Tainted Treasure
A reaction-battle roguelike!
Ratings
Age
9+
Category
Casual
Languages
English
Thu Aug 31 2023
- New Boss Fights (3 New Bosses)
- 11 New Effects
- 20 New Consumables
- New Snackmachine Room
- Optional Challenges
- Improved Hard Mode
- Curse Rooms
- 8 New enemies
- 4 New Player Attacks
- 4 New Items
- German Localization
- A lot of minor tweaks and additions:
- Added Auto-Counter Option
- Added Auto-Color-Change Option
- Added Revive Animation
- Added Regenerate Animation
- Added Menu to view Unlockables
- Added Luck Stat
- Added Idle Alternatives
- Improved Target Selection
- Better Descriptions
- Improved Tutorial
- More Polish
- UI Improvements
- Balancing
Tainted Treasure is a strategic rogue-lite dungeon crawler. Players must navigate treacherous corridors filled with traps and monsters to find ancient relics. However, the treasure is 'tainted'—offering incredible power at the cost of your sanity or health. Balance your equipment, manage your resources, and decide how much risk you are willing to take for the ultimate prize. Every playthrough offers a new map and different cursed items to master.
Dinsun Expert Review
Our Expert Score
Tainted Treasure is a clever twist on the dungeon-crawling genre that focuses more on risk management than raw combat. The premise is intriguing: every piece of loot you find might be cursed, and you have to weigh the stat boost against the potential debuff. It creates this constant tension—do I take the massive sword that might occasionally drain my health, or stick with my reliable, weaker dagger?
The pixel art is charming and evocative of the 16-bit era, and the procedural generation keeps the dungeons feeling fresh. It can be quite punishing; a few bad 'tainted' choices can end a run quickly. However, the 'one more try' factor is strong here. It’s a great pick for RPG fans who want something a bit more cerebral than just mashing an attack button.
Features
Procedurally generated dungeons
Over 100 unique 'Tainted' items
Challenging turn-based combat
Unlockable character classes
Tips & Walkthrough
Keep an eye out for Purification Altars. These are rare rooms that allow you to remove the negative 'taint' from one item while keeping its positive stats. Saving your best cursed items for these altars is key to winning late-game runs.
Gameplays
The 'Taint Meter' fills as you equip more cursed items. If it reaches 100%, you take permanent damage every few steps. Always carry a 'Clear Mind' potion to reset the meter in emergencies.
Screenshot
Q&A
As a rogue-lite, you lose your current items but keep 'Essence' which can be used to buy permanent upgrades for your next hero.
Ratings & Reviews
App Store Editors’ Notes
Invalid Date
Very short
Tue May 02 2023 SuperSimulacrumGreat game look forward to more content.
Needs more info
Sun Apr 30 2023 StratbluesmanI like the game and the idea but it seriously needs more info on how the weapons work how many hits each one gets etc. the swipe mechanic is obvious but I have no idea what these weapons are or what they do so it’s hard to make decisions on swapping them, etc. amor detailed tutorial would do wonders!
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