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Runestone Keeper

Mac, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, iOS • 2015

Should you play it?

Runestone Keeper is a roguelike dungeon crawler that blends classic RPG elements and turn based strategy. Heroes, monsters, equipment, events, magic and skills, traps and devices, shrines and altars, Goddesses and merchants. Choose your weapon and begin an epic adventure!

What works
  • Addictive and replayable gameplay
  • Unique tile-revealing roguelike mechanics
  • Challenging but fair difficulty
  • Variety of characters and builds
  • Good value for price
Things to keep in mind
  • Heavy rng can cause frustration
  • Some balance issues with items and characters
  • Minimal narrative and story
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Ui and text issues reported

What to play next

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Top picks

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  • Crowntakers

  • Astronarch

  • Low Magic Age

  • Rift Wizard

  • Rogue Empire: Dungeon Crawler RPG
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Rogue Empire: Dungeon Crawler RPG

  • RAIDBORN

  • Desktop Dungeons: Rewind
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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Runestone Keeper: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fellowship, Violence, Survival, Cooperation. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Story.

Why this game works

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