History VideoGame / Tangledeep

** [[Franchise/XMen Juggernaut's]] helmet is available as a rare accessory, preventing the loss of more than 20% health to a single blow, meaning no matter how powerful the enemy is, it will still take at least five hits to kill Mirai.

''Dawn of Dragons'', the second expansion, was released in November 25th, 2019 and gives access to a quest leading to new levels named Dragon Dungeons, governed by the Ancient Dragons: Powerful [[BonusBoss Bonus Bosses]] giving access to brand-new "Dragon Shout" skills if they're defeated.

* GameGourmet: There are quite a few food items available for scavenging or purchase, and you can cook at firesides to produce potent dishes.

* AnAxeToGrind: Axes can hit every foe adjacent to Mirai, albeit at reduced damage. Axe abilities focus on increasing the player's ability to fight multiple foes at once, from gaining bonuses when surrounded by enemies to the final skill, which basically grants free attacks at all enemies around Mirai for five turns while she does other things.

* DifficultySpike: At the Branching Vista, a character warns you that Tangledeep gets twice as tough from that point forward. [[NintendoHard They mean it.]]

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Mirai ''loves'' cheese.

* StandardStatusEffects: The game includes the standard "poisoned" and "paralyzed", among other effects, but it also has a few that are unique, such as "bleeding".

** The Brigand, HuSyn, and Paladin classes share the bottom left podium, though they don't seem to share anything beyond the podium.

* ArtificialHuman: The {{HuSyn}} class (presumably standing for Human, Synthetic) is a cyborg version of this. Interestingly, if you pick this class as the first class of Mirai on a run, the game ''acknowledges'' this; Mirai's opening narration refers to being "made, not born", though it also states that [[HappilyAdopted she's always felt welcomed by friends and family]], who apparently don't make much of a distinction about her robotic nature.

** The HuSyn, the last class unlocked in the story, is a midrange fighter- the only class so identified, with her sprite using a spear- that focuses on using a summonable ally in combat.

* MultipleChoicePast: Downplayed slightly with Mirai. Whatever Mirai's first Job is will influence her backstory and opening narration slightly. A Paladin Mirai, for example, will explicitly state that she has always believed that "Faith is Strength", indicating high levels of religiosity, and that she feels [[TheChosenOne she was chosen to fulfill a duty]], [[JumpedAtTheCall and she is eager to answer the call.]] Meanwhile, a Brigand Mirai mocks people for saying she belongs in the wilds, claiming [[LovableRogue she knows right from wrong]], and is venturing into Tangledeep [[GetRichQuickScheme primarily to get rich.]] A HuSyn Mirai has the most unusual opening; it references the fact that she's [[RobotGirl obviously mechanical]], and that she explicitly doesn't know anything about what she is or ''why'' she is.

* IdleAnimation: Nearly everything has one, from monsters to NPCs.

* ArchnemesisDad: Gender Inverted, but this is essentially [[spoiler: Shara's opinion on Supervisor Z-99. Given what [[DarkAndTroubledPast happened to Shara, it's hard to fault her for it.]]

* ArtificialHuman: The HuSyn class (presumably standing for Human, Synthetic) is a cyborg version of this. Interestingly, if you pick this class as the first class of Mirai on a run, the game ''acknowledges'' this; Mirai's opening narration refers to being "made, not born", though it also states that [[HappilyAdopted she's always felt welcomed by friends and family]], who apparently don't make much of a distinction about her robotic nature.

** Budoka, Soulkeeper, and the Hunter share the bottom right podium, and don't really have a unified theme- save that all of them have [[BareFistedMonk unusual]] [[SoulPower weapon]] [[LongRangedFighter focuses]].

* {{Foil}}: Mirai and Shara, as is fitting for TheHero and the BigBad. Both are [[spoiler: avatars of the Supervisor]], and both have unusual strength. But Mirai was HappilyAdopted and loved, while Shara was outcast; much of their interactions are driven by this dichotomy.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: Like Mirai, Shara genuinely wants to free the people from being forced to live underground. Unlike Mirai, however, she is ''far'' more ruthless in her pursuit, being willing to murder thousands if it means saving millions, [[spoiler:and her true motivation is actually more selfish than she claims, as what she truly wants is to take revenge on the Supervisor for abandoning her and Mirai and effectively enslaving the inhabitants of the world.]]
** Note that Miria can choose to respond with this being her opinion of Shara; she can even tell her that "your heart is in the right place, but..." as a possible response. Other responses lean more towards seeing Shara as just a villain, and threatening her for trying to turn Riverstone Camp into a DoomedHometown.

* ArtificialStupidity: ''In-Universe'' case. [[spoiler: The Supervisor appears to have ''no idea'' that Shara is actively subverting it, despite her having ruined literally all of its factory by the time Mirai gets there; it seems to believe she was misled or is simply very bad at making repairs.]]

* HappilyAdopted: Mirai, who was found by Riverstone Camp and taken in. Who her "parents" were in this situation are left kind of vague, but all of her openings imply she had a happy childhood. Her [[ArtificialHuman HuSyn class]] even states that she's ''always felt welcomed by home and family'' if that class is chosen as her first class. [[spoiler: Presumably Erin and Percy, who are still guilty about what happened to Shara, played a role in making sure Mirai was welcomed.]]

* {{Sidequest}}: Available in the HubLevel as "Rumors". They're randomly generated and often consist of slaying a monster or reaching a certain place, but they're a great source of EXP and JP in the early-game. They're also useful for finding out the locations of unusual places within Tangledeep.

* RandomlyGeneratedLoot: See RandomlyDrops.

* {{Sidequest}}: Available in the HubLevel as "Rumors". They're randomly generated and often consist of slaying a monster or reaching a certain place, but they're a great source of EXP and JP in the early-game.

** One shield is an Inversion of the InstrumentOfMurder above- it's a Lute that functions as a shield.

* AnAxeToGrind: Axes can hit every foe adjacent to you, albeit at reduced damage. Some abilities allow you to do things like fling magical axes away, and have them return like a boomerang.

** The Budoka job likewise. Beyond not using weapons other than [[HandwrapsOfAwesome wraps]] and a single fixed-distance ki blast, the Budoka is built so Mirai can focus on doing only one thing- beat enemies to death in melee. It is ''exceptionally'' good at this job, and the Budoka is one of the easiest classes to beat the game with.
* BrutalBonusLevel: It contains a BonusBoss.

* ProceduralGeneration: Overlaps with RandomlyGeneratedLevels here.

** VideoGame/ShovelKnight is referenced by the Knight's Shovel item, and its description.

* HelloInsertNameHere: You can name your character however you want, and [=NPCs=] will call you that way. The main character has a canon name, however: Mirai, which can sometimes be given by the "Random name" option. Most of the other pre-generated names are references to other famous female explorers, like [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/TombRaider Lara]], for example.

* HelloInsertNameHere: You can name your character however you want, and [=NPCs=] will call you that way. The main character has a canon name, however: Mirai, which can sometimes be given by the "Random name" option.

* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Carrying a shield allows you to block attacks (halving their damage). Paladins can take advantage of shields for further defensive, and even ''offensive'', techniques.

* BoringButPractical:

* ConvectionSchmonvection: Lava can exist right next to grass without the grass catching fire, nevermind the player character and monsters. You can walk on lava, although it will inflict damage.

* IdleAnimation
* ItsAllUpstairsFromHere: The broad goal of the journey through Tangledeep is to reach the surface world above.

* LevelUpFillUp: Surprisingly present for a roguelike, and it makes for a valid strategy if you want to economize healing items / Flasks.

* MechanicallyUnusualClass: ''Very'' few of the classes have a focus on "normal" combat, allowing for players to experiment with a variety of playstyles and mechanics. Even the classes that seem fairly normal for a StandardFantasySetting are usually quite different once examined:

** The Edge Thane is a [[BraveScot Highlander]] take on a SpoonyBard, of all things, being a powerful warrior woman in woad wielding a claymore who sings at the top of her lungs about [[AwesomeEgo how great she is]], which generates magical effects that make her ''even better' at beating up her enemies with two-handed weapons.

* MechanicallyUnusualClass: Very few of the classes have a focus on "normal" combat, allowing for players to experiment with a variety of playstyles and mechanics. Among the most notable:
** The [[DeathDealer Gambler]]'s attacks are mostly focused on randomness. Its Wild Card ability is both a passive and an active skill: The passive skill makes the player draw one poker card at each kill or critical hit. Having certain combinations of cards (Pairs, 3 of a kind, Full Houses...) will change the effect of the active skill: This can range from a pitifully weak ranged attack to ''giving you 5 free turns, reducing the health of all monsters in the floor to 1, inflicting sleep to nearby enemies and increasing your critical chance all at once.''
** The Wild Child can only learn two active and passive skills with JP: [[PowerCopying The rest is learned from monsters]], by letting them hit your character.
* MetalSlime: You can find Goldfrogs in Item Dreams: They're extremely robust, but if you you manage to kill them, they'll drop ''a lot'' of gold. Their upgraded version, the sunglasses-wearing Coolfrogs, drop even more money.