#drod

𝒮𝓉𝓇𝒶𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉 𝓅ℯℴ𝓅𝓁ℯ 𝒶𝒸𝓉𝒾𝓋𝒾𝓉𝒾ℯ𝓈

I mean the real answer is “a lot of reasons”

the gameplay setting and story are all really fun but none of them have a great hook for an elevator pitch

especially in King Dugan’s Dungeon, the game has a tendency to cross the line from “challenging” to “unforgiving,” though JtRH added UI elements that helped a lot with that (serpents, red doors, and complex orb puzzles in particular)

the art and sound direction is charming but definitely... not to everyone’s tastes

just the nature of starting out as a cult favorite shareware title in the mid-90s and relying on word of mouth to grow its audience over the following decades