Dicey Dungeons Guide

It is a fast-paced deckbuilding roguelite in which you fight as a walking die. Assign the dice you roll to equipment to attack or heal. The six characters—Warrior, Thief, Robot, Jester, Inventor and Witch—each have different rules. Developed by Terry Cavanagh, creator of VVVVVV and Super Hexagon, and released on August 13, 2019. Japanese is supported.

It is a game about planning around luck. The official description explicitly says that luck may not be on your side. Skill lies in preparing an equipment setup that still works with bad rolls, instead of relying on good ones.

The rules themselves change. The official description explains that the Thief steals random enemy equipment every turn, the Robot generates dice through a blackjack-style game of chance, and the Inventor destroys their own equipment after a fight to make powerful gadgets.

The Warrior is the easiest starting point to understand. With fewer special rules, the class makes it easier to learn the basic process of assigning dice to equipment. Once comfortable, try the other characters and their different rules.

Among the games covered on this site, Slay the Spire offers deckbuilding, Slice & Dice uses dice, and Balatro combines luck and build planning for a similar appeal.