Dome Keeper: Dresden-based indie studio releases roguelike mining game

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Sep 27, 2022 – 5:04 p.m — last updated 6 hours ago

Based in Dresden and made up of a couple Studio Bippinbits recently published the game for the regular price of 17.99 euros dome keeperfor the at Steam A demo version is also available. In the roguelike equipped with pixel graphics you have to defend your retreat in the form of a dome against ever new waves of attackers. Between attacks you dig under your home for materials that you then use for upgrades.

It is crucial that you correctly estimate the duration of your digging and the amount of resources found, as you must be back in time for the defense. You can use both air and ground attacks during these attacks, and you can also choose between slow and fast defensive measures. In the course of the game you can not only improve the power of the weapons, but also, for example, the performance of the drill or the speed of your jetpack.

At this year’s Indie Cup Germany Dome Keeper was nominated for both a Grand Jury Award and a Critics’ Choice Award. The colleagues from PC gamers have already tested the title and give the rating “80” concluding “A simple but nuanced roguelike with interesting decisions, exciting combat and lots of digging”. The author at Rock, Paper, Shotgun overwrites her review with “A small but perfectly formed tower defense game worth its weight in gold”.