Soda Dungeon

Soda Dungeon is an engaging adventure game in which players build and manage a tavern. By adding decorations, amenities, and a variety of drinks—including sodas—to the establishment, you attract adventurers looking for a place to rest. Your goal is to recruit these visitors and send them off to explore dungeons. The rewards earned from these expeditions can be used to upgrade your tavern and craft new beverages. Furthermore, monsters defeated in the dungeons may drop equipment that your adventurers can use. The game features a charming, sandbox-style pixel-art aesthetic, offering a unique and enjoyable experience.

Features

Loot Pays the Tavern’s Bills

The core gameplay loop is clear and straightforward. Successful dungeon raids provide the funds needed to upgrade the tavern and create new sodas, which in turn attract more recruits for future expeditions. Obtaining rare items accelerates the tavern’s growth, while higher-stakes challenges and boss battles demand better-prepared teams. Rather than serving as mere decoration, the tavern acts as the central engine driving every adventure.

When Dungeons Run Themselves

Auto-battle is perhaps the game’s most practical feature. Players who prefer to focus on team composition and tavern management—rather than controlling every individual action—can opt to let combat play out automatically. While this ensures a smooth gameplay experience, it risks reducing combat to a mere means of leveling up, rather than the core source of fun. Those who value manual control might find this trade-off disappointing, though it is worth noting that the auto-battle feature is entirely optional. The game automatically saves your progress after successful raids, and scores and honors are uploaded to the game’s servers, offering a light competitive element. These features ensure high replayability for dungeon runs without overcomplicating the core gameplay loop.

Gameplay

The game is divided into two main phases. In the first phase, you customize your tavern by adding new chairs, tables, decorations, amenities, and drinks. This helps attract a larger number of increasingly powerful adventurers, whom you can then recruit.

The second phase begins once you have recruited your adventurers and set off to explore the dungeons. The goal at this stage is to progress as far as possible while eliminating every enemy you encounter. Each defeated foe yields gold and equipment—such as swords and armor—which help in the development of your tavern.

Pros and Cons

Pros:

Tavern upgrades directly facilitate the recruitment of your party.

An auto-play feature allows players to focus on team composition.

Successful raids trigger an automatic save.

Cons:

Auto-combat can make the turn-based battle mechanics feel less significant.

In-app purchases are available for currency top-ups and upgrades.

Conclusion

This game is best suited for casual RPG fans who enjoy incremental progression and the ability to choose how much active attention they devote to battles. While dedicated tacticians might prefer to forgo the auto-play feature, the tavern-funded approach to adventuring gives these classic dungeon raids a unique and memorable identity.