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Gene Crawl: Dungeon Descent is an idle incremental RPG in which your hero fights automatically while you choose what to level, forge and how deep to descend. When your hero dies, the run ends, but their DNA carries over, making each new generation stronger.

Build across generations

Each skill has a Run bar and a DNA bar. The Run bar grows during a run and resets when you die; the DNA bar grows with each generation and is never lost. The two bars multiply together, so even a short, unsuccessful run permanently strengthens your bloodline. Energy from the Run bars also goes somewhere, though its destination is not explained.

Descend through dungeons

The game has 25 dungeons, from the Mushroom Grotto to the Celestial Spire. Each has its own enemies, boss and music. You can raise the difficulty to face larger swarms once you have outgrown a dungeon. The mushrooms glow as if guiding your path, the crystals vibrate like antennae, and the Celestial Spire is described as a lens rather than a tower.

Choose your skills

You develop six skills: Damage, Attack Speed, Critical Hit, Life Steal, Stamina and Agility. You begin with Damage and Stamina, unlocking the other skills as you descend. These choices let you shape your hero into a glass cannon, a lifesteal-focused fighter or a character built to withstand attacks.

Forge and brew

You can forge 35 pieces of gear across five sets, from Copper to Mythril, using loot from enemies and bosses. You can also brew 15 potions from five kinds of essence. After each boss, choose one of three relics to shape the current run; relics disappear when you die.