WE SLAY MONSTERSThe Academy for Dungeoneering Play free ↗

Free turn-based roguelike RPG

Fight monsters
with poker hands.

Explore dungeons with poker-inspired card combat, then rebuild the Academy for Dungeoneering.

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Dungeons take about 15–25 minutes—if your hero survives.

A hero faces monsters in a green dungeon with a hand of combat cards
Platform
Windows
Play mode
Single-player
Price
Free
Developer
Furiously Inactive Games
Steam release

Watch the gameplay trailer

See dungeon exploration and card combat in action.

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Card combat

A six-suit combat deck

Combine cards into poker-inspired hands to fight your way through each dungeon.

Cards are numbered 1–9. Each suit has its own attack ability. Play three or more cards of the same suit—a flush—to trigger a super attack. Combat is turn-based, so you can plan your next move.

Card combat in action

Choose your profession

Each profession has a six-suit deck with unique combinations and special attacks.

Rogue in a blue head wrap and patched trousers, holding a dagger
Rogue
  • Beer suit card, value 7Beer
  • Dagger suit card, value 7Dagger
  • Decoy suit card, value 7Decoy
  • Trap suit card, value 7Trap
  • Snakes suit card, value 7Snakes
  • Truncheon suit card, value 7Truncheon
Wizard in a patched red robe and pointed hat, holding a wooden staff
Wizard
  • Bowling Ball suit card, value 7Bowling Ball
  • Staff suit card, value 7Staff
  • Orb suit card, value 7Orb
  • Crystal suit card, value 7Crystal
  • Lightning suit card, value 7Lightning
  • Fireball suit card, value 7Fireball
Warrior wearing a wooden bucket helmet and carrying a sword and shield
Warrior
  • Head Butt suit card, value 7Head Butt
  • Sword Slash suit card, value 7Sword Slash
  • Rubber Duck suit card, value 7Rubber Duck
  • Shield suit card, value 7Shield
  • Shout suit card, value 7Shout
  • Sword Jab suit card, value 7Sword Jab
The Academy for Dungeoneering grows as buildings are added
Expand the academy to strengthen future recruits.

Rebuild the academy

Heroes come and go.
The academy stays.

The Academy for Dungeoneering once defeated evil so completely that it put itself out of business.

More than twenty years later, evil is returning, and the King wants you to reopen the school. Rescue teachers, train recruits, and rebuild the academy.

Earn gold by completing quests for nearby towns, then spend it on academy upgrades that make your recruits stronger.

In the campaign, a hero’s death is permanent, but your academy and its upgrades live on. Recruit another adventurer and send them into the dungeon.

Four tiers of equipment

Heroes can mix equipment from different tiers. These wizard examples show a complete set from each tier.

Wizard wearing a complete tier-one equipment set with a patched red robe and wooden staff
Gear Tier 1
Wizard wearing a complete tier-two equipment set with an orange hat, cream robe, and green boots
Gear Tier 2
Wizard wearing a complete tier-three equipment set with a brown coat and tall curled hat
Gear Tier 3
Wizard wearing a complete tier-four equipment set with a blue robe and hat, and a gold staff
Gear Tier 4

Your first assignment

The Wasted Wizard

The King recommends Egbert the Wise to lead your wizard school. First, your students must rescue him from the Corhaven Quarry.

You begin to wonder if the King is more concerned about Egbert's ale than his wizarding skills...

From the mission briefing

Ways to play

Story missions

Play through five chapters and 25 story missions as you confront the Institute of Evil, a rival school that trains monsters. Unlock hero abilities and new monsters as you progress.

Random missions

Complete side quests to earn gold and points toward unlocking new monsters.

Arena missions

Survive ten rounds of monsters to win.

Weekly challenges

Take on a shared dungeon that changes each week, with a fixed profession and monster lineup. Complete it, then replay to improve your best score on the Steam leaderboard.

Meet the monsters

Each monster has its own abilities. Complete quests to unlock new monsters to encounter.

  • Eyeballs monster
    Eyeballs
  • Flying Shark monster
    Flying Shark
  • Zombie Chicken monster
    Zombie Chicken
  • Meandering Shrub monster
    Meandering Shrub
  • Three Headed Dwarf monster
    Three Headed Dwarf
  • Spork Golem monster
    Spork Golem
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  • Alien monster
    Alien
  • Bat monster
    Bat
  • Blob monster
    Blob
  • Boar monster
    Boar
  • Clay Golem monster
    Clay Golem
  • Cow monster
    Cow
  • Dink Golem monster
    Dink Golem
  • Dog Monk monster
    Dog Monk
  • Dragon monster
    Dragon
  • Dumb Giant Rat monster
    Dumb Giant Rat
  • Elf monster
    Elf
  • Float Golem monster
    Float Golem
  • Ghoul Snail monster
    Ghoul Snail
  • Giant Rat monster
    Giant Rat
  • Goat monster
    Goat
  • Goblin monster
    Goblin
  • One-Eyed Lizard monster
    One-Eyed Lizard
  • Ninja monster
    Ninja
  • Octosquid monster
    Octosquid
  • Ork monster
    Ork
  • Pirate monster
    Pirate
  • Pots Golem monster
    Pots Golem
  • Scarecrow monster
    Scarecrow
  • Sheep monster
    Sheep
  • Skeleton Warrior monster
    Skeleton Warrior
  • Spike Golem monster
    Spike Golem
  • Teether monster
    Teether
  • Troll monster
    Troll
  • Walking Tree monster
    Walking Tree
  • Happy Worm monster
    Happy Worm

Screenshots

See the card combat, academy buildings, and world map.

A hero faces monsters in a green dungeon, with a hand of combat cards below
Dungeon combat
The in-game guide shows valid poker-inspired combat combinations
Combat combinations
The Academy for Dungeoneering and its buildings inside a walled campus
Academy buildings
A colorful world map with forests, mountains, desert, and coastlines
World map
A hero selection screen with four wizard candidates
Hero recruitment
A hero encounters monsters among orange rocks in a dungeon
Monsters among the rocks
A hero explores an icy blue dungeon with monsters and combat cards
An icy dungeon
A hero faces enemies in a dark brick dungeon
Combat in a brick dungeon

Select a screenshot for a closer look.

Your first dungeon awaits.

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