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Dungeon Tycoon
Developer Lunheim Studios
Build your own dungeon and attract heroes from all over the realm! Grow your business by exploiting every facet of your visitors' dungeon exploration experience. Will you be able to keep your evil dungeon business going? From the Steam store page
250 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy) · newest Nov 3, 2026 · last updated Nov 4, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
58
Mixed
135 positive · 97 negative
95% range 52–64%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 135 | 97 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 3 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
967 of 1,286 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
59% recommend · 134 yes, 94 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 228 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (1,487 of 1,969 positive).
Players find the game fun and addictive initially, but many note it becomes repetitive and has bugs. [1][2][3] Some reviewers complain about paid DLC and lack of updates, calling the game abandoned. [4][5][6] Others enjoy the dungeon design and balance, despite issues like waiting and hero AI. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [4]
1. Make an incomplete game. 2. Add bugs with every update. 3. Release paid DLC instead of fixing bugs or completing the main game features. 4. Write an LLM-generated "I understand your frustration" developer note, ignoring the issue. 5. Get a well-deserved negative review. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME.
- [14]
Doing everything this game has to offer takes about 24 hours in total, and it's only fun for about a third of that time. The rest is just suffering, trying to fix things that are completely out of the player's control. Despite what the patch notes say, the heroes exploring your dungeon constantly get stuck. And I mean CONSTANTLY. Every single day, about half of them would keep walking in circles inside a room with …
- [2]
I was expecting to try this game for an hour and uninstall it, but I ended up playing for 12 hours straight. Super addictive. I recently watched the Overlord anime and wanted to manage my own dungeon as well, so this really scratched an itch. The Good + Simple graphics – Nothing crazy, but it’s clean and works well for this type of game. + Easy to learn, hard to stop – Designing your own dungeon is surprisingly …
- [8]
This is a fun little game that can definitely keep you entertained once the loop clicks. The core idea is simple but clever: you design your own dungeon, and adventurers literally pay you to enter it. They go in, fight monsters, loot gold, sometimes die… and then repeat. And honestly? That loop got me hooked. What makes it interesting is the balance. When adventurers die, you collect their souls, which are used to …
- [1]
Completed the game in 11 hours for 100%. I got the game from Humble Bundle and i would'nt have payed for it right now . Because there is alot of bugs since the new patch release. Heroes turning in circle and .... But if it get fixed it does deserve it's money in rebate like 10$ It's a nice little game that i did enjoy. I would say 8/10 game :)
Summarised from 34 of the 245 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
59% of the 228 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Dungeon Tycoon. The complaint that keeps coming up: game becomes a waiting simulator with slow pacing. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Reactions
60 of 250 · most liked first1. Make an incomplete game. 2. Add bugs with every update. 3. Release paid DLC instead of fixing bugs or completing the main game features. 4. Write an LLM-generated "I understand your frustration" developer note, ignoring the issue. 5. Get a well-deserved negative review. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I liked this game until i saw that instead of updating it you're releasing 4$ DLC that should just be a free update. Dude get it together, this isn't how you bring people back or get them to leave with a positive feeling for your game. Ill change this review when you release the dlc for free.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Who likes Roller Coaster Tycoon? I bet the answer for most is, ME ME ME! Well this is a Lunheim Studios attempt at making a tycoon game around being a (GM/DM) for a dungeon. You build the dungeon with traps and monsters and other goodies. Lunheim Studios for sure has something here in Dungeon Tycoon, the real question is do they stick the landing? Let's get into the pros and cons list and find out! Pros * I had a ton of fun in the first few hours, there's lots of customization including items,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The concept of this game is awesome. The execution is ok. The lack of real content after it's initial release is disappointing. Bought the game in it's earlier stages. Initial gameplay had me hooked and wanting more. Played for a while longer, but the lack of real content meant the game got stale. No big deal, it's early in development at this point. Surely they'll keep building on it. Not only have we barely gotten any real content update for the game, but it launched in an incomplete state…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This feels like a dungeon management game made from the unwanted leftover parts of about five other tycoon games.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Doing everything this game has to offer takes about 24 hours in total, and it's only fun for about a third of that time. The rest is just suffering, trying to fix things that are completely out of the player's control. Despite what the patch notes say, the heroes exploring your dungeon constantly get stuck. And I mean CONSTANTLY. Every single day, about half of them would keep walking in circles inside a room with two exits until they ran out of energy and left with a negative score. I even…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am actually so sad. I LOVED this game. i just got it only a few days ago and already at 17 hours. It's so much fun!! at first... Expanded my dungeon and wanted to redesign it and i cant delete rooms. Rooms that would not be leaving anything unconnected. empty rooms cant be deleted. If you cant delete it they also prevent you from moving it. I cant keep playing because i NEED to redistribute things and room sizes to keep the heroes happy.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played all the way though when it first came out and was hoping for content updates, but instead of finishing the game, they started making it all dlc that u had to pay for. not worth the time or money. wish i didnt buy it in the first place
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dungeon Tycoon quickly turns into an idle game, after you've set up the very earliest parts of your dungeon. This is a relatively limited game in terms of scope, but for what it is, it's not too bad, it isn't frustrating or annoying and the game's balance even on the hardest difficulties is relatively permissive - the only problem is the harder difficulty you choose, basically the more time you will have to spend waiting. That's the main difference between playing on the easiest difficulty and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is incredibly boring. it is a tycoon where you build your dungeon, but the only time you can do anything is after the day, and the days take FOREVER OMG i play all of them on max speed up and have had days that last 15 minutes. and you can't really do anything during the day other than wait. so, its a waiting sim with a little bit of city builder in it
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Completed the game in 11 hours for 100%. I got the game from Humble Bundle and i would'nt have payed for it right now . Because there is alot of bugs since the new patch release. Heroes turning in circle and .... But if it get fixed it does deserve it's money in rebate like 10$ It's a nice little game that i did enjoy. I would say 8/10 game :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was expecting to try this game for an hour and uninstall it, but I ended up playing for 12 hours straight. Super addictive. I recently watched the Overlord anime and wanted to manage my own dungeon as well, so this really scratched an itch. The Good + Simple graphics – Nothing crazy, but it’s clean and works well for this type of game. + Easy to learn, hard to stop – Designing your own dungeon is surprisingly addictive with all the monster and trap options available. + Creative…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Like a highschool romance, it's off to a great start. But by the 2nd or 3rd run, you realise there's no steam left, it's all in the early game. It's September now, and there's been no updates since April 2nd, which is a crying shame. Some work on the mid to end game and this would be a hot seller. Worth it for cheap, and will give you several hours of fun, but sorely lacking in late game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →first and formost, this is neither a dungeon core game nor is it a dungeon management game in fact you arent building a dungeon at all, you are building a themepark now, casuals may not know the difference, but here is the short version: this game DOESNT want you to kill your invaders... second, unfortunately, while the research system is quite extensive, it also suffers from a very obnoxious problem, that being a hardlock on 1 research per day, even if you meet the requirements to fullfill…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want to like this game since I've been looking for one like it for so long. But it feels like losing even when you win. The core concept is to keep hero's in the dungeon fighting monsters to make more money and repeat the cycle... but to keep them happy they need to beat the dungeon and escape. Not very fulfilling. The tutorial is incomplete and leaves the player scraping to understand what they are supposed to be doing to get those first upgrades. For example: You can change the cost of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[Fanatical] Best of Platinum Collection - Build your own Bundle (Winter 2025). 3 for $9.99, 5 for $14.99, 10 for $28.99 - Amnesia: The Bunker - Botany Manor - Disco Elysium - DOOM - Dungeon Tycoon - DYSMANTLE - Edge of Sanity - Endless Alice - Fallout 3 - Game of the Year Edition - Fallout 76 - Fallout New Vegas: Ultimate Edition - Gestalt: Steam & Cinder - LEGO® Bricktales - Mini Settlers - Neongarten - Paradise Killer - REVEIL - RoboCop: Rogue City - SteamWorld Build - SteamWorld Dig…
neutral · AI labelView post →Cool concept, but extremely buggy and light game. In the 2 hours or so ive played ive had to restart the game a couple dozen times due to the skill tree not showing me what the upgrades do from a bug happening, and the day not auto ending forcing me to manually end it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Whoops I hyperfixated on a game I've never played before (Dungeon Tycoon, janky but kinda fun Dungeon Keeper-like) and stayed up so late my body did it's thing where it's like 'nuh uh only 4 hours sleep for you'
neutral · AI labelView post →Dungeon Tycoon, a fantasy dungeon builder focused on getting gold from heroes, released on Steam. [ Good Dungeon Tycoons know that Happy Heroes taste Best - Dungeon Tycoon ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlXSWtRvFSA) by Aavak [1.5 hour intro let's play]
neutral · AI labelView post →This is a cute game. I certainly had fun playing it. However, over half my time was spent waiting for the day to finish to complete research. The unlocks feel rewarding at first, but when you're on day 90 grinding out research, you just want to be done. Not worth the sticker price for sure, this game does not have enough depth. On top of that, it looks like the devs/publishers have abandoned it. They are 6 months behind their own published roadmap. There are a lot of bugs that break the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Another abandoned game published by Goblinz. Might be time to blacklist them.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played the game since its release and its good... but clearly its lacking SOMETHING. For how long this game has been out the updates like every 6 or more months for some genuinely pretty basic patches. the roadmap picture they posted shows they have updated the game 3 times in almost 2 years. in those updates very very veryyyyyyyyyyyyyy little content was actually added. Until the dev gets serious about the updates I can't recommend this game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not bad. It is fun for a few hours to design your own dungeon and see heroes die or conquer it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Management Simulator Dungeon Tycoon got its new 1.1 update that includes #SteamDeck support, new game modes, a new hero class, and so much more: steamdeckhq.com/dungeon-tyco...
neutral · AI labelView post →mate i wanted to kill annoying adventerus, with clever traps, strong monsters and confusing layouts not give them a ''fun time'' so they can talk to their freinds and recomend to come steal my stuff. its not a bad idea, but it should be more obvuse its a entertainment sim game, not a evil overlord game. but the game is fun, and defenetly well made if you want a simulator game like waterpark sim, or rollercoster sim, but its a dnd like dunger builder, this is fantastic! but if you want a ''im…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is only good for a couple of hours. Not worth the full price. I wish it had steam workshop/mods. It's better in creative mode honestly. Otherwise its more of an idle game after thirty or so minutes.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I guess I don't really understand the premise here. Create a dungeon, attract heroes, but instead of killing them you are supposed to make them happy by making the dungeon just the right mix of risk/reward? For what purpose, just to make loads of money? Did the first day tutorial and immediately shut it down. The premise just doesn't do it for me. Like the goal of a 'dungeon master' type game where people are invading you should be to prevent them from succeeding, not making it so they do. I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is a decent dungeon management game where you build a dungeon for adventurers by placing rooms, decorating them, and adding monsters and traps to kill them (just not too many, or they get upset). I would only recommend it if the developers continue updating the game, as it definitely feels like it needs more work: - There are bugs here and there, though luckily nothing game breaking from what I have encountered. - The adventurer AI is not great. - The UI needs some improvements. - It really…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is enjoyable at first when youre just starting off, but a combination of the heroes becoming stronger over time and the requirements to make a more reputable dungeon turn it into either a slog or a soulless min/max. A lot of the game feels early access.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Oh, this is a great game for early access. I'd love to see where it goes." I said, setting down the game after doing everything in my power to milk it for fun. "What do you mean the game isn't in early access?" That being said, I'd say I paid less than a dollar an hour for my entertainment, which is fine, except I didn't because it was given to me, so even better. I just worry other people will struggle to milk the same fun as I did. As it turns out, 'not killing heroes' is a bit linear in…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →your game is super fun and all, but could you add some sorta way to increase your dungeon plot size? like say i get this awesome format for a dungeon, but be disappointed when i have to shrink it like threefold to fit the size of the plot, and instead make this super short and wimpy dungeon instead.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ok, so even though I'm only a week into this, I'm changing things up already. No Indivisible today. YOU ALL HEAR THAT?! NO INDIVISIBLE!! Instead we're gonna try a new game, DUNGEON TYCOON!!! I'll be going live in a hour!!! #streamer #twitch #vtuber #dungeontycoon
neutral · AI labelView post →Game has been abandoned (at least as of this review), since the devs ghosted the entire roadmap. Repetitive, but still fun running a potion business scam disguised as a dungeon. Great premise, but no future development. Get it only on a big discount!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →after 2 hours it got repetative with a long grind and casino like features to make you get hooked but once you play one of these games you have played them all, it needs alot of work and alot more monsters instead of a massive grind.,
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Feels unfinished. Not just because of the many bugs, but also because the game just lacks depth and difficulty.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a fun little game that can definitely keep you entertained once the loop clicks. The core idea is simple but clever: you design your own dungeon, and adventurers literally pay you to enter it. They go in, fight monsters, loot gold, sometimes die… and then repeat. And honestly? That loop got me hooked. What makes it interesting is the balance. When adventurers die, you collect their souls, which are used to upgrade your dungeon. But you can’t just make the dungeon brutally hard. You…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →4/10 solid start and i like the game idea - lots of bugs - insane grind of the same thing over and over to unlock 1 tiny thing - not much here you get to the point where you end days right as the start cause you hit the research trigger and can finally unlock the next thing your never gonna use
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want to like this game, but it's honestly kinda bad. gameplay loop is boring. Upgrades feel like a chore to unlock. Economy feels poorly designed. Art Style isn't that charming. Game would be worth $5 max or free on mobile with ads lol
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's...kinda ok? Got it in a humble bundle, wouldn't recommend paying over 5€ for it. Early game is meh. Middle game is ok. End game is bad (you reach your max reputation before maxing out your research). Have to go with negative vote, but it's kinda on the fence,
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Meh" game at best. Very repetitive very early. No strategy options. The abilities of the mobs are just there. You could stack them, but does it really matter? It's annoying as hell that you cannot research more than one tech per day. It takes a lot of watch time and doesn't add much.. don't bother with it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got it for (almost) Free in a humble bundle. It is very repetitive and stale. It feels like the game does not know what it wants to be. The AI is stupid. They dont buy potions first, they go straight into battle (with the weakest monster i can provide), die, and complain about difficulty AND lack of monster variety... You can not manage much during the days. It feels like an auto battler at this point. For 2-3€ it could be a fun game. But 15€ retail is insane for what this game is.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →30 minutes played and the game still fails to explain what the objective is or how progression works. Complete lack of direction. Absolutely not worth $21 CAD—thankfully this was from Humble Choice.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a cute presentation, and the first half hour was pretty enjoyable. Bit of a shame, was on the wishlist for a while and it looked really good. But it quickly falls off to grinding days, with no real rewards for building interesting or challenging dungeons. Kinda just spam rooms with no real thought, hero kills monster > loots chest > buys potion > repeat (do this for a few days to afford a new room). But as the size of the dungeon increases days take longer to complete, where there is no…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dungeon Tycoon surprised me in the best way possible. From the start, the game does something rare: the tutorial isn’t annoying. It’s short, slightly jokey, and most importantly it’s integrated directly into your run. You’re not pulled into some detached “learning mode”; you’re already playing, already building, already scheming. That tone carries through the whole experience. What hooked me is the focus on the dungeon itself. If I had to put a number on it, the game is about 80% dungeon…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game was released not long ago and they already released paid dlc for this game. Boo from me. Can't have traditional games anymore, game is kind of mid for having paid dlcs, this is a skip from me imo now, would refund if I could.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun for a few hours but becomes very repetitive. Its a very slow grind and there is zero variation between runs. There are no surprises in this game and the entire progress is revolved around increasing your star rating for your dungeon park and unlocking more upgrades. It feels very bare-bones and basic. It starts to feel mindless. There is zero depth to this game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've always wanted to do a 3d dungeon making game, today I discovered Dungeon Tycoon is a thing I was late
neutral · AI labelView post →Dungeon Tycoon: Prologue, a demo of a dungeon management game, releases on steam. [Steam store page](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2400770/Dungeon_Tycoon/)
neutral · AI labelView post →you could at least update the page so you can stop pretending youll follow through with the updates that were promised
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not the best, not the worst, but the power creep gets insane and the limitations are vexing. Regardless, I can see the devs getting better in the future. I give it a 7/10.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's pretty basic and one dimensional. I wish it had more elements to it, different resources or something.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Dungeon Tycoon" is a ripoff of Dungeon Keeper (Copyright Bullfrog Productions, 1997). The concept, mechanics, and gameplay have been plagiarised wholesale from the original. Aside from the obvious ethical problems with just copying someone else's game, the least you could do if you're going to steal an idea is do it better than the original. Dungeon Tycoon is noticeably worse than Dungeon Keeper in every meaningful way. The only notable differentiator here, and it's a terrible one, is that…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cool game, was a lot better than I had thought... Has tons of research to unlock, achievements are easy to get, and very easy to get into.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really fun little dungeon-builder sim game. I "beat" the main story in about 5 hours. That entails all of the base research (there's 4 trees, only the 1st has an achievement tied to it), reaching 5 stars, completing the bestiary, and beating the legendary hero challenges. All-in-all I really liked this little game, super super addicting, but I do have a couple of small gripes. - It feels like it's impossible to keep up with potion demand. I've got every room loaded with potions and a central…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Buy for $5 or skip. There just is not enough content to justify the price.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's an idle game, it isn't marketed as an idle game. I wouldn't have bought it if i'd known, sadly I was over 2 hours in before I realised there wasn't going to be anything new happening and couldn't return it. It's extremely dissapointing to have wasted the money as someone on a low income Prob worth buying online if you're into that sort of thing. I forced myself to play it on all difficulties before reviewing as i hate to leave a negative review but here we are
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🎉 GIVEAWAY TIME 🎉 🥇 Prize: Dungeon Tycoon Steam Key ⏰ Ends: Jan 31, 2026 👇 Enter here www.giveaway.dog/browse/I5fwL2
neutral · AI labelView post →- Very boring - no difficulty - 1 complete realm behind a paywall (DLC) - low in content - extreme slow paced gameplay even on highest speed (1 round later can need 10-15 minutes) - much things, also the challenges are simply random if successful or not )legendary heroes started several times on the same dungeon with no changes faild some times with 0%, 20%, 40%,... and after a few starts its successfull with up to 100%) - played 2 rounds, on survival and higher difficulty. on both i easily…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'd like to be able to give this a positive review, but it's half-baked at best. If you're going to play it, do yourself a favor and set to full-screen windowed so you can alt tab and do something else. Days get progressively longer as you play, like .. painfully long if you provide well for adventurers. + Decent tinkering, but it gets clunky fast + Good variety of stuff if you stick with it - Variety is gated behind a really bad research system. It'd work better if you got points per…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →very fun cool lil game, making your own dungeon with nice sound effects, UI, i like it :)
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