Unexplored
Release Date: 22 Feb, 2017
User Reviews
"Topdown Zelda and Metroid had a kid and now you can buy it." – MuNgLo
"This game has the best level generator I have ever encountered." – PhilipKWeiner
"Every run the dungeon feels like a rich story driven experience." – Manifest Destiny
"Anyone who enjoys Isaac or Gungeon ought to give this a play." – Lovecraft Scientist
"Really captures the feel of the of Nethack and Moria games." – n37runn3r
"The game plays like a real-time Brogue. That's great. I love it." – Yeoman
"I hope that other roguelikes take notice." – szarkamichael
About the Game
Real-time Roguelite Dungeon Crawling at its Very Best!
Unexplored is the roguelite that feels like a roguelike. An accessible yet challenging action rpg, praised for its fantastic level generator, real-time combat and a surprising amount of content and depth. Plus: free dlc which adds even more variety!Explore dangerous dungeons, solve mysterious puzzles and engage hundreds of foes, big and small, in intense melee combat.
- Easy to Play, Easy to Die
- Fantastic Generated Dungeons (using brand new tech)
- Real Emergent Gameplay with many Tactical Options
- Intense, Real-time, Dual Wielding Melee Combat
- Stealth Mechanics (dungeon crawling like a real rogue…)
- Over 50 dangerous bosses
- Challenging, generated puzzles
- Adaptive, original soundtrack
Watch this video to understand how Unexplored creates its dungeons:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wvkTT-6P3Q
In the Words Of A Player: What Do You Feel Makes the Game Stand Out?
Misery, one of Unexplored’s Early Access players, thought our description didn’t do the game justice. So, we asked: “What do you feel makes the game stand out?”
We really liked what Misery wrote, so here’s a summary:
- 1. the Dungeon Generation
- 2. It uses a ton of traditional roguelike concepts, but in non-annoying ways
The fact that the game FEELS like a traditional one while still being real-time is a pretty major thing as far as I see it. - 3. The combat is pretty fun, yeah
Lots going on there, particularly once things like potions and staves or whatever are thrown into the mix. Feels more tactical than the usual "shoot everything" sort. - 4. Pausing the game
Being able to pause the game and deal with your inventory, use items, and examine things, without actually leaving the game screen, that's a big one. It all really opens up a lot of options for tactical play. - 5. The Puzzles
[The puzzles] feel like the sorts that the old Zelda games used to use. That same satisfaction from that is here overall. - 6. The hub floors
Ended up being a great feature. - 7. The huge variety of enemies
Not just bosses, but monsters and traps and all sorts of stuff. I've been constantly impressed by this. Even after so much time with the game there's still plenty I haven't even seen yet. - 8. And of course the whole "lock and key" concept.
You can read the entire comment here:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/506870/discussions/0/135509024342743670#comment_content_135509472113184826
We continue with our own, inferior description:
The goal of Unexplored
The goal of Unexplored is to find the dragon in the depths of the dungeon of doom, slay it to claim the Amulet of Yendor and bring it back to the surface. Every run, the game will create an intricate map of dungeons, hinting at foes to come and solutions for puzzles you’ll face.Lots Of Bosses
During your adventure through the dungeons, you’ll regularly face off with one of over fifty possible bosses. These range from the Queen Ant, to the Balrog and, yes, several menacing Dragons. Some of these bosses can only be slain with the right weapons, so make sure not to miss those on the previous levels.Uncover Secret Items
In the spirit of roguelikes, the game does not tell you which potions will save you, and which will kill you. You’ll have to find out yourself either by taking risk or using the right Magic Scrolls. Same story for the Enchanted Weapons: are they blessed with divine powers or cursed with deadly spells?Puzzles
Pitted throughout the dungeons you’ll encounter strange statues. Some of these are part of puzzles and solving those may reap great rewards. So, you may want to pick up and read the books you’ll see lying around. They may feature hints on how to solve a puzzle, even one a few levels deeper.Weapons
You’ll be able to equip two items and wield them both. In the darkest deeps you might want to hold a burning torch beside your axe. Bats tend to be killed easily from a distance by throwing daggers at them, so why not equip them in both slots? Or wield a whip, no better, the Flaming Whip you just plucked from that Balrog you managed to finally kill. Or… perhaps it’s best you start with a shield. A big, enchanted shield. Yes.Armor
Your starting armor may not seem like much, but that’s only because… well, because it IS not that much. It will keep you safe from the bites of bats, but don’t try your luck with an Orc. Beat the right foes to collect their leather breastplates or chainmail. Or… equip the right cloak on go stealth…Wait, Stealth?
Yes, that is an option. You can go unnoticed for a long time and execute surprise attacks for added damage. Like everything in Unexplored, it’s up to you to weigh the rewards versus the risk. Because a surprise attack on a Necromancer may sound like a terrific idea, but it’ll probably survive your first strike, leaving you quite vulnerable in your cloak of cloth.
Progression
Unexplored features several kinds of progression for you and your character. The most important is simple: experience. Expect to die a lot in the beginning, whilst learning exactly how to play the game. But you will learn and before you know, you reach a deeper level every run. However, there’s more than just experience. Within each run, you’ll find Potions of Strength, drink those and your power increases for as long as your stays alive. A Potion of Life not only completely heals your hero, it increases the amount of Hit Points. Upgrading your equipment by combining it with certain magic items on an anvil will grant you perks for the time being. Offer to the Gods, and you may receive another upgrade.However, if you die, your powers die with you. Unexplored is a game featuring perma-death.
Nevertheless, some upgrades are permanent. When you unlock achievements, you unlock equipment and items you can purchase before you start a new run. You pay for these items with the other permanent feature: gold. Your hero will inherit all the gold your previous one owned. So it is always an absolutely fabulous idea to try an open as many chests as possible, you might get rich trying.
Or, just spend it all during your run when you meet one of the vendors. Yes, you heard that correctly: during the game you will be able to spend your gold on new equipment and potions. Obviously, if you subsequently fail, all that gold is lost. Like in forever.
Crafting and Mixing
The deeper you go, the more dangerous the dungeons will be. So, make sure to pick up the right equipment, potions and scrolls along the way. You can even craft better items and mix healthy or plain deadly drinks.
Foreshadowing…?
Part of Unexplored’s allure is the way it generates the dungeons. Not just the levels themselves (see this video about Cyclic Dungeon Generation), but all the dungeons in their entirety. The game knows what you’ll face on the deepest levels even before you start wandering the first one. So, it will provide you with hints, keys and notes about what to expect down the line. Best keep an eye out for those.That’s It?
No, of course not. Unexplored is a game filled with content, with lava and water, plants and trees (flammable trees that is), with hidden doors and locked doors (use lockpicks!), with small bosses and big bosses and with so much more. But we won’t spoil everything here. It’s up to you to find out! So, go have yourself an adventure! You’ll love it!***************************************
community
Unexplored has a fantastic community of players helping each other out. They have been an integral part of the development of this game. So, if you're really stuck, let us know in the Steam forum, and we, or one of the other players, will try and help you out.SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Windows
Minimum:
- OS: Windows 7
- Processor: 1.6 GHz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 3D Graphics Card
- Storage: 500 MB available space
Recommended:
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: 2.6 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 3D Graphics Card
- Storage: 500 MB available space
A Long Way Down
Reach the second level of the Dungeon of Doom.
Dare Devil
Quaff an unidentified potion.
Deep Delver
Discover 5 levels in the Dungeon of Doom.
Feel the Force
Read a Scroll of Detect Magic.
Your Very First Goblin!
Defeat a goblin
Blood, Sweat, and Magic
Forge a runic item.
Nimble Fingers
Pick a lock on a door or chest.
Knife Fighter
Defeat 20 enemies with the same dagger.
Abstinence
Discover 4 levels on Normal or Hard without using any Healing Potions
Like a True Tombraider
Disarm a trap.
Fighting Fire with Steel
Defeat a kobold mage.
Swordsman
Identify a sword by defeating 20 enemies with it.
Nine-Jah Repellent
Defeat the Kobold Nine-Jah
You Lucky Bastard
Use a scroll to identify a benevolent magic weapon or armor.
Better Than the Pied Piper
Slay a giant poisonous rat.
The Butchers Quest
Kill the Goblin Butcher
Wiry
Discover 8 levels on Normal or Hard without using more than 1 Potion of Life
Batteries Not Included
Recharge a spent magic staff.
Solid as a Rock
Defeat a Winged Gargoyle.
Better Safe than Sorry
Use a scroll to identified a cursed magic item.
Finders Keepers
Collect 48 arrows.
Rest The Bones
Put a Skeleton permanently to rest.
Saint George
Slay a real Dragon!
A Magical Secret...
Copy a Scroll of Enchanting.
Simply Being British
Brew some tea.
Escaped!
Escape the Dungeon of Doom
No More to Explore?
Discover all levels in the Dungeon of Doom.
No Steroids
Discover 12 levels on Normal or Hard without using more than 1 Potion of Strength
Knight Errant
Put the Void Knight to rest
Fire Proofed
Forge the Fire Ant Armor
Tourist Trap
(Secret achievement)
You Should Move To Hamelen
Kill 100 rats in a single dungeon run.
Heel Boy!
Defeat Big Dog
Avoid a Fiery Fate
Trigger the Staff of Fiery Doom and live...
King of The Ocean
Defeat 20 enemies with the same trident.
Eehw!
(Secret achievement)
Duellist
Best the Goblin Master Swordmaster
Pumpkin Soup
Defeat Big Jack
The Root of Evil
Destroy the Monstrous Vine
Master of Arms
As a Warrior kill 100 enemies with your starting sword on Hard.
Like a True Odysseus
Slay the Cyclops.
Tribal Teeth
Craft a necklace of orc teeth.
Strict
As a Cleric score 50 kills on Hard without using weapons that cause piercing or slashing damage.
Hawk Eye
As an Archer hit 24 enemy creatures in a row without missing once on Hard.
The Fountain of Youth
Craft a Potion of Life.
Brave or Foolish?
Discover 7 levels in a hard game after starting without any equipment (except for your cloak)
Stolen Lives
You used the a Staff of Steal Life to heal 20 times
Dodge This!
Kill a boss with a pistol or musket.
Goblinbane
Defeat 24 Moryondor Goblins.
Knowledgeable
Identify all types of scrolls in a single run.
Bombadier
Set off 12 bombs.
King Under The Mountain
Defeat the Goblin King of Moryondor.
Investigator
Explore the Mansion's Library in The Dark Ritual.
Frugal
Don't fire your bow until you reach the Living Quarters in the Ripley Run.
Masterfull
As a Barbarian kill 50 enemies on Hard without healing or eating once.
Craftsman
Craft a magic sword in Moryondor.
Well-Prepared
As an Adventurer defeat 4 bosses on Hard.
Thorough
Visit all 11 floors in the Mining Colony in the Ripley Run.
The Skull Key
Find the Skull Key in The Dark Ritual.
Explorer
Visit all 9 floors of Moryondor.
Archmage
Create a fireball staff +5 as a Wizard on Hard.
Set For Life
Collect 1000 gold and treasure in Moryondor.
Who's The Boss?
Kill the Conjurer.
A Light in Dark Places
Bring light to a particular hall in The Underdark in Moryondor.
Long Live the King
(Secret achievement)
It's a Tomb
Open the tomb in the Great Hall of Moryondor.
The Ultimate Trophy
Forge a Staff of White Fire
The Magic Bow
Find a magic bow in Moryondor.
Hell Yeah!
Enchant the repeater crossbow, 'cause you can!
Inquisitive
Defeat the Inquisitor in the Ripley Run
Lore Master
Explore the Hidden Library in the Great Hall of Moryondor.
The Magic Circle
Find the Ritual location in The Dark Ritual.
Second Breakfast
Collect 12 rations in Moryondor.
Crackling
Find the Staff of Lightning in the Ripley Run.
Smug
Set off 24 sacks of gunpowder as the Musketeer on Hard.
Bug Hunter
Kill 100 Crawlers in the Ripley Run.
The Silver Sword
Acquire the Silver Sword in The Dark Ritual.
Getting Ahead of Yourself?
Destroy a powerful magic ring in the depths of Moryondor..
A Sword with a Sting
Kill 20 enemies with the sword Fang
In a Hurry
Teleport back to the Mansion in The Dark Ritual.
Master Dungeoneer
Unlock all owl doors in Moryondor.
The Obsidian Dagger
Acquire the Obsidian Dagger in The Dark Ritual.
Quenched
Identify all types of potions in a single run.
For Breakfast
Kill 100 Eggs in the Ripley Run.
Mithril Miner
Collect 12 pieces of Mithril ore as the Dwarf Warrior in Moryondor.
Disinfector
Defeat the Infector in the Ripley Run.
Ripped Her
Defeat the Visitor Queen in the Ripley Run.
The Lost Art
Craft a Mithril Shirt in Moryondor.
Knee-Deep
Score 250 Kills in the Ripley Run.
Geared Up
Craft a magic shield as the Human Warrior in Moryondor.
Artsy-Craftsy
Craft a Potion of Explosion in the Ripley Run.
An Audience
Reach the court of the Crimson King in The Dark Ritual.
Assassin
As a Rogue score 30 stealth kills against Kobolds, Goblins, Ratlings, Harpies, or Orcs, on Hard
Well-Prepared
Craft of Potion of Resist Fire in the Ripley Run.
Trophy Hunter
Collect 7 Throphies in the Ripley Run.
Collector
Collect 12 Potions of Explosion in the Ripley Run.
Sneaky Git
Perform 20 stealth kills as the Halfling Rogue in Moryondor.
Blessed
Acquire Holy Water in The Dark Ritual.
Buff
Get 60 Hit Points in the Ripley Run.
Impaler of Vlads
Kill the Vampire Lord.
Antidote
Kill 20 Poisonous Creeps in the Ripley Run.
Exterminator
Kill 100 Creeps in the Ripley Run.
You Shall Not Pass
Defeat the Balrog of Moryondor as the Wizard.
Dual Wielding!
Find another repeater crossbow in the Ripley Run.
Creep Farmer
Kill a Creep to acquire its blood in The Dark Ritual.
Into The Abyss
Climb down a chasm in The Dark Ritual.
Vandal
Break 5 clay figurines in The Dark Ritual.
The Real Ninja
(Secret achievement)
Stingy
Collect 72 arrows as the Elf Archer in Moryondor.
Patched Up
Repair your sword after it was corroded in the Ripley Run..
No Stone Unturned
Explore all 10 levels of The Dark Ritual.
Super Munchkin
(Secret achievement)
Spell Caster
Cast a spell to reveal a treasure in The Dark Ritual.
A Taste For Blood
Become a vampire
Vengeful
Defeat 12 Cultists in The Dark Ritual.
Reckless
Defeat a Flesh Golem in The Dark Ritual.
Cunning
Craft a potion of Invisibility in The Dark Ritual.
Fearless
Defeat a Wraith in The Dark Ritual.
Insane
Face The Great Old One in The Dark Ritual.
