Overall
Wolf's Dungeon is a unique and special game with it's own charm. You won't find anything like it again. I like 2D side-scroller games and found this hidden gem by chance.
It's a ryona side-scrolling game that features impregnation, birth, gore, blood, futa, tentacles, monsters, prolapse, scat, pee and other things I can't find the words for.
My first playthrough was with version
[WD240505]. The game is still in development but has much to offer. Every enemy has it's own animations if the character gets grabed and it's own "Game Over" animation mixed with CG art. Some enemies even have multiple "Game Over" animations. You can also interract with some background NPC's.
The animations are outstanding and wonderfully done, same for the CG art. You can't select a difficulty when you start the game. The game won't go easy on you, after you start the game you have to fight with everything you've got against the monsters/creatures but you will lose many times till you win against certain enemies! For most players the game will be too difficult and most likely feel too frustrating, so I recommend the game only for the more "skilled" players! If you are sensitive to ryona or gore in the slightest way, then this game is also nothing for you!
Controls
My first playthrough was with a controller but I recommend using the keyboard. Especially for the moments when the character gets grabed and you have to free yourself.
At first the controls felt a bit clunky with the controller but after a few minutes I have got used to it. The controls can't be changed maybe it will get changed in the future to remap them for those who want to. I had no problems with the default controls on my controller and even on the keyboard. Playing on the keyboard is easier in general for this game in my opinion.
Gameplay
You have to fight different kind of enemies, solve puzzles, participate in torture minigames, find keys and defeat bosses to progress further. Each stage has it's own themed enemies. By defeating enemies you gain EXP that will fill up your EXP-BAR. Once it's full and you let your character sleep you will level up and gain a
"Skill Ball". In the early stage you can use those "Skill Balls" to level certain stats up via a Pinball minigame.
"Power" "Defense" "Speed"
Those 3 stats can be increased and you have to choose. I would recommend to place all your
"Skill Balls" into
"Power". With each level up all 3 stats will increase slightly!
In the later stages the
"Skill Ball" mechanic is gone but all 3 stats will still increase with each level up.
You also have clothes/underwear in the early stage that serve as a shield for the "ONE-HIT" grab enemies. In the later stages the clothes/underwear will also disappear.
Attacking only doesn't work against all enemies, sometimes you have to time when to dodge and when to attack in order to defeat your enemy or else you will only see the "Game Over" screen. Enemies can also gang up on the character, up to 3 at a time. The NPC's in the background also have nice added animations and you can sometimes tell what fate your character awaits if you will fail or what kind of enemy is waiting for you.
Conclusion
The game is not for everyone, especially because of the ryona-, gore- parts and the difficulty. It has really good animations and CG art. The game gives you sometimes quite a challenge but that's what also makes it more interesting for me.
Eluku99 did an amazing job with all the animations and CG arts. You can tell that he made it with a lot of dedication. The game is still not finished but I'm looking forward to future updates and can't wait when it's finished.