Sit down if
You like dice, bright colours and quick runs with a lot of personality.
Walk away if
You want deep long-term strategy.
♠The table
Six contestants compete on a game show run by Lady Luck. Each character plays differently: the Warrior is straightforward, the Thief steals, the Robot gambles on a total, the Inventor builds gadgets, the Witch casts spells, and the Jester plays with a deck. Each character has several episodes with twisted rules.
♥How a hand plays
Every turn you roll your dice and place them into equipment: a sword that takes any number, a shield that needs a six, a gadget that splits a die in two. The fun is in making bad rolls useful. Equipment grows as you level, and the backpack becomes a little puzzle of its own.
♣Where luck comes in
Rolls are random, but the game is about managing them. Good equipment choices turn almost any roll into something useful. It sits right in the middle between luck and skill.
The luck meter is our estimate of how much a typical run depends on chance. It is not part of the score. How we estimate it.
♦Look & sound
Bright, funny cartoon style with great character designs and a catchy chiptune soundtrack by Chipzel. The game-show theme gives it real charm.
♠Value & PC
Runs on anything, Verified on Steam Deck. The free Reunion update added six new episodes.
Winning hand
- Six very different characters
- Charming game-show theme
- Clever dice puzzles
- Great soundtrack
Bad beats
- Some episodes have frustrating rules
- Repetitive in long sessions
The score sheet
- Strategy depth 25%
- 84
- Luck design 20%
- 90
- Replay 20%
- 86
- Style 15%
- 88
- Value 20%
- 90
84 × 25% + 90 × 20% + 86 × 20% + 88 × 15% + 90 × 20% = 87.40 → 87
The house verdict
Verdict
Dicey Dungeons is the most charming game at our table. Its dice puzzles are clever, its characters are great, and it turns bad luck into fun.
By the Game Vista Guide editorial desk · Updated 5 Oct 2026 · How we score · Report an error
