Though frugal, this lifestyle had its downsides, their solar panels could only charge their laptops for four or five hours a day and only when it was sunny. This living arrangement reduced their monthly outgoings to $150, excluding food. To reduce living expenses and finance game development, the couple sold their home and moved into a tree house they built on their friend Jaimie Mantzel's land on a Vermont mountainside. Goble had worked on games previously, such as the IGF nominated Neverdaunt:8Bit, but this was his first time collaborating on a video game project with his wife. Legend of Dungeon is a game by Calvin Goble and Alix Stolzer, a husband and wife development team working under the name of Robot Loves Kitty. Items include, Swords, Beer, a Beehive hat, and a cat that shoots lasers from its eyes.ĭying in the game will allow you to save how much money you have gathered on an online score table. Each item is unique in what it does and are in randomized locations for each new game. Along with monsters, Legend of Dungeon also features a plethora of items from potions, weapons, food, and hats.
Ghost players can collect spirit orbs from fallen enemies slain by their living partners allowing the Ghost to resurrect. Playing with multiple characters allows for any dead players to exist as a ghost. The game also features a permadeath system so if a player dies at any time in the game, they will have to start all over from the beginning. Players also have a large inventory and can hold onto multiple weapons at once, switching between them for whatever situation they may find themselves in.īeing a Roguelike, Legend of Dungeon's levels are randomly generated every time a player starts a new game. Players can utilize a variety of weapons to attack any enemies within their range. The basic gameplay of Legend of Dungeon is a standard Beat 'em up fare. Legend of Dungeon also features a unique artstyle and atmosphere by blending pixelated characters in a 3D world as well as having both a dynamic shadow and music system. The goal of the game is for players to fight through 26 monster filled levels, grab the treasure, then make it back through all 26 levels without dying. Legend of Dungeon is an indie roguelike action role-playing video game by Robot Loves Kitty for Microsoft Windows, OS X and Linux.