Dungeon Bounce

What Is Dungeon Bounce?

Dungeon Bounce is a physics-based dungeon crawler designed for the Playdate handheld console. Instead of traditional movement and combat, you launch your heroes into enemies like pinballs — bouncing off walls, dealing damage on contact, and collecting upgrades along the way.

The game features a party of heroes (Ace, Healer, Mage), 6 rooms of escalating difficulty, and a relic upgrade system. It is available as a name-your-own-price download on itch.io.

How to Play

You control a party of up to three heroes. Each turn, you choose which hero to launch. Hold B to enter precision aiming mode — time slows down, letting you use the Crank to line up your shot. Release B to launch your hero across the room. Your hero bounces off walls and damages any enemies they hit.

Each hero has a short cooldown (~2 seconds) between launches. Press Left/Right on the D-Pad to switch between heroes. Landing 5 hits on enemies charges your hero's special ability — press A to activate it.

Clear all enemies in a room to advance. Clear all 6 rooms to win.

Controls

Tips and Tricks

• Lead with Ace: Ace's Duel ability rushes the nearest enemy for a 3-hit combo dealing 9 total damage. Great for finishing off weakened foes.
• Keep the Healer alive: The Healer's ability restores 3 HP to all nearby heroes. Position them centrally and heal whenever multiple heroes are damaged.
• Mage for crowd control: Fires 8 bouncing magic orbs in all directions, each dealing 5 damage. Best used when the room is full of enemies.
• Don't forget to switch: Each hero has a cooldown. While one is recharging, launch another to keep constant pressure.
• Aim for multi-bounces: The best shots hit an enemy, bounce off a wall, and hit another enemy. Plan your angle carefully.

FAQ

Where can I play Dungeon Bounce?

Dungeon Bounce is a Playdate exclusive. Download the .pdx.zip file from matheusnicolas.itch.io/dungeonbounce and sideload it to your Playdate.

How many players does it support?

Single-player only. You control the entire hero party yourself.

How much does it cost?

Name your own price — you can download it for free or support the developer with a donation.

What are the three hero classes?

Ace (Striker — rushes enemies for combo damage), Healer (Support — restores HP to nearby heroes), and Mage (Mage — fires bouncing magic orbs in all directions).

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