DashBored
Released Jun 2016
Enter a bizarre and idiosyncratic world! Adventure into the unknown, and defeat horrid monsters! A story of Love, Loss, and the end of the Multiverse.
90% positive · 354 reviews
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Released, but content still planned
High confidence
Content Planned
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Steam $4.99
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Evaluation
DashBored launched on June 13, 2016 and has received consistent updates over a decade. Major content updates include the Halloween Update (October 31, 2016), the Justice Update (June 9, 2017), the New Beauty Update (October 23, 2019), and the Ancient Suffering update (November 1, 2020). A quality-of-life patch adding a world map and visual overhauls shipped on July 5, 2025.
The most significant recent signal is a developer post on June 13, 2026 — the game's tenth anniversary — in which developer Karb explicitly stated: "I hope to make more cool DashBored stuff in the coming months to celebrate this Anniversary!" and expressed enthusiasm about making "more DashBored games, and other cool stuff." This is a clear, recent statement of intent to add more content, making this an active situation where additional DashBored material is being planned.
The game remains purchasable, actively maintained, and the developer is clearly still engaged with it.
Evidence
On the game's tenth anniversary, developer Karb stated: 'I hope to make more cool DashBored stuff in the coming months to celebrate this Anniversary!' and expressed intent to make 'more DashBored games' going forward.
Ancient Suffering update released, adding a new dungeon, new party member, new enemies, and widespread visual improvements.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Fading Club
Achievements
35
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
DashBored is a bizarre RPG taking place in a dark and unique Universe! Nicolas is your average every day shut-in loser.
However, one day his world will be turned upside down when he finds himself transported to a pocket dimension for those who have lost their will to live.
To make matters worse, this dimension is ruled over by and evil being known as Vurrus, and a weird robot lady seems to have it out for Nic!
This day just will not get better!
Well hey, no use crying like some sort of baby loser. Pull your pants up, grab a knife, and start fighting! It's the only way to survive here!
Help Nic find his way home, meeting a cast of weird friends and enemies, each one more bizarre than the last!
Explore a world of varied environments, fight strange monsters, and save the universe! (Accidentally, that is.)

Features

However, one day his world will be turned upside down when he finds himself transported to a pocket dimension for those who have lost their will to live.
To make matters worse, this dimension is ruled over by and evil being known as Vurrus, and a weird robot lady seems to have it out for Nic!
This day just will not get better!
Well hey, no use crying like some sort of baby loser. Pull your pants up, grab a knife, and start fighting! It's the only way to survive here!
Help Nic find his way home, meeting a cast of weird friends and enemies, each one more bizarre than the last!
Explore a world of varied environments, fight strange monsters, and save the universe! (Accidentally, that is.)

Features
- A classic style turn-based RPG.
- Seven unique party members to recruit!
- Strange hamstrung soundtrack.
- Witty dialogue and funny characters!
- Multiple Endings!
- Travel to strange locales and meet their strange locals!
- Large amount of characters to meet and greet.
- Rodents that you can flip off!
- Birds to break your fall!
- Giant monstrosities to break your bones!

Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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