When comparing Unexplored vs Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup, the Slant community recommends Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup for most people. In the question“What are the best roguelikes/roguelites on PC?” Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup is ranked 8th while Unexplored is ranked 39th. The most important reason people chose Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup is:
There are a few different classes available at character creation, each one has it's own abilities that are different from the others. Creating one is quite simple, which makes for a fast way to get into the game and start playing.
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Pros
Pro Interesting combat
The melee combat in particular uses a lot of different swing / stab / etc. animations that make it very interesting to play. You have to plan out your moves intelligently or you're going to take damage.
Pro Challenging and fun puzzles
The puzzles are not too difficult.
Pro Awesome dungeon generation
The dungeons feel different, unique and very solidly made each time.
Pro Real time roguelike
The game strikes a very nice balance between the features of an oldschool turn-based roguelike and a modern action style roguelite. It feels respectful towards the old style while pushing forward in the new style.
Pro Unidentified potions and scrolls
The potions and scrolls are unidentified, meaning you have to either guess what they could be in clutch situations or hoard them until you can start identifying them. It's those clutch moments that make it a pro.
Pro Simple character creation with different classes
There are a few different classes available at character creation, each one has it's own abilities that are different from the others. Creating one is quite simple, which makes for a fast way to get into the game and start playing.
Pro Gold Standard for roguelikes
The controls and replayability have been refined over the years. Whether the player chooses to play with Tiles (graphics) or console (ASCII) the game works well even when choosing online or offline play. Either way there is just enough interface to play the game.
Cons
Con Awkward looting system
The looting system just feels really awkward. It doesn't quite work the way you're expect it to.
Con Weird artwork
The artwork just won't appeal to everyone.
Con Have to fiddle with controls
Being that the game uses an emulated keyboard on screen it works best on tablet, though is not really the preferred method (but is the only one) since it takes up screen space.