Dungeon of the Endless is a punishing, satisfying roguelike that controls like a dream on the iPad

“Dungeons of the Endless” is an apt name for this adventure. Formed from a union between roguelikes and tower defense, this unforgiving iPad journey confines you in a space-station with no more than a sliver of hope to escape. Endless? Not quite. But it’s going to be awfully tough to break free.

Lost survivors struggle through a blackened hellscape. You marshal your people through unlit spaces, one room at a time, never sure what’s waiting for you on the other side. Time moves in jagged spikes that causes you heart to mimic its erratic curve. Nothing happens until you choose to walk from one room to the next, so you have plenty of time to plan what you’re going to do next. Place turrets to protect you from roaming monsters, construct food generators to fill your belly, or scout the map to find ideal choke points.