Is Shattered Pixel Dungeon free?

The desktop version is entirely free and open-source under GPL-3.0 with no purchases or advertising. The iOS and Android store listings are paid, which is the only place money changes hands.

Is Shattered Pixel Dungeon good for roguelike beginners?

Yes, unusually so. The rules are transparent, deaths are almost always explicable, and runs are short enough that starting again is cheap. It is one of the better introductions to the genre.

How long is a run in Shattered Pixel Dungeon?

A full successful run takes roughly an hour or two. Most early runs end much sooner, which is part of the design — each attempt teaches you something.

Does Shattered Pixel Dungeon have permadeath?

Yes. Death ends the run and nothing carries over except what you have learned. This is central to the design rather than an obstacle to it.

How is Shattered Pixel Dungeon different from Pixel Dungeon?

Shattered Pixel Dungeon is a long-running, heavily expanded fork of the original Pixel Dungeon, with substantially more content, more classes and far more refined balance. It is the actively developed version.

Does Shattered Pixel Dungeon have multiplayer?

No. Shattered Pixel Dungeon is a single-player game, so there is no multiplayer mode to join or host.

Shattered Pixel Dungeon — Free Roguelike

GitHub Release10/7/2026

v4.0.2

v4.0 is arguably Shattered's biggest update yet! There's a massive new quest, a bunch of new in-game art, 6 new enchantments, and plenty smaller changes and adjustments. --- **Blog posts related to this update:** - [Shattered Pixel Dungeon v4.0.0!](https://shatteredpixel.com/blog/shattered-pixel-dungeon-v400.html) - [Coming Soon to Shattered: The Vault Quest!](https://shatteredpixel.com/blog/coming-soon-to-shattered-the-vault-quest.html) - [Status Update: v4.0 Beta Soon!](https://shatteredpixel.com/blog/status-update-v40-beta-soon.html) - [Coming Soon to Shattered: New Enchants and P

GitHub Release10/3/2026

v4.0.1

This release is for an outdated patch, it will be removed soon.

GitHub Release9/9/2026

v4.0.0

This release is for an outdated patch, it will be removed soon.

GitHub Release3/23/2026

v3.3.8

v3.3 includes a tester area for the upcoming overhaul to the city quest, new items, and a bunch of smaller tweaks and improvements. --- **Blog posts related to this update:** - [Coming Soon to Shattered: Imp Quest Tester Area!](https://shatteredpixel.com/blog/coming-soon-to-shattered-imp-quest-tester-area.html) - [Shattered Pixel Dungeon v3.3.0!](https://shatteredpixel.com/blog/shattered-pixel-dungeon-v330.html) - [Coming Soon to Shattered: A New City Quest!](https://shatteredpixel.com/blog/coming-soon-to-shattered-a-new-city-quest.html) --- The following builds of Shattered Pix

GitHub Release9/30/2025

v3.2.5

v3.2 comes with a major overhaul to thrown weapons, balance changes to some subclasses, and a major QoL change to accuracy/evasion effects. --- **Blog posts related to this update:** - [Coming Soon to Shattered: Title Graphics and Mobile Fullscreen! ](https://shatteredpixel.com/blog/coming-soon-to-shattered-title-graphics-and-mobile-fullscreen.html) - [Shattered Pixel Dungeon v3.2.0!](https://shatteredpixel.com/blog/shattered-pixel-dungeon-v320.html) - [Coming Soon to Shattered: Thrown Weapon Sets!](https://shatteredpixel.com/blog/coming-soon-to-shattered-thrown-weapon-sets.html) -

Releases

v4.0.2

v4.0.1

v4.0.0

v3.3.8

v3.2.5

Shattered Pixel Dungeon

Releases

v4.0.2

v4.0.1

v4.0.0

v3.3.8

v3.2.5