Troll Patrol

So I started my second run clicking a “no peasant challenge” no knowing what it is. I die instantly over and over with no hope of success and no way to remove it without paying money to remove it. So basically I can’t play the game and don’t have the desire to pay for a game that does give me the ability to restart without paying them.

It is not just a faithful reproduction of my old all-time favorite game, Dungeon Raid, but it is quite rather a love letter to the game with many expanded features beyond the original! I was trying to decide between this app and a Chinese knock off. This app lets you play a lite version of the full game for free. It’s charm and mechanics got me hooked. I bought the full version without hesitation.

But have to let everyone know!! This is Dungeon Raid, people!! The all-time best match-3, roguelike, rpg, bare-bones, with a sense of humor, chillest, most strategic, best iOS game of all time and I have spent years trying to find any old phone of mine that is still working and has it installed bc I miss it so! Troll Patrol has everything DR had, plus more metagame stuff like choosing long term “quest” types or permanent stat ups through cave decor. Instead of the DR randomized opening “origin story” there’s now randomized interstitial events that often give you choices that seriously help or hurt you for at least a wave. Devs, thank you. It’s obviously you were fans of DR too, and you’ve given me an all time fave back, but new and improved! You really made it your own, while keeping everything that made DR so great. (The one thing I can say I preferred in the OG were the graphics. DR had this polished, simple look to the tiles that wasn’t isometric or retro or anime or 3D but really it’s own, and you’ve alllllllmost captured it but it feels a little too hand drawn for my personal taste. I like the character descriptions being hand drawn though!) I only had to play this for like, a day, before I bought the No-Ads bc I know I’m going to be playing this for *literally* literally years, just like DR. Also: if you stop updating this game and disappear, me and all the fellow DR-heads will be forced to hunt you down like puny unarmed goblins and give you a strongly worded letter. Thank you.

Happily paid for this. Great game, so nice to have dungeon raid esque gameplay back in my life! This is deeper too! My one and only complaint is I can’t stand how every time I do an attack or kill an enemy, those floating words of “sneak attack” or “hp leeched” etc appear. It just crowds the screen and gets in the way of seeing the board turn after turn. Is there a way to turn those floating words off? Otherwise 5 stars!!!

I absolutely love this game... maybe a little too much (it’s eating my life!). I’ve always preferred this kind matching game, the kind where you draw a line to connect as many matching items as possible rather than switching items in standard match-3 style. I like how much more control and strategy this kind of game gives you because things don’t just “happen” via explosions and random matches like they do In all the zillions of match-3s. That said, since I know I really like this type of game, I have sought out and at least tried pretty much all of them. My previous favorite was Good Knight Story. But sadly, I reached the end of the game ages ago and it seems unlikely they’re ever going to expand it. It also includes RPG elements, but in a different way. Some other games with different themes are really good, but eventually the puzzles become (at least for me) impossible to complete without spending actual cash. Troll Patrol is just the Holy Grail as far as I’m concerned. There is only one REQUEST I WOULD MAKE OF THE DEVELOPER, and it’s a “do this more, please” not a “fix this, dammit”. Every once it a while between waves of attackers, or maybe it’s when you level up, these cards will pop up, and you pick one to reveal a scenario a troll might encounter while defending its cave from marauding humans. Then you click on a choice of response. Based on that response, there’s a reward, a penalty, or nothing happens. I really like these! I think they add a lot to the rpg/dungeon delving atmosphere of the game. Personally, I wish they popped up at EVERY new wave or level up. I think it would make the game even more interesting. And if some people don’t like the randomness it adds to the game, maybe it could be an preference you can turn on/off. Oh! And last but definitely not least, Troll Patrol is really-and-truly free (THANK YOU!!). It’s ad-supported in a very user-friendly way where ads don’t interrupt you in the middle of a game. You also have the option of watching a couple of ads to get extra things, but you do NOT have to watch adds just to have a chance of success. Finally, you can also pay $1.99 to remove ads entirely. DO IT! The developer deserves the money and the pat on the back! GREAT JOB WITH TROLL PATROL!!!

I was obsessed with Dungeon Raid and while Troll Patrol lacks the cool groaning skulls from DR, it more than makes up for it with engaging/addictive gameplay, silliness and tons of extras that DR never had. Thanks a lot for bringing an old favorite to light.

It’s enjoyable to a point, but I can’t seem to get past wave 2 or 3 no matter what I do, so even though it’s fun it’s starting to get frustrating. My character just isn’t strong enough and good matches don’t come up. Also I finally found a blueprint but then it disappeared. I assume it doesn’t save things like that unless you make it past wave 5, which I can’t seem to do. I don’t know what I’m missing. I like the idea of this game but it seems way too hard. I’ve read tutorials and online help and that didn’t really help that much. I don’t see how other players are getting so far in the game. I’ll give it time for maybe a rebalancing. Maybe this game just isn’t for casual gamers. I’m good at other match games though. Just not this one.

The game is constantly registering that I’ve removed my finger from the screen even when I haven’t, thus constantly cutting chains short. Frustrating to say the least. iPad Pro 12

Definitely reminds me of the masterful classic Dungeon Raid but since it looks like that will never be updated to be playable again this fills a void that I’ve had in my life for years. I haven’t seen any ads yet, which is refreshing since most app developers seem more concerned about making money than making a good game, but I’m happy to pay a measly $2 to support this developer for making for such a great game. I’d recommend adding ads after each wave or something, I think that would be fair and I doubt most people would complain.

^ title If you loved DR, you will enjoy this game. Huge props for making it see light man