Blood Dungeon Guides & Walkthroughs
First run through Catacombs, then the rest of the Steam arena spine.
This hub collects every guide on the wiki. Blood Dungeon is a bullet-heaven platformer from Messhof. Movement and build synergy decide whether a run dies at wave five or banks Bones for the Dogmancer. The game released on 25 August 2026. Single-player only.
The announcement and preview video is not on this hub. Watch it on How to Play so each page keeps a single unique embed.
Start here
New players should open Getting Started first, then How to Play for the loop, then movement once walls feel mandatory. Character facts live on Unlock Characters. Steam’s 45 achievements, including Leech as a Wyrm speed kill rather than a bunkmate, sit on achievements. Patch notes belong on updates.
Core guides
- Getting Started — Catacombs, Gun Man or Barbarian, first Bones
- How to Play — Blood bar, auto-fire, Dogmancer loop
- Movement — walls, ceilings, kiting
- Unlock Characters — confirmed unlocks only
- Achievements — Steam list, including Leech as an achievement
- Updates — what changed after launch
- Bones & Dogmancer — permanent shop
- Beat Bosses — wave bosses
- Controls — keyboard and pad
- Quests — quest log
Named arenas to learn in order
Steam’s achievement spine names six arenas. Daily dungeon is extra.
- Catacombs — first arena
- Pit
- Corridor
- Boiler — Hypnomancer’s second-boss unlock
- Tombs
- Flood — Leggy’s webs
Plus Daily Dungeon (Play the Daily / Vampire Ring) and the enemies bestiary.
What makes a good run
Enter an arena, survive waves, collect Blood, pick upgrades, fight bosses, bank Bones. Knowledge compounds: layouts, enemy paths, which drops stack. No run is wasted because Bones persist. A death at wave five still funds the next Dogmancer purchase.
Progression milestones
- First Dogmancer buy: extra weapon slot
- First characters: learn Gun Man and Barbarian, then unlock Baby — not Leech
- First arena: Catacombs cleared with a second slot and extra hearts
- Later: Boiler for Hypnomancer, Flood when you actually need webs
How to use this hub
Bookmark Getting Started until Catacombs is boring. Then rotate achievements, movement, and unlock pages so you are not reading the same three paragraphs on every article. If a guide still says Leech is a whip bunkmate, it is wrong; Leech is the Wyrm-under-30-seconds achievement.
Nine bunkmates exist. Seven are named in public materials. Two remain unnamed. Do not invent them here.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the most common questions.
What is the first thing to do in Blood Dungeon?
Open Getting Started, enter Catacombs as Gun Man or Barbarian, and learn movement before later arenas.
Where is the preview video?
On How to Play only. This hub does not embed it, so the video stays unique to that page.
How do I unlock new content?
Play, bank Bones, check achievements and the quest log. Hypnomancer is tied to the second Boiler boss. Do not invent shop prices.
Which Dogmancer upgrade should I buy first?
An extra weapon slot. Two guns from wave one beats small stat pads.