Dungeon Village
Roleplaying
Ratings
Age
4+
Category
Roleplaying
Languages
English
Tue Jan 30 2024
Fixed minor issues.
In Dungeon Village, you are the master of a fantasy hamlet. Your goal is to build a town that warriors and sorcerers will want to call home. Build Combat Schools and Magic Labs to increase your heroes' stats, and host events to boost the town's popularity. As your heroes defeat monsters in nearby dungeons, they'll earn gold to spend in your shops, allowing you to expand your reach and eventually build a town worthy of the greatest legends.
Dinsun Expert Review
Our Expert Score
Dungeon Village is a delightful subversion of the standard RPG formula. Instead of playing the hero, you play the town manager who must attract heroes to your village. It’s an incredibly addictive loop: build a combat school, a hero visits and trains, they go out and kill monsters, they spend their loot in your shops, and you use that money to build a better town. Kairosoft has mastered the 'one more minute' style of gameplay.
The charm lies in watching your town grow from a small hamlet into a sprawling adventurer's hub. Naming your heroes and equipping them with legendary gear you've found on quests adds a personal layer to the management. While the graphics are the signature Kairosoft 8-bit style, the depth of the simulation is impressive. Managing the town's popularity while ensuring your heroes are strong enough to take on the latest dragon threat is a balancing act that never stops being fun.
Features
Deep town-building mechanics
Diverse hero classes to recruit
Signature Kairosoft pixel art
Unlockable buildings and legendary gear
Tips & Walkthrough
Don't just sell your rare items. Gifting weapons and armor to your most frequent visitors increases their 'Satisfaction' and ensures they stay in town to defend it.
Gameplays
Hold 'Events' at the town hall regularly. High popularity attracts more diverse hero classes, like Ninjas and Knights, who can clear harder dungeons.
Screenshot
Q&A
Yes, once a hero becomes satisfied enough to build a house in your village, they provide a steady income in the form of taxes.
Ratings & Reviews
Good game
Thu Dec 27 2018 AdondraI would really like for devs to make a DV 2 and I would definitely buy it. Or make more content to this one. Game is so freaking addictive that once you accomplish everything you are left with the desire for the game to be infinite like those ascending games where everything get reset but you get an extra benefit every time you ascend. This game worth every penny and would love to see more 🙄🙄🙄😁😁😁
Amazing concept / mediocre execution
Tue Jan 15 2019 AmericanMuscle302I was very excited about the concept of this game. I found myself rather disappointed. The stat bonus system is absolutely tedious! The game has MAJOR balance issues - toward the end equipment doesn’t even matter since your character stats are enormous in comparison. All my characters get 1 shot killed and only win by mobbing enemies. The jobs are ... bad. Most of these (like merchant, Carpenter etc) should just be aspects of town building. I don’t want to fight dragons with merchants, carpenters and ... clowns??? The endgame character class (no need for diversity because it dominates everything) is literally a blockhead. The present / medal system also silly and tedious. I wanted to build a town, attract character classes based on how I developed my town (which would five replay value) instead of “collect them all.” I was looking forward to the passive nature of this game but found myself constantly sucked into tedious tasks. Worth a play through but ZERO replay value. The concept is amazing. If the developer had consulted to implement better and more traditional rpg mechanics for the characters this could have been such an amazing game. Turned out kinda mediocre.
Not bad, but could be improved
Wed Jun 03 2020 egkim904I highly doubt a content update will be come to this game, but I might as well leave my feedback. I’ve been playing this game along with numerous other Kairosoft games on and off for six years. Dungeon village was my very first Kairosoft game, so it definitely holds a place in my heart. Looking back on it now, I do have some comments to make on it. The monster sprites are original and captivating. The monster expeditions are also very reminiscent of the RPG like gameplay the team was shooting for. While the art is great...the gameplay is mediocre. There isn’t necessarily a story, which is usually ok for a Kairosoft game, just not this one. RPG stands for role playing game so there needs to be a story to actually role play. This lacks any story or purpose for the village and fighting monsters. While I say this, I also know that Dungeon village is one of the earlier Kairosoft games, so I keep this in mind given the fact that they’ve improved a lot on the quality of games they’ve been putting out. All in all, great game, worth a play BUT if you don’t want to get your hopes up or still want an RPG like Dungeon Village I’d recommend Magician’s Saga. It’s also a Kairosoft game and I really enjoyed the execution of it.
Great adventurer management game
Mon Aug 20 2018 Emp NuReminds me of the old Majesty pc games and more recently, Little King Story. Wouldn’t really say Stardew valley in the least, so if you are thinking of plonking the money down looking for a croptending, relationship building focused game, this ain’t it. If you are looking to run a small town and the adventurers that protect it, it’s pocket money well spent.
Aspect Ratio Broke Itself
Tue Jan 23 2024 _WyoteWhenever I turn my phone on its side I get about 2 inch black bars in each side and the buttons are all messed up and when it’s normal vertical all the buttons are extremely small and at the edge of my screen like the size of a couple hairs it completely ruins my experience I was having such a great time too now it just won’t go back to normal
As addicting as it was 10 years ago
Thu Apr 24 2025 lackingofFocusThoroughly enjoyed my time with the game after finally being able to buy it for myself, looking forward to playing the next one!
One of their best
Wed Nov 06 2019 Maslow LokiI keep coming back to this every few months to play through again. I really wish that they would make a bigger badder sequel! Highly recommend this one. The paraplegic is also a very fun Kairo soft game to check out as well as ninja village.
Love this game.
Sat Jul 31 2021 LonelyorcLove this game, owned it since the beginning and it moves from one device to the next as i update. Now i see a part 2 and sheesh i will have to buy that one now. Hopefully it is also offline play.
News found!
Management and Simulation Developer 'Kairosoft' Announces 5 Games for PC and Xbox Consoles, Available ...Developer Kairosoft has announced that they will be releasing 5 of their simulation and management games on Xbox consoles for the first time...
XboxEra Sun Mar 02 2025
RPG Reload File 086 – 'Dungeon Village' – TouchArcadeHello, gentle readers, and welcome to the RPG Reload, the weekly feature where pouring milk on an inn allows it to charge a higher rate.
TouchArcade Tue Jan 02 2018
Dungeon Village ReviewDungeon Village is the latest simulation game from Kairosoft. The company's previous sims have covered malls, game development, soccer,...
IGN Mon Sep 02 2013
Game Dev Story and four other Kairosoft management games are coming to Steam later this month.
Rock Paper Shotgun Sat Sep 02 2023
Game Dev Story PS4 And Other Kairosoft Ports ConfirmedKairosoft simulations are coming to a new platform. The company will be bringing Dungeon Village, Game Dev Story, and Hot Springs Story to...
Siliconera Wed Jun 02 2021
Kairosoft is bringing a bunch of its sims, including Game Dev Story, to SwitchJapanese micro-sim specialist Kairosoft has announced that it's bringing a number of titles to Switch next week, includ…
Eurogamer.net Thu Apr 02 2020
A decade after delighting with their mobile management games, Kairosoft have now released Game Dev Story, Hot Springs Story, and more on...
Rock Paper Shotgun Mon Oct 02 2023
App of the Day: Dungeon VillageDungeon Village is another dangerously compulsive game from Kairosoft, a company responsible for more than its fair share of extended loo...
Eurogamer.net Mon Sep 02 2013
Kairosoft: Much More than Just Game Dev StoryThe company behind Game Dev Story has an entire library of addictive sims you need to play.
IGN Sun Feb 02 2014
Kairosoft Has Come to Xbox with Five Games Including Game Dev Story - GIZORAMADo you like simulation games? We love them. Since 1996, we at Kairosoft have created a number of pixel art design management simulation...
gizorama Sun Mar 02 2025
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