When comparing Golden Krone Hotel 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 Golden Krone Hotel is ranked 50th. 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 Unique way of dealing with unidentified items
Rather than having no idea what the potion or scroll may be, you are given 3 possibilities of what it could be. This allows you to make more educated guesses in clutch situations rather than grasping at straws.
Pro The transformation mechanic
It doesn't matter whether you choose to play as a human or a vampire, you will end up switching between the two. You only remain a human for a limited time before transforming into a vampire. When you are a vampire, it is sometimes useful to turn back into a human using a special potion. Human enemies will not attack you in human form. Vampire enemies will not attack you in vampire form. This leads to amazing strategic moments in the game that will have you on the edge of your seat!
Pro Unique light mechanics
Many creatures (and sometimes yourself) are affected by light shining through cracked windows in the hotel. Sunlight does massive damage against vampires, moonlight turns werewolves, etc.
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 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.