands. Jump in-game at any time to ban rogue users and see your world from a new perspective. Can you wow your audience with an RPG classic, or will this game be your final fantasy? Will you build a monster catching RPG? A cozy farming simulator? Or maybe a magic-fuelled action adventure? Whatever you build, build it your way with thousands of objects, environments, characters and enemies to choose from. Place every tree, build every quest and decide on job classes for visiting virtual players as you watch them explore in real time. Increase drop rates if they are struggling, or boost enemy stats to keep them grinding for XP. The more time spent in your world, the happier your investors will be! Hire testers and stomp out bugs in your game, or jump into your world at any time to experience your masterpiece through the eyes of a player. - Design and build your very own MMO world, fit to be filled by hordes of virtual players - Manage the day-to-day running of your game studio, from hiring and firing to keeping your investors happy - Attract new virtual players to your MMO masterpiece by expanding your world, designing new quests and monitoring player journeys - Progress through the campaign to develop new items, environments and mechanics that bring your ideas to life - Playtest your RPG at any time to see the world through the eyes of a player - Mix-and-match quest styles for endless replayability - Customise using thousands of items, or design your own - Negotiate tough conversations with shareholders, staff, players and publishers to make meaningful choices that will impact the direction of your studio. Creative mode is an open sandbox and you are free to write your own story, create dialogue and cutscenes, draw characters and adjust gameplay mechanics. Browse the games made by other people online, or upload your own to our built in game browser. Just Build Mode is a no pressure, streamlined experience with a focus on shared creative control for up to 4 players. Play alone or as part of a team to build the perfect RPG world without the full responsibilities of running a game studio. Choose from a selection of randomly generated cards to expand and shape your world, upgrade your servers to welcome more players and unlock new asset packs. This cozy, co-op enabled mode invites you to focus purely on the joy of creation.