History VideoGame / DungeonOfTheEndless

** Later in the game, there are enemies which don't attack but occupy dark rooms, getting stronger over time until dealt with.

* BanditMook: Silic Crystals and Necrophage Crystallophiles will head directly for your Crystal and drain your precious dust if they attack it.

* TheGoomba: Necrophage Larvae. They're weak and die easily, even thought they tend to ZergRush.

* HarderThanHard: The game begins with two modes, "Too Easy" and "Easy". And you ''will'' struggle to beat the game even on "Too Easy."

--> A few hundred condemned criminals were being shipped to the Auriga system on board the prison hulk "Success"...

--> Auriga once hosted a major settlement of the galaxy-travelling ancestors known as the Endless. In addition, the planet was still orbited by a functioning (and well cloaked) defensive system, which sprang eagerly to life upon the arrival of the Success. Within a few minutes, the ship was nothing but a few large chunks of metal falling toward the planet...

--> Every set of holding cells also functioned as an escape pod, so the ship let itself disintegrate and the surviving prisoners fell bruised but alive and safe to the planet below. Until they realized that they had crashed through some sort of facility of the Endless, down to a sub-basement so deep and ancient it might as well be called a dungeon...

''Dungeon of the Endless'' is a RogueLike ActionRPG with TowerDefense and TeamworkPuzzleGame elements from Amplitude Studios, creators of ''VideoGame/EndlessSpace''.

In ''Dungeon of the Endless'', players coordinate a ragtag team of up to four prisoners and/or prison guards as they attempt to escape a labyrinthine network of workshops, storage rooms, tunnels, and more. The objective is simple enough: find the exit elevator to next floor, take the Crystal there to power it, and exit the level. Gameplay takes the form of mixed turn-based/real-time elements. Each time the player opens a door to a new room, a turn passes, resources are produced, researches are carried out, and monsters might be spawned, giving floor to the combat, which occurs in real-time with pause.

Similar to Endless Space and Endless Legend, the game also uses the same '[=FIDS=]' (Food, Industry, Dust, Science) resource set, but the usage is bit different. Especially Dust, which usually works as currency, now determines how many rooms you can power at once and doesn't carry over to the next floor.

Ultimately, the goal is to escape to the surface. Good luck!

''Dungeon of the Endless'' is the second SpinOff in the 'series', alongside ''VideoGame/EndlessLegend'' - a fantasy 4X. It has recently finished [[http://steamcommunity.com/app/249050/ its Early Access period and is now available on Steam]].

Also has a [[Characters/DungeonOfTheEndless character page]] that needs a lot more work.

In ''Dungeon of the Endless'', players coordinate a ragtag team of up to four prisoners and/or prison guards as they attempt to escape a labyrinthine network of workshops, storage rooms, tunnels, and more. The objective is simple enough: find the exit elevator to next floor, take the Crystal there to power it, and don't die. Gameplay takes the form of mixed turn-based/real-time elements. Each time the player opens a door to a new room, a turn passes, resources are produced, researches are carried out, and monsters might be spawned, giving floor to the combat, which occurs in real-time with pause.

Ultimately, the goal is to escape to the surface. Good luck with that!

Also see the [[Characters/DungeonOfTheEndless cast page]].

Each opened door brings new discoveries - maybe you'll find nothing, perhaps you'll find another survivor, an item, or some other useful supplies. Or maybe you'll find a pack of ravenous natives that want to eat your face. Rooms can be powered using Dust, and if they have module slots, various major and minor modules can be built to increase resource production and defense. Any '''un'''powered room acts as a potential spawn point for monsters in the next turn.

** Also, when going for the exit early, every door left begins to open, only without generating resources.

* MagikarpPower: The [=KIP=][[labelnote:*]]Knowledge Is Power[[/labelnote]] Cannon is powered by stockpiled Science points - the more unspent Science you have, the more powerful it becomes. The basic version gains .5 attack power per unspent Science point up to a maximum of ''100'' (to contrast, the basic defensive 'Prisoner Prod' module has an attack power of around 10 to begin with), and the later versions only get stronger.
** Later in the game, there are enemies which don't attack but occupy unpowered rooms, getting stronger over time until dealt with.

In ''Dungeon of the Endless'', players coordinate a ragtag team of up to four prisoners and/or prison guards as they attempt to escape a labyrinthine network of workshops, storage rooms, tunnels, and more. Gameplay takes the form of mixed turn-based/real-time elements, with resource-gathering and research being dependent on opening doors to progress, whilst combat is real-time. Each door opened brings new discoveries - maybe you'll find nothing, perhaps you'll find another survivor, an item, or some other useful supplies. Or maybe you'll find a pack of ravenous natives that want to eat your face. Once explored, rooms can be powered using Dust, and powered rooms allow for the use of major and minor modules to increase resource production and can have defensive structures like turrets installed. Useful, since any '''un'''powered room acts as a potential spawn point for more of those ravenous natives. The game also uses the same '[=FIDS=]' (Food, Industry, Dust, Science) resource set as Endless Space and Endless Legend, if a bit differently than those entries. Especially Dust, which usually works as currency, now determines how many rooms you can power at once and doesn't carry over to the next floor.

* NonIndicativeName: The game practically ''runs'' on this trope. Found a t-shirt? The 't' stands for 'titanium.' A frag grenade? It's a defensive system that's designed to 'frag incoming grenades'. Works on other projectiles too! Then there's the Tear Gas module, which reduces enemy Defense because it tears them apart, not makes them cry. The Pepperspray module hits a single enemy, making them smell so delicious that it causes all the other mobs to attack them for a short time. In short; almost every item you find should be judged on its properties, not its name.

* StandardStatusEffects: ''Pepper Spray'' modules cause enemies to attack each other, whilst ''Neurostun'' modules and the ''Toxic Cloud'' room hazard slow down all enemies. ''Tear Gas'' weakens enemies. Some hero abilities also have comparable effects.

* UnexpectedGameplayChange: After picking up the crystal, the game snaps into full combat time, with enemies constantly spawning until you make it to the Exit room.

* RagtagBandofMisfits: Your team will probably end up as this. The first four available characters, alone, consist of a [[NoIndoorVoice loud-mouthed]] doctor, a blade-wielding bounty hunter, a [HulkSpeak Hulk speaking]] mercenary, and a cowardly thief. They only get weirder from there.

* NonIndicativeName: The game practically ''runs'' on this trope. Found a t-shirt? It's actually a titanium vest. A frag grenade? It's a defensive system that's designed to 'frag incoming grenades'. Works on other projectiles too! Then there's the Tear Gas module, which reduces enemy Defense because it tears them apart, not makes them cry. In short; almost every item you find should be judged on its properties, not its name.

* UnexpectedGameplayChange: After picking up the crystal, the game snaps into full combat time, with enemies constantly spawning until you make it to the Exit room. Worse, any room the crystal is carried through loses its power, shutting down its defenses.

* NonIndicativeName: The game practically ''runs'' on this trope. Found a t-shirt? It's actually a titanium vest. A frag grenade? It's a defensive system that's designed to 'frag incoming grenades'. Works on other projectiles too! Then there's the Tear Gas module, which reduces enemy Defense. In short; almost every item you find should be judged on its properties, not its name.
* RecurringTraveller: Whilst exploring, you'll occasionally find mysterious Merchants. Whatever could they be doing in such an inhospitable place?

''Dungeon of the Endless'' is the second SpinOff in the 'series', alongside ''VideoGame/EndlessLegend'' - a fantasy 4X. It is currently [[http://steamcommunity.com/app/249050/ in Early Access on Steam]].

In ''Dungeon of the Endless'', players coordinate a ragtag team of up to four prisoners and/or prison guards as they attempt to escape a labyrinthine network of workshops, storage rooms, tunnels, and more. Gameplay takes the form of mixed turn-based/real-time elements, with resource-gathering and research being dependent on opening doors to progress, whilst combat is real-time. Each door opened brings new discoveries - maybe you'll find nothing, perhaps you'll find another survivor, an item, or some other useful supplies. Or maybe you'll find a pack of ravenous natives that want to eat your face. Once explored, rooms can be powered using Dust, and powered rooms allow for the use of major and minor modules to increase resource production and can have defensive structures like turrets installed. Useful, since any '''un'''powered room acts as a potential spawn point for more of those ravenous natives. The game also uses the same '[=FIDS=]' (Food, Industry, Dust, Science) resource set as Endless Space.

* StandardStatusEffects: ''Pepper Spray'' modules cause enemies to attack each other, whilst ''Neurostun'' modules and the ''Toxic Cloud'' room hazard slow down all enemies.

* BetaTest: Currently in ''Early Access'' on Steam.
* CoOpMultiplayer: Planned, and nearing Early Access testing.

* SpinOff: Of ''VideoGame/EndlessSpace'', sort of.

''Dungeon of the Endless'' is a RogueLike ActionRPG with TowerDefense and TeamworkPuzzleGame elements from Amplitude Studios, creators of ''[[VideoGame/EndlessSpace]]''.

* StandardStatusEffects: ''Pepper Spray'' modules cause enemies to attack each other, whilst ''Neurostun'' modules slow down all enemies.

* MagikarpPower: The [=KIP=][[labelnote:*]]Knowledge Is Power[[/labelnote]] Cannon is powered by stockpiled Science points - the more unspent Science you have, the more powerful it becomes. The basic version gains .5 attack power per unspent Science point up to a maximum of ''100'', and the later versions only get stronger.

* MagikarpPower: The [=KIP=][[labelnote:*:Knowledge Is Power]] Cannon is powered by stockpiled Science points - the more unspent Science you have, the more powerful it becomes. The basic version gains .5 attack power per unspent Science point up to a maximum of ''100'', and the later versions only get stronger.

* TowerDefense: Every unpowered room acts as a spawn point for waves of creatures that want to destroy your Crystal and kill your Heroes. Powered rooms can be used to set up defensive modules.

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* ThreeQuartersView: Just take a look at any screenshot.