Away: Shuffle Dungeon

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Away: Shuffle Dungeon tasks you with saving a village swallowed by a shadowy force. As the lone hero, you navigate procedurally generated dungeons where each floor reshapes itself after every encounter. Turn-based battles emphasize tactical positioning and elemental weaknesses while a branching story lets you rebuild the village in different ways based on your choices. The Nintendo DS touch screen handles inventory and dialogue while the second screen tracks your ever changing map. Mistwalker's reputation for deep RPG systems shines here with Virgin Play's polished execution. Community highlights include the satisfying weight of permanent upgrades and the tension of exploring labyrinths that never play the same twice. Released in 2008 it still holds up as a smart single player adventure with over 30 hours of content according to player logs. The blend of narrative consequence and randomization keeps the stakes high even when you die and retry.