Dungeon of the Endless

Not to be confused with Endless Dungeon.

Endless
Endless Space	2012
Dungeon of the Endless	2014
Endless Legend	2014
Endless Space 2	2017
Love Thyself - A Horatio Story	2019
Endless Zone	2020
Endless Dungeon	2023

Dungeon of the Endless is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view and free-roaming camera tower defense, strategy and roguelike game in the Endless series.

General information

Official forums

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Amazon.com
		Definitive Edition.
GOG.com		Definitive Edition.
Humble Store		Definitive Edition.
Microsoft Store
Steam		Definitive Edition also available.

All macOS versions require Steam DRM.

Version differences

Pixel Edition, despite the title, is the regular version of the game and includes an MP3 soundtrack and extras to amplify the account.

Crystal Edition, also known as Founders Pack, contains Bookworm DLC, which adds in-game ships, heroes, and extras for Amplitude Studios other games (Endless Legend and Endless Space).

Monetization

Type	Notes
DLC	The DLCs include new items, heroes, monsters, modules and gameplay mechanics.
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	Game does not contain any microtransactions.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Amplitude Badge
Australium Update	Free. includes characters from Team Fortress 2.
Bookworm	Crystal Edition exclusive DLC. It's possible to upgrade the game to the Crystal Edition.
Death Gamble Update	Free.
Deep Freeze Add-on
Founder Amplitude Badge
Organic Matters Update	Free.
Rescue Team Add-on

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Dungeon of the Endless\Users\<user-id>\Registry.xml HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\AMPLITUDE Studios\Dungeon of the Endless\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/249050/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Dungeon of the Endless\Users\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Dungeon of the Endless/Users
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/249050/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Designed for 16:9 displays, with the option to either stretch or add black bars at other resolutions.
Multi-monitor		Not very well supported. The UI is placed on the outer monitors, making it difficult to use.^{[citation needed]}
Ultra-widescreen		Use RoseTheFlower's fix.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	12 different options for resolution are available.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Enable windowed mode and use the `-popupwindow` parameter (or see the glossary page).
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Full remapping support.
Mouse acceleration		Cursor used.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		XInput and DirectInput. Designed for XInput only.
Full controller support		Has to be toggled from settings, then restarted.
Controller remapping		Renders the majority of DirectInput controllers unusable.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Music, Ambiance, SFX, GUI
Surround sound
Subtitles		There is no actual speech in the game. Communication is done via subtitles.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language in-game is based on Steam language. There is no option to change in-game.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Russian				Fan translation is available here.
Spanish				Fan translation, download.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	4	Co-op Use Nucleus Co-op.
LAN play
Online play	4	Co-op

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking		Search for games using the server browser. Sort by 'Same region', 'Same or nearby regions', 'Far regions', or 'Worldwide'.
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Crash on startup

Startup crash^[3]

Right-click in the Steam games list and choose Properties.
Click Set Launch Options.
Add -force-d3d11 or -force-opengl

Notes

The reference describes additional steps that may be helpful in configuration but are not necessary.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
OpenGL		Add `-force-opengl` to the launch options.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	FMOD Ex
Interface	FreeType
Cutscenes	AVPro Windows Media

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent	Intel Core i5 or equivalent
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	700 MB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT or equivalent DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti or equivalent
Other	Resolution of 1280x720	Resolution of 1920x1080 or greater

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.8
Processor (CPU)	2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo	3.2 GHz Intel Core i3
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	700 MB
Video card (GPU)	AMD Radeon HD 2600 Nvidia GeForce 9400	AMD Radeon HD 4670 Nvidia GeForce GT 330
Other	Resolution of 1280x720

Notes

↑ Unity engine build: 5.0.3p3^[2]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/249050/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (249050) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Dungeon of the ENDLESS™ - Definitive Edition | General Arcade - last accessed on 2023-07-07
↑ Verified by User:Vetle on 2018-03-19
↑ crash on startup - Steam community hub

[3] Unity engine build: 5.0.3p3^[2]

[Proton_path_note-4] 2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/249050/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (249050) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Dungeon of the ENDLESS™ - Definitive Edition | General Arcade - last accessed on 2023-07-07

[engineversion-2] Verified by User:Vetle on 2018-03-19

[5] rash on startup - Steam community hub

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Developers

	Amplitude Studios
GOG.com	General Arcade^[1]
Publishers
2014-2017	Amplitude Studios
2017-present	Sega
Engines
	Unity 5^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	October 27, 2014
macOS (OS X)	October 27, 2014
Reception
Metacritic	79
OpenCritic	79
IGDB	79
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Free-roaming camera
Controls	Multiple select
Genres	Tower defense, Strategy, Roguelike
Art styles	Pixel art
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	Endless