Microgue Game Reviews

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I have been looking for a game like this for a long time. It has turn based movement, enemy patterns, and random generation. Most roguelikes have a leveling up system, so this is a good change of pace and I like it a lot!

Great game. Worth the money.. Microgue is a great little roguelike that feels a lot like chess. There's not much too it, but everything that's there is polished and well executed. I almost wish there was more, and I'm tempted to recommend the author doesn't reset your game anytime you so much as try to multitask. But at the same time, the game is short and very polished for what there is. Adding more content or allowing the player to save and return to the game would take away from the game's character.

Rogue-like chess. Pretty fun. It makes you think about every move. It actually reminds me of crypt of the necrodancer when you play as the bard.

Hoplite (there I said it). This game is really good. It reminds me of Hoplite (that's good too).

Not much content. I was expecting a more proper rouge like experience. The execution is solid but it's a very shallow experience.

Nice concept, poor execution. I have no issue with the game except it's unplayable. The game plays in landscape but looks like it's in portrait. The result is a tiny screen with TONS of black space on both sides. No options to change this. Not worth your time or money. Learn from my mistake, do not buy this app

More of a logic puzzle than a roguelike.. This game is more of a logic puzzle than a roguelike: there are no items to collect, no levels to gain, no meaningful randomness of any sort. Basically, you know exactly what to expect whenever you enter a level, and it's a matter of navigating your way through the space of possibilities to find the way to the next puzzle. I found this mechanic refreshing and very enjoyable. The game is not long, but the $0.99 price tag is spot-on. Worth the money and I look forward to the developer's next game.

No multitasking.. There isn't a multitasking feature, so when you close the app to open a text or something, you lose any progress you've made. It's not a bad thing, just kinda annoying. Otherwise, 5 stars.

There's not much to it. The game looks amazing graphically in my opinion, but the game play is just the same thing over and over again. There's no progression really, no unlocking stuff, it's basically just moving around strategically.

Great Little Gem of a Game!. I love the simplicity, the short time for each level, and the randomness of each level. It is so enjoyable. The one thing needed is the saving of state so that you can go back to it if you haven't finished yet. I still have yet to complete the quest after forty plus times, and it is frustrating if you have to leave to do something else and then go back to level 1 again. Other than that, great game and great opening artwork on the home screen.

Chess meets Rogue. Very fun, short games. Takes a little time to learn your enemies' movement patterns and special attacks, but the payoff is a very rewarding little gaming experience.

Perfect pocket game. The game is perfect for when you 10 minutes to kill. Though the game is short the randomly generated levels keep it fresh.

Problems. Microgue seems like a fun game. Sadly, the screen orientation on the IPod 4 is a little stupid. Instead of filling landscape, it is presented as portrait in landscape orientation. What?!

👍🏻👍🏻⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️♥️♥️. An extremely challenging, extremely fun game. I love it! 👍🏻👍🏻⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️♥️♥️

Terrible. I bought the game and it loaded to the title and stopped. It did this every time it's a load of crap and a waste of money I will change the review if this gets fixed.👎

Good foundation, tweaks for perfection. While a great idea, the landscape bug should be fixed, why you die if you tap yourself when a monster is next to you(it doesn't tell you that you TURN when you tap yourself), and definitely something along the lines of either a different variation of traps or a player specific boost aside from hp refill. Good foundation but it can be perfected.

Harder than you think. It's fun learning about each enemy and then oh man that dragon is tough. You definitely can find yourself in sticky situations if you're not careful. One thing I'd really appreciate is a "fast" mode that skipped the animations. They're very nice but you know I've gotst to get mah fix!

Still letterboxed on iPhone 4. The screen orientation issue, supposedly fixed in last patch, is still present. Sorry man, I'd give you a null non counted score if I could because I think you want to fix it, but it's unplayable as it is on this still very common device. Will reevaluate if patched again.

Love it!. This game takes your attention for sure, but it’s worth it. It took me many tries to get the right knowledge and frame of mind to complete the quest, do it feels like quite an achievement when you finally get it. Every time you fail, you can see what you did wrong and learn from it the next time. I can’t wait to see more quests! Maybe completing the game one time could unlock other characters or environments? I see lots of potential for a whole series of games like this.

great. For an indie game made by one person, the animations, gameplay, and combat are great. I would appreciate an update in the near future (more monsters, levels, traps, areas, mechanics, etc.). Very good work!

Dudes. I already wrote my actual review but I did this one because I think you truly deserve a higher rating ;-;

Incorrect orientation. Only orients in landscape but games aspect ratio is in portrait, which makes it very hard to play because it's too small.

Bug. Game is shrinking to portrait size while in landscape. Big black bars on either side. Everything way too small... iPhone 4

Fun but annoying. It's a very simple game, it's fun but it's annoying to restart if a monster beats you. If it could take you back just a level I would play more often.

Good, but.... I enjoyed this game for the first five times I went into the dungeon. But after multiple failures and no option to buy new gear I'm done. Advice to the devs - make the first dungeon shorter than 10 levels and give players a chance to shop.

Interesting at first. Kinda cool when starting out but quickly becomes lane and boring

magnificent. Simply Amazing! 5 Stars.

Worth. >Worth

Great. Very fun, very unique. I've made it to the 10th floor a couple times but have yet to complete the game. It's the perfect difficulty and each session is the perfect length to kill a little time.

Holy heck. I'm thoroughly surprised that the orientation bug hasn't been fixed yet. I really hope that this isn't a cash grab for you guys to take the money and run. Please for your consumers sake fix a straightforward bug.

Orientation bug. Orientation bug is still there after patch. Please fix.

Too small. Great game. I agree with everyone else who loves this game. I do not think that it is overly simple, because without the simplicity, it'd be crazy hard. My problem though, is on the iPhone 4, at least, it is a very small size. It is turned sideways, but cut to a proportion that is better up and down, but even with that, there is a lot of unessecary space, that you could just expand that part and it'd be fine. Luckily, I have it on an iPad, where it isn't so bad, but it's great for a quick play, but it's too small to play. Please fix this.

Perfect pastime!. Great little strategic game that's different every time you play. Just fix the issues that others are having with portrait view and it should make them happy too!

Fun if not overly simple.. Fun game, like a simplified hoplite. Only problem I've had with it so far is my game reseting every time I leave the window even if for a split second. Very inconvenient (game crippling almost, resist the urge to reply to texts in the off chance it drags me to the text window instead of using the hot bar) good game for bursts of 5-20 minutes so long as that is ALL you are doing. ~review platform, 128gb 6+~

Simply Superb. Simple and stunning. This game takes a deep genre and boils it down to its bare bones. I love it.

It's ok. I find the game difficult at times but there isn't a lot to do.

It entertains. I bought this while waiting for a car fixup, and it ended up doing its job of keeping me from boredom. Very clever little game that ends with you learning about every little death possible... While always getting farther and farther. Frankly though once I got back it was over. The game peaks right after the halfway point and once you beat it you realize literally nothing is left. I honestly feel like the whole concept could have been expanded since it was very charming.

Too simple. It is simply just too simple. The point of the game is to ignore stats and focus on movement, but in that case, there should be much more complexity included in the level design. Instead of simple having timed spikes, it would be much more interesting for a tile to force a character a certain way. Stuff like this should be considered before the game deserves 5 stars

Pretty fun! And an amazing glitch.. This is a rather strategic, Chess-like experience. For the most part, it seems well balanced, and it's fun to try and learn exactly what all the enemies' patterns are like. Sometimes the odds seem a little too stacked against the hero, though this may just be part of the roguelike experience. I did come across an amusing glitch. On floor 8 of one of my runs (before reaching the treasure), there were 15 enemies, only five of which actually got to move. There were many, many moving walls, and tons of floor spikes, some on top of walls, some on top of moving walls. I managed to make it through... and went up the stairs to floor 7. From then on, going up stairs led to me going down a floor, and the dragon began to appear on each floor after that. Not sure what that was all about, but hopefully that can be fixed? Overall, the game is an enjoyable experience. I would say it's worth the price, as long as you know exactly what you're getting.

Great game and concept. This is what a real game is. A genius game idea with no frills or distractions. Simple but challenging. This is what gaming was before addictive and manipulative techniques became the norm. A sole developer with good ideas makes the best games.

Not that fun, monotonous. Glad only paid 0.50. It is not really a strategy game like chess bc enemies always random and you just memorize the way enemies move (diagonal, two forward etc), and move around dodging them until spikes or walls kill them. It is near impossible to win if a kid (8 yr old hated it) bc even if get to dragon treasure, when going back down, near impossible to not get killed. If you have to play the game for an hour and still have no meaningful progress... Not that fun. Would not buy unless developers make it easier (ability to change # floors), add ability for you shield to at least survive one dragon fire breath (dragon kills you immediately even with 3 shields and sometimes no strategic way to escape), or make it more fun in other way. There are so many other fun chess like games or strategy games out there for kids or to pass the time.

Simple but challenging - infinite little puzzles. See title

Chess. This game is sort of like chess with its own set of rules - but takes place in a tower (looks more like a dungeon) Nice pixel art and nice strategy - go buy it!

Way too small screen size. The screen minimizes to a tiny box when i try to play it. It becomes a small square in the middle of my screen and doesn't get any bigger. It's like the way Instagram pictures are if you need an image. I will edit this review once this glitch is fixed, but for now it will stay 1 star.

Unplayable. Like everyone else is saying: the game is so shrunken in landscape, but won't rotate to portrait layout, that you can't play. In fact, when I try to hit "play," it keeps going to "how to play" because the buttons are so small and so close together. Please fix.

Great potential. This game is great as it is now and I would recommended it to pretty much anyone. However, I think that its replay value could be greatly expanded upon by adding new characters or even different dungeons each with different enemies.

Boo. I can't believe I wasted 50 whole cents on this, it's supposed to be tilted upright, there's not Much gameplay to it, and you die almost instantly, I would rather get my 50 cents back than play this

Satisfying and delightful. Bouncing between hoplite and several other turn-based-chess-like-roguelikes; this one fits in to my collection beautifully. Satisfying in all ways, fun think-first dungeon crawling. If you're into this genre, you're in for a treat. Great music, great controls; nice tempo and loads of replayability!

Chess + Rogue = Microgue. I wasn't sure of this game would be worth the money but as soon as I started playing I realized what a great deal it was. This game has so much replayability and you actually want to keep replaying it. I think the only tweak that needs to be made is that if a double headed ogre (Mage or not) is standing over spikes or a moving block you can't see if it's about to activate or not. This makes it a little harder to decide on your next move. With that change this game would be, in my opinion, flawless.

Simple and Fun!. This is a fun puzzle roguelike with a mechanic similar to chess. Each turn you move your character to a new location and/or take down an enemy. In response, the enemy moves and sometimes uses a special ability. Your goal is to avoid moving into a position where an enemy will kill you. The mechanic is pulled off well and is quite challenging. The levels and challenges get a tad repetitive, it would be nice to see more bad guy types or abilities for the main character to add variety. Recommended for the price.

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Boring. Waste of time and money purchasing this game. Would not recommend.

Major fixes needed. this game as of now is just ok as there are just a couple problems holding this game back 1. probably the the thing you'll notice right from the get go is that despite being only played in landscape the game displays the image as if it's supposed to be played in portrait and only about 1/3 of the screen is used making this a problem if you're not playing this on an ipad, this could fixed by just enabling proper portrait or optimise the screen for landscape 2. because of the tiny amount of the screen used sometimes controlling the game is an absolute nightmare, with you trying to touch the tiny little buttons to move, this could be fixed by adding a proper sized d-pad or fixing the screen as mentioned before 3. there is only one song on constant use and it's the same for everything title, gameplay everything 4. the game is way to basic to sell for money, there nothing to customise which is one of the key components of rogue like games, there is no bounty apart from the treasure you're trying to escape but the isn't even explained in-game (I only know this because I've read the description) and the game is basically chess with it's movement and attacking system e.g. you can only take a couple steps a time and some enemies can only attack from certain angles similar to the prawns in chess, but the game is enjoyable and at times gives the player a challenge, and then again the game has way way to many problems to be recommended at all. proceed with caution.

Pretty pointless.. Quite a pointless waste of $2 if you ask me. Traversing levels in the least compelling way by taping a square. Quite disappointed. Not even worth the 10 minutes I spent on it either. Do not buy.

Amazing. The actual mechanics and unique gameplay is amazing! I love the whole concept soooo much! I hope there are more updates!

No portrait rotation for a portrait game. Screen orientation is locked on landscape, but game area is portrait. Unplayable until this is fixed.

Booooo. Once you beat all the levels, that's it. Don't buy it.

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fun but lack rpg elements. it is not like your usual rogue like game, it's a puzzle game you dont level, you cant equip more powerful weapons but it is really addicting and challenging, worth every penny! btw that guy who says in a review that u see only half the screen must be blind or his device broken, the game visuals are perfect! ;)

Enjoyable concept. At first the game seemed simple and too hard, but as you learn the monsters, through trial and error, it becomes a puzzle game. Not an easy task to beat, unsure wether every play through is actually possible, or if I keep making mistakes.

Boring waste of time. Charming style, that the only good thing I can say about this. Gameplay is painfully boring and lacks any form on innovation. Don't waste you time.

Broken and Barely Playable. It only uses a tiny portion of the screen and so is virtually unplayable. On iphone5

Great. The game is really easy, once you memorize all the moves. It increases difficulty at level 10 and I didn’t expect you to have to run back down. 10/10 I love your games

Great little title. Plays a bit like chess , pretty fun. What I fear though is that the game ends once you get through the tower which is only 10 levels deep, then you make your way back to level 1. If the game is over after that I will be disappointed , and would like to see more content as essentially all the characters are on the cover image - not many.

Charming short puzzler; perfect time filler. It’s easy going in, much harder to leave successfully and winnable often enough to keep trying but rarely enough to be satisfying when accomplished. The level of detail is amazing for such a minimalist game. This one will have a home on any iPhone/iPad I ever own.

Mixed feelings. Normally this is the type of game I would jump all over and play to death. I love pixel graphics and rogue likes. However something about it is just too simplistic to grab me for longer than a few days. Feels like there should be a bit more to it than there is - like it distilled the whole roguelike thing down just a bit too far

Not bad at all.. Interesting take on the Roguelike genre. More nuanced than first appears - plays almost more like a puzzle game. Feels a little too rushed to production but overall a fun little time-waster. I haven't beaten it yet and I intend to!

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So good. This game is great.

Tiny screen! Cant play! Unable to play!!!!. Please update for Iphone 5S!

Booooring. Stupid chess-like combat. Really boring

Unplayable. Aspect ratio is incorrect. Looks enjoyable, but it's impossible to play in it's current state.

Fix orientation. This is the best! Fix orientation though.

A fun but frustrating chess-like game.. (UPDATE - I've edited my original review because I have played this a bit more and feel that my initial thoughts on the game were a little too critical.) Combine pixel graphics, an RPG theme and Chess and you get MicRogue. The real key to this game is memorization. There are many different monsters and each one moves and/or attacks in different ways. Only problem is that you start with very little information on how to play. So in the beginning you are left to figure things out on your own. And I think that's where most of the negative reviews are coming from. Starting out, be prepared to die and die and die again, until you begin to learn the patterns. It's very easy to get frustrated with this game in the beginning. I know I did. The constant deaths wouldn't be so bad if you weren't kicked back to the start every time. But there is little room for error in this unforgiving game. I feel like the playability would be increased if you were only sent back one or two rooms after a death. Getting to, or beyond, the dragon and the dying and having to start all the way over becomes demoralizing quickly. And I find myself having to set this aside often. Not a bad game at all but the unforgiving and confusing (At least in the beginning) style of play may be a big turn-off to many. A proper game tutorial and/or adjustable levels of difficulty would probably help out a lot. If you enjoy chess or turn-based strategy, you'll probably enjoy MicRogue. But if you are looking for an RPG or a dungeon crawler, you may want to look elsewhere.

Update. The newest update did not fix the black sidebars on my iPod Touch 5th Generation.

Unstable. Does not work.

Awesome. Awesome game

Bug on iPhone 4. There's an orientation bug on iPhone 4. Unplayable.

Looks fun, but can't play. The game is unplayable on iOS7 iPhone 4. The latest update didn't fix my orientation problem.

Not worth the money. It's a good game but it should be free