Unhappy Raccoon

Unhappy Raccoon

Unhappy Raccoon is a fun roguelike hack-and-slash RPG with randomly generated worlds, highly customizable characters, and challenging bosses.

After picking our character and weapon, we select a difficulty and then teleport straight into a randomly generated overworld split into dungeon-like areas.

To unlock the next areas, we must first defeat every enemy using our standard attack, special attack, and dodge ability. And when we complete an area, we get to pick one of three random upgrades or abilities that last until we die – much like in the Vampire Survivor-like games. These upgrades create a deep level of customization and replayability.

Along the way, we also encounter shops that sell new helper pets, better equipment with distinct abilities, and stat upgrades. The boss rooms are rather challenging, but their attack patterns are predictable, which means practice makes perfect. Once defeated, the boss drops some premium currency, and we can teleport to the next layer.

Overall, combat is neat, and dodging is actually important for survival. We even deal extra damage when attacking enemies from behind.

The more we use the same hero, the more it's overall level increases, allowing us to unlock new permanent stat boosts. Between runs, we can also equip powerful “flares” that improve our stats or add effects like life steal.

The environment and enemies change in each dungeon layer, and I really enjoyed the bright and colorful art style used throughout. The game’s biggest downside is that it’s somewhat grindy and eventually gets stale.

Unhappy Raccoon monetizes via $2.99 iAPs to unlock the last two out of six heroes, and additional iAPs for skins and unique weapons that cannot be acquired any other way. Thankfully, these weapons aren’t necessarily stronger – they just have different pros and cons, and the game can easily be enjoyed as a free player.

• 3D
• Achievements
• Cosmetics
• Exploration
• Friend list
• Hack and Slash
• Isometric
• Loot
• Pets
• Procedural Generation
• PVE
• Roguelike
• Sci-Fi
• Virtual Joystick