The Riddle Dungeon
Objective:
Explore the dungeon, solve riddles, collect keys, uncover clues, and defeat enemies to reach the teleport stone and advance to the next level. Survive with your mental health intact and outsmart every encounter! Most Answers start with an “A”.
Controls:
- W – Move Forward
- S – Move Backward
- A / D – Rotate Left / Right
- Mouse – Click UI buttons to interact with riddles or menus
Keys & Doors:
- Colored keys are scattered in the dungeon.
- Collect keys to unlock matching colored doors (e.g., red key opens red door).
- Keys appear in your inventory UI, and the count updates automatically.
Enemy Encounters:
- Walking into an enemy triggers a riddle challenge.
- Answer correctly to defeat the enemy and earn stat points.
- Answer wrong and lose mental health.
- Bosses may have multiple riddles!
Clues & Books:
- Chests and scrolls may reward you with clues.
- Clues are stored in your Clue Book, which you can view anytime.
- Use the "C" key to open and close your Clue Book
Riddle Types: Mostly about chickens
- Multiple Choice: Pick the right answer from options. Higher wisdom reduces the number of wrong options.
- Hangman Style: Guess letters to reveal the answer. Intelligence reveals letters automatically.
- Text Input: Type the full answer manually.
Your Wisdom and Intelligence stats influence the difficulty and hints provided!
Items & Stat Boosts:
- Collect special items from chests or drops to gain bonus stats like Wisdom or Intelligence.
Mental Health:
- Acts as your life bar. If it reaches 0, it's game over!
- Regenerates slowly over time, faster with higher Wisdom.
Teleport Stones:
- Once all enemies are defeated, a teleport stone appears nearby.
- Use it to advance to the next level!
Stats Explained
Intelligence
Boosts your maximum Mental Health and unlocks the Hangman Riddle Mode.
- Each point gives +5 Mental HP.
- When your Intelligence is high enough, you'll be able to type the answer instead of picking from multiple choices!
Wisdom
Increases your Mental Health regeneration rate and unlocks the Multiple Choice Riddle Mode.
- The higher your Wisdom, the faster your mental health passively regenerates.
- When your Wisdom reaches a certain level, you'll be given fewer wrong options, making riddles easier.
Mental Health
Your life force.
- If it drops to 0, it's game over.
- Heal with Wisdom, items, or stat boosts.
- Watch out — wrong riddle answers deal mental damage!
Credits
Created By: Todd Long
Assets By: Unity Free
ReversedInt, ARCEY, Black Hammer, VIS Games, Haon, and Dante's anvil
Sound & Music By: FreeSound & Pixabay
Music - geoffharvey
Sounds - Sergenious, ssierra1202, MAbdurrahman, Whiprealgood, jomse
Published | 10 days ago |
Status | Released |
Platforms | HTML5 |
Author | ToddLong |
Genre | Puzzle |
Made with | Unity |
Tags | Dungeon Crawler, Global Game Jam, mind-bending, riddles |
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