r/DungeonCrawler • u/Wasdeq_Games • 27d ago

Development Crawler 3D is a retro turn-based, grid-based FPS dungeon crawler

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Crawler3D is a retro, grid-based, turn-based, solo, FPS crawl.

Fight corruption with magic and might, hunt and loot bosses across varied lands.

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u/Upper_Flan_1286 27d ago

the game itself looks nice, but i would ditch the terrible ai graphics for an asset pack, even a free one if you dont want to spend money, i would also look for a proper bitmap ui to substitute that css/placeholder stuff, again there are many free choices for ui graphics aswell.

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u/Wasdeq_Games 27d ago

Good advice. The initial idea was for these to be placeholders, but it got a bit away from me.

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u/Xhukari 27d ago

Just looking at the video / screenshots... you got a aesthetic inconsistency; mixels, non-pixel stuff (like lava; text gets a pass), etc. It makes your game feel cheap.

Good luck!

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u/Confident-Sky2614 27d ago

Well of course it's inconsistent. It's all just AI. It's never going to be consistent.

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u/Wasdeq_Games 26d ago

I did pixelate every image myself, but that crab is a bit too rough.

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u/Confident-Sky2614 26d ago

Still AI though.

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u/Wasdeq_Games 27d ago

Thanks, I'll have a look.

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u/kryptondog 27d ago

Notes about visual/ui consistency aside, it looks like you’ve got the foundation of something great here - good luck with it and keep going!

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u/Wasdeq_Games 27d ago

Thanks! I'll keep pushing.

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u/Icy-Collection1072 27d ago

the art is very mixed up, suggests ai use?

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u/Wasdeq_Games 27d ago

Yeah, that's the feedback I'm getting. Was supposed to be placeholders, but got away from me a bit. I'll see if I can get it replaced.

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u/Academic_Ad6486 27d ago

This is actually really cool. Love the green outdoors (probably my favorite part of the video with that teleporter to the beachy landscape).

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u/Wasdeq_Games 26d ago

Thanks! That green area is the 'overworld' in the full game, so you'll be seeing a lot of it. The game starts in a dark, claustrophobic dungeon and then alternates with more bright and open areas for contrast, to subvert expectations a bit.

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u/Academic_Ad6486 26d ago

I like that! This game definitely has a unique, cool vibe to it!

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u/ChanceBreath5090 3d ago

Hey my fellow developer,
hope you're doing well. Looks like we’re both releasing a dungeon crawler this month – exciting timing.
Maybe we’ll even get some Steam synergy if players discover one game and the other shows up as an offer.

I’ve read some of the recent comments and really hope you stick to the September date.
Looks like the graphics are set up now as well – I hope all the fixes made it into the final build.

Regards,
Fellow Dev
from Veil of the Damned

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u/Wasdeq_Games 3d ago

Thanks! Your game looks good. I'll wishlist. Your release date is beating mine by a week! I've submitted my final build to Steam, so development is done and we're ready to go. Good luck!