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It's in AAA games too. For example, Diablo 4 has incredibly degraded. Basic features are often broken, like dungeon exits sending you to the right locations, UI interfaces havin…
by GlickWick · Oct 1, 2026
Show HN: Walk the Endless Dungeon
by olup · Oct 1, 2026 · 4 points
I'm also reading the first dungeon crawler carl series. You might really like the bobiverse, just got another book as well! Before that I read "a short stay in hell", super good…
by RamblingCTO · Oct 1, 2026
Dungeon Crawler Carl is stupid in the best of ways. It doesn't take itself seriously until it does and those parts work as well as all the zany shit.
by tstrimple · Oct 1, 2026
I've also been enjoying Dungeon Crawler Carl like many here. To scratch my neuroscience itch, I recently read: Rethinking Consciousness: A Scientific Theory of Subjective Experi…
by ckrailo · Sep 30, 2026
I just finished book 7 of Dungeon Crawler Carl, as well as Enshittification, myself! Funny. I'm now working my way through "I Am Not A Robot: My Year Using AI To Do (Almost) Eve…
by xd1936 · Sep 30, 2026
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A dungeon is a type of prison, usually an underground room or cell, in which prisoners are held. Dungeons are generally associated with medieval castles. They are closely connected in concept both to the prison and the oubliette, and the words are sometimes used interchangeably. In the popular imagination, a dungeon is claustrophobic, strong, damp, and located in a castle under the direct control of a medieval lord. This intentional unpleasantness and personal control over a dungeon contrasts to the modern prison, which provides a civil function. Read more on Wikipedia