Game:

TinyKeep (2014)

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Review

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I'm playing TinyKeep, an action roguelike by Phigames and Digital Tribe Games. With procedurally-generated dungeons and permadeath, TinyKeep features limited controls that can’t be changed, a limited fixed viewing perspective, and an unclear minimap. Combat is a repetitive mix of blocking and attacking. Other prisoners can be freed, and they can either help or attack the protagonist. Taps and hazards can be used against the rudimentary AI. The unnecessary physics engine can make for funny deaths, but usually just places things in the way of fluid movement. Coins dropped from killed enemies can be spent on random buffs, and the game is difficult until a lot of these random buffs are unlocked. TinyKeep is a limited roguelike that strips down the successful formula too much.