Piptune
Piptune is a dice-based roguelite developed as my Master’s thesis project at LUCA School of Arts C-mine. Inspired by the traditional Flemish café dice game pitjesbak, the game combines chance, strategy, and turn-based combat in a shady underground bar setting.
Players roll, reroll, select, and upgrade dice to create powerful scoring combinations. Through systems such as dice banking, combo upgrades, shop choices, economy, and a rule-changing jukebox, random rolls can be transformed into meaningful strategic decisions.
The project explores how players can stay motivated in a chance-driven game when they are given enough control to influence, understand, and respond to randomness.
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Read My Master’s Thesis
Explore the research behind Piptune and how strategic control over randomness can influence player motivation in a dice-based roguelite.
Available in Dutch.
A tactical dice-builder roguelite set in a dystopian underground bar. Build poker-style dice hands, manage risky rerolls, upgrade your combos, and use music-driven effects to bend each run in your favor.
The jukebox does more than play music.
Choose a track to activate temporary modifiers that change how each roll plays.
Players can upgrade hand combos, customize individual dice faces, and unlock new jukebox songs in the shop.
Play the demo
The playable demo of Piptune is available on itch.io. Download it, try out the dice-based combat, experiment with different jukebox effects, and experience the core systems of my Master’s thesis project.