Last updated on January 3rd, 2026 at 01:13 am
Dungeon Clawler – Card Game Review
Dungeon Clawler is a Card/Roleplaying game from Stray Fawn GmbH, first launched in 21st November 2024.
It’s rated 9+ and currently has 1,759+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Dungeon Clawler Stand Out
Dungeon Clawler is a Roguelike Claw Machine Deckbuilder. Build your unique deck, fight enemies by grabbing weapons and items from a claw machine and find special artefacts that help you on your quest to reclaim something you lost… Aim carefully to claw your way through this dungeon!
FEATURES:
- Unique Claw Machine Mechanic: Control a real-time claw machine to snatch weapons, shields, and items from the claw machine. Every grab counts, so plan your strategy and defeat enemies with precision.
- Roguelike Dungeon Exploration: Traverse procedurally generated dungeons that change with every run, offering new challenges, enemies, and treasures every time you play.
- Innovative Deckbuilding Strategy: Collect and upgrade your item pool with powerful weapons, items, and trinkets. With countless combinations, create your ultimate strategy to conquer the dungeons.
- Epic Boss Battles: Engage in intense boss battles and unlock special perks aka paws with every victory.
- Endless mode: Even after beating the dungeon boss, the run doesn’t end, but can go on forever. How deep into the dungeon can you venture?
- 4 Difficulty Modes: Beat the dungeon in normal, hard, harder and nightmare mode.
- Unique Characters: Choose from multiple heroes, each with their own unique abilities and playstyles. Discover the best combinations to suit your dungeon-crawling strategy.
- Engaging Storyline: The evil dungeon lord has stolen your rabbit paw and you replaced it with a rusty claw. Fight your way through the dungeon to reclaim your lost limb and fortune!
- Stunning Art & Sound: Immerse yourself in the colorful, hand-drawn world of Dungeon Clawler with its dynamic soundtrack and beautifully crafted visuals.
WHY PLAY DUNGEON CLAWLER?
Dungeon Clawler brings together the strategic depth of deckbuilders with the thrilling unpredictability of roguelike dungeon crawlers and the fun of a claw machine mechanic. Each run offers something new, with endless strategies to discover and enemies to defeat. If you're seeking a fresh deck-builder with infinite replayability, this is the game for you.
EARLY ACCESS: HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE!
Dungeon Clawler is currently in Early Access, and we're committed to making it even better with your feedback! Expect frequent updates, new content, and improvements as we continue to enhance the game. By joining now, you can help shape the future of Dungeon Clawler and be part of our growing community.
JOIN THE ADVENTURE TODAY!
Download Dungeon Clawler now and begin your journey through ever-changing dungeons. Can you master the claw and reclaim your paw? The dungeon awaits!
ABOUT STRAY FAWN
We are an indie game development studio from Zurich, Switzerland. Dungeon Clawler is our fourth game and highly appreciate your support!
This Card game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Dungeon Clawler is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 16th December 2025
Recent improvements include:
A lit update!
New playable character: Blaze
New hot themed items, perks & enemies.
Items get added to reward pool after completing a run with a character. You can see the item rewards on the character selection screen.
Added slingshot & anti gravity mystery claw machine rooms
Check Discord for full change log.
Download & Availability
Dungeon Clawler is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Dungeon Clawler on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Love this game. So much fun for the price.
Can you please add controller support.
Another roguelike with an interesting mechanic. Balatro, Peglin, Slay the Spire, Luck be a Landlord those just werent enough to drain our. Now we have this. Woohoo.
After the update, the claws being guaranteed is no longer working. None of our claws give us a big magnet and scrappy is not getting his guaranteed big magnet.
Its an interesting concept, and theres a lot there already to make it fun. However, as the game is right now, we dont think it goes far enough with the claw mechanics. We were kind of expecting there to be ways to upgrade your claw throughout a run, which there arent. We think adding that mechanic, and giving characters unique claws as well would add a lot of dimensionality and interest to the game. As it stands, most of the characters play more of less the same. Like, there are differences in strategy and how you build your deck, but the overall playstyle is pretty much the same every time.
Its fun but its just really repetitive. We wish there was more to it.
Great pick up and put down anywhere game.
We had to uninstall a month ago because it was so addictive and here we are downloading it again . Its everything we want in a mobile game! Kudos to the developers.
The sword is broken same with the claw.
We cant get enough of this game, taking our love for claw games and making it into a dungeon crawler has us hooked! Endless gameplay, lots of options lots of different paths worth the five dollars and more. Considering how much Ive spent on claw games in the past this game feeds that addiction. Feeds our gaming addiction, it keeps us coming back for more. This game is amazing. People should spend the five dollars for it. Im looking forward to more content so Im spreading the word.
The title says it all. Our first complaint is the game takes far too long to show variance in runs making it feel stale fast. Second, the game is far too RNG dependent, the mechanic to increase chances of receiving certain synergistic items doesnt seem to be effective, you have practically no good choices even with heavy RNG manipulation and dozens of re rolls. Back to Peglin we guess.
The game is very addictive! The game has cute characters and that its very different from other rougelike games as this one is claw machine based. So far the game is enjoyable and its underrated! :3.
We have a number of other paid games (Balatro, Luck Be a Landlord) that are top tier but something about this game makes it stand out. At least Ive been consistently playing this more than the others. Its of course fun, and theres good replay value with the roguelike elements. Plus the variety of characters to play as offer unique and interesting gameplay & strategy twists. The claw mechanic can get a bit tedious after so many fights/runs, and while the magnetic and tentacle claws make up for this, sometimes the speed/angle of grabbed items makes them not fall into the bin/slot. This is frustrating at times where the one item you wanted to play falls back into the main area or sits on the divider (for smaller items like daggers and rings, good luck getting them off without a special claw or other large items).
A creative take on a classic formula that is very clearly designed to work on mobile. As far as we can tell, there are no microtransactions either, which was a very pleasant surprise.
Im completely charmed. Ive got our new go to game.
Added controller support would be amazing feature to play and have smooth transitions.
Absolutely love this game and itching for more content. It's such a unique idea and we love it.
We have to tell you guys This game is so well balanced. We could go on and on, but we will say that this one will never be deleted from our devices. There are so many variables that we can play it over and over again. We love the newest update too. We never thought about it having an update, but keep them coming! This is our favorite game. Thank you to the developers for many hours of entertainment.
We bought this game when it was released. During that time our area had a power outage for over a week. No phone service or internet. This was a great way to pass our time. One time pay and no ads ever. A lot of fun.
We are loving the game more and more. The one key thing was turning down the game speed when playing Bernie. Thank you to the developer for responding to our review in such a helpful fashion.
We love this game so much we were happy when they released it on IOS , is so entertaining and there so much tragedy you can do we never get bore of it ! We play since the demo and still think is amazing.
Very addicting and smooth, we wish the characters had more variety and they had more things you can abuse. The magnets and metal objects is pretty fun but that feels like the only mechanic we can really use to get a crazy run with.
We need to say we love your game! Its got a wonderful play loop but it leaves us wanting so much more! More items, more characters, more enemies!! Ahhh we just love it so much. Please keep supporting this game for a long time.
There are very few games that we actually enjoy playing on mobile but something about a claw machine rouge like just hits the spot in every way for us. Im a big fan of Peglin and we definitely feel like we see inspiration from it. The art is great, the music is fun, the gameplay is fluid. The option to speed up the game is always much appreciated. We have cleared the game with 3 of the many characters and had a blast the entire time. This game also saves progress which is very nice. Great job devs. $5 is honestly pretty generous for the amount of replay time you can get but its much appreciated. We really hope to see either updates to the content or a sequel soon.
In a time where the App Store is fulled with ad junk mini games, this game is truly a hidden gem amongst all.
Bought this game on Steam and saw there was a mobile version as well so purchased it. This game is addicting and the soundtrack slaps.
One of our favorites. Easily worth the money. We love the claw machine physics, as someone who grew up playing the claw machine on AJ Classic, this game makes us very very happy. The opening scene is gorgeously animated, and makes us wonder if there are other cutscenes later on? Even if there arent this still deserves a solid 5.
So refreshing to find a game that is designed to be played rather than paid! Buy the game and play it; no annoying in-game purchases. Simple yet addictive. A dungeon run takes about an hour but the game is so replayable. Lots of different play styles with the unlockable characters, and a great balance of luck and skill.
This game is absolutely amazing and we wanna challenge newcomers to deal over a million damage in one hit. And we know that sounds impossible without cheats but you can do it.
We have been following the development and beta of this game. With the full release, we can say this is one of our favorite if not our No. 1 rougelike ever and no sacrifices were made with the mobile version.
A lot of fun and different ways to play.
We can't stop playing this game. We've been playing for hours but we can't think about sleep only claw. We feel like one of the aliens from toy story. CLAW.
One of the best games of this year, thanks for bringing it to mobile.
We own this on PC and mobile. The game is really fun and has a great concept. Our main issue is sometimes when you drop the claw it just wont close and then retract, causing you to lose the game. For example we were on the second to last boss and for 3 drops in a row it refused to close, essentially skip those turns and losing us the game.
Unique game with a fun twist on deckbuilding. Wish there was some roguelike/rpg element though for something to work for. Still, a lot of fun and definitely worth the cheap price. Bonus no annoying IAPs! Pick it up today.
We enjoyed this game but the enemies get to op to quickly late levels.
This is our go-to game to play on our phone, and theres nothing like it on the app store. Im excited for any potential updates to introduce new characters to play or more items. Im obsessed.
We played a demo of this game on steam and was like nice theres game is pretty cool but when will we have time to sit down and play it? Then it showed up on the App Store and we can just do a couple claw drops whenever we have downtime.
Fix Felina there are no laser pointers in the game.
This game has got us by the claw! It is immaculately conceived of and executed. If you like deck building, dungeon crawling, turn-based combat and claw machinesand who doesnt?you will obsessively love this game. We learn a new strategy every time we play, which is constantly.
Seems to work with our backbone a little bit but the button mapping isnt working with whats on screen. Please fix.
So fun and addictive learning curve can be steep but if you like figuring out game mechanics and min/maxing to make things work, itll hook you.
Says it all, its no different than real life claw machines. Except you dont have to keep putting in money! The game is super fun, the characters are cool and figuring out combos and pairing perks is fun to think about. Tons of compounding mechanics! Well worth the price. We got our coworker to buy it as well.
We fill the tank with piranhas and we swear they attacked us!!! Im not going crazy please look into this.
Im about 6 hours in and love the combinations you can come up with. The game is lengthy and has characters with different builds. The claw machine is dope, sometimes watching the items carry over stops your hart. This was a great buy, low learning curve and just fun for all ages and levels of gamers.
We played this game most of the beta and the full game doesnt disappoint either. Its a great game and the only thing better would be a multiplayer but still one of our favorite mobile games.
If youre a fan of Slay the spire type games, which we are, then give this one a go. Its easy to pick up and the gameplay mechanics give you so much control yet you have that excitement/frustration coin flip with each use of the claw machine. Highly addictive. Great work to the devs. Ive spent our entire Thanksgiving playing this game. Worth it! Just want to add Ive seen some reviews giving this game 2 stars because its too hard. It can be, sure, but you have to build your character the right way, just like Slay the Spire. To us, getting to level 13 (out of 20) and losing is part of the charm. It makes us think how can we do this better next time? Games are meant to be challenging, which makes them rewarding. This game can be challenging but sometimes your character gets so powerful that you breeze through the later levels. Anyway. This game is so fun. Enjoy it.
We hope more games come for mobile that have a great mechanic and good gameplay over all the many games with endless in ap purchases.
We love roguelikes and deck builders so we went into this thinking it looked pretty fun. But we were NOT expecting it to be this good and addicting! The claw machine twist can be a little frustrating at first until you build your deck to take advantage of the chaos. There is more depth than a few runs will let on, so we encourage you to keep playing and learn all the fun possibilities. Our one suggestion to the devs would be to add a claw machine focused zoom function to occupy more of the screen. Even on a 16 Plus it can get pretty tricky to see and position the claw just right.
We cannot stop playing this game. For years we have played countless mobile games, 99% of them being free to play Ill admit, but none of them come close to this. We would have paid more for the amount of game that you are being given here. Each run can vary tremendously with the amount of items and perks at your disposal, then add different playable characters, each with their own attributes changing play-style entirely. The art style is fantastic and we find the gameplay to be incredibly unique, we just really like everything about this game. Its great to see something well thought out, expertly executed, and given to the paying customer complete. Is that really so much to ask? Thanks to this team for sure.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.18
- Size: 1,064.46 MB
- iOS: 13.0 or later
- Languages: EN, FR, DE, IT, JA, KO, PL, PT, RU, ZH, ES, TR
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
- Developer: Stray Fawn GmbH
Last updated: 16th December 2025 | Genre: Card, Roleplaying | Developer: Stray Fawn GmbH