Pixel Dungeon: Shattered Web

About the game

Pixel Dungeon: Shattered Web is a roguelike you play one step at a time. You pick a hero, drop into a dungeon that is generated fresh for every run, and try to get as deep as you can: past the sewers, the prison, the caves and the dwarven city, all the way down to the Amulet of Yendor. Nothing moves until you do, so every step, every fight and every unknown potion is a decision, and when your hero falls, that run is over.

You start as the Warrior, and the other heroes unlock as you play. Each one has its own starting kit and its own way of fighting, from heavy armour and a big sword to spells, stealth or ranged weapons. As you go deeper you find weapons, armour, wands, rings, scrolls and potions whose effects are hidden until you test them, and you pick talents when you level up that shape how your hero grows. The first floor is a short guided level, with a guidebook that pops up hints as you meet new things; after it the dungeon is fully random.

About this version

This is a modified build of Shattered Pixel Dungeon 3.3.8, the free game by Evan Debenham that grew from Watabou's original Pixel Dungeon. It runs in the browser through a port by glassesmonkey, and this site adds a few changes of its own: the news and update checks and the supporter button are removed, so the game never connects to anything, the title screen has a new banner and name, and the credits screen says this is a modified, unofficial version. It is not an official release, and it is not connected to Evan Debenham or to the original project. If you like the game, the real thing is at ShatteredPixel.com.

Playing it here

The download is about 45 MB (the music is most of it) and the browser keeps a copy, so the next start is quick. Your runs are saved automatically in this browser, and "Enter the Dungeon" continues the run in progress. Clearing this site's data erases the saves. The game needs a recent browser with WebGL; it is built for the mouse and, as the porter notes, the port is still experimental, so expect an occasional rough edge, especially on phones.

Tips

Search the first room. If you cannot find a way out of the starting room of the first floor, stand next to a wall and tap the magnifying glass: hidden doors show up when you search nearby.

Fight in corridors. Back into a doorway or a narrow passage so that enemies reach you one at a time.

Try unknown potions when you are safe. Bad potions are less dangerous at full health and with no enemies in sight. Better still, throw the ones you suspect.

Rest to heal, but not too long. Your hero regains health slowly, and hunger is a real clock: eat when the game warns you.

FAQ

Does it save my game? Yes, automatically every few seconds and when you change floor, in this browser on this device.

Is this the official Shattered Pixel Dungeon? No. It is a modified version of the free source code, built for the web; the official game is on its own website and in the app stores.

Does it go online? No. The news feed and the update check of the original are removed.

Is it free to share? Yes, it is free software under the GNU GPL version 3, and the full source of this build is linked on this page.

Credits and licence

Shattered Pixel Dungeon is by Evan Debenham, with splash art and design by Aleksandar Komitov, sound effects by Celesti, and music by Lumine Haaristo and Cube_Code, based on Pixel Dungeon by Oleg Dolya (Watabou). The browser port is by glassesmonkey, built on libGDX and TeaVM. Several sound samples come from freesound.org under CC BY and CC0, and the translations (in the game's settings) come from volunteers; all the credits are in the game's own "About" screen and in the licence file. The game is free software under the GNU GPL version 3, and so is the web port; the full source of this build, with our patch, is linked on this page. Third-party components that come with it (libGDX, TeaVM, Droid Sans, howler.js, FreeType, org.json) are listed in the licence file, and "Portions of this software are copyright © The FreeType Project (www.freetype.org). All rights reserved."