Dungeon Ascension
By @hajijacob
Battle monsters, collect loot, and upgrade your hero's skills as you climb higher in an ever-changing dungeon.
How to play
- Watch the enemy's attack telegraph to time your blocks and mitigate incoming damage.
- Tap the attack button to deal physical damage when the enemy is recovering.
- Use elemental skills like Fire, Poison, and Lightning to exploit specific enemy weaknesses.
- Equip new weapons, shields, charms, and crystals found in chests or dropped by defeated enemies.
- Spend talent points after a run to permanently increase your health, mana, and attack power.
Controls
- Touch
- Tap the on-screen buttons to attack, cast skills, and use potions.
- Keyboard
- Not supported.
- Mouse
- Click the on-screen buttons to attack, cast skills, and use potions.
More about this game
Dungeon Ascension is a roguelike RPG where you battle monsters to reach the final boss on floor 50. The core loop involves timing attacks, managing HP and MP, and equipping better gear. Difficulty increases as you climb, with enemies gaining more health and elite variants appearing after floor 7. A run ends when your HP reaches zero, but you keep permanent talent points to upgrade starting stats for your next ascent.
Tips
- Bosses appear every 5 floors and have specific elemental weaknesses you must exploit to break their ward and deal full damage.
- Shields automatically block a percentage of incoming damage, up to 75% depending on the shield's defense stat, so always keep one equipped.
- Save your mana potions for boss fights, as skills cost between 9 and 18 MP to cast and are crucial for breaking wards.
Questions
How do I unlock new jobs?
You unlock the Mage class at hero level 5 and the Rogue class at level 10 by gaining experience and leveling up during your runs. Each class has unique weapons and skill trees.
What happens when I beat the final boss?
Defeating the final boss on floor 50 unlocks Infinite Mode, allowing you to continue your current run indefinitely and see how deep into the dungeon you can survive.
How do legendary sets work?
Equipping 2 or 3 pieces of the same legendary set, like Dragonfire or Moonwell, grants powerful passive bonuses. For example, 2 pieces of Dragonfire give 5% life-leech from all damage.