Matchmaker: Dungeon Heart

About this game

After a battle against a terrible beast, death takes you… but it does not keep you. Awoken by a powerful Lich under the light of the two moons, you are given a grave task: Safeguard the ruins of Torkadall, the Lich’s home, and all its inhabitants from a deadly force that threatens their, and your, very existence. With no memory of your past life and no direction in this new one, you accept the Lich’s invitation.

Match-3 your way to victory

Match motes to inflict damage, heal, focus yourself, and even make money. Use items and special moves to your advantage and inflict great damage on your foes. You will need to pay attention to your opponent’s forecasted attacks to make sure your strategy is perfectly suited to handling whatever they throw at you.

Get to know monsters

Get to know nine dateable monsters. Who will you click with? From a sweet but imposing minotaur, to a caring but fierce dragon, there’s a beasty for everyone. Starting as strangers, you will get to know the inhabitants of the dungeon and eventually get to take them on rendezvous where your relationship can develop into something more.

Manage the dungeon

Use your time wisely. Who will you train and spend time with each day? Each day you will be able to take a certain number of actions. Is it better to spread your time across all the dungeon's inhabitants, or maximise your time with your favourite few? Should you focus on your own combat potential, or on the good of the many?

Defeat the Forces of Light

The Forces of Light come knocking at the dungeon's doors, and they won't be leaving until they burn it down. You must make sure the dungeon is prepared to fight back when the pesky paladins of light come to visit. Without your help, the dungeon stands no chance.

Latest news

• Patch Notes·19 Oct 2025Official

  Version 2.0.5

  Hello Matchmakers! Massive apologies from our team, we introduced a serious bug in the last update and just haven't had the capacity to fix it until now.That said, the latest version should no longer freeze after the first turn of non-combat puzzles.In addition, we've addressed all the issues raised in the steam forums (thanks again for those isobelle and saintguardian)Hoping to add some new stuff to the game next month, as a thank you to players who keep coming back :)Patch notes below, happy matchmaking - Haydon, Ghost Moth (Moosifer has also decided to hang mid combat)Version 2.0.5 Patch notesAdded:Matchmaker has a dimmed colour when it is not the player's turn for clearer feedback on when the player turn startsChanges:Updated to a newer version of Unity to handle discovered vulnerability Bug fixes:Fixed all non-combat puzzles hanging after the player's first turnPulsing notifications are reset on new gameEmpty inventory slots update their tooltips instantly on change
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• Patch Notes·3 Sept 2025Official

  Version 2.0.4

  Hello Matchmakers! We've fixed a few critical bugs in the latest update, and added a new research ability (Oren finally has one, and it is quite good!)On top of that, some of the earlier boss attacks were nerfed so they couldn't tank quite as much damage.In sadder news, the game has not performed as well as we had hoped, so future updates are going to be limited in scope, and infrequent. That said, I still have a lot I want to add to the game, so when I have some free time I'll be sure to add in things when I can.Patch notes below, happy matchmaking - Haydon, Ghost Moth (Oren finally found some inspiration in the Library!)Version 2.0.4 Patch notesAdded:Oren has a tag-in research, which allows you to change assist mid combat!Changes:Calyx will prevent the player from using the healing activity at full healthThe relationship book and inventory will pulse when something new is added to themThere is now a warning on the training activity if you have 1 HP. Bug fixes:Calyx will no longer prevent the player from healing when they need toHealing dialogue no longer gets stuck on screenFixed end of a few dates as mentioned by steam bug reportsVarious Typo Fixes
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• Patch Notes·20 Jul 2025Official

  Version 2.0.2

  Hello Matchmakers! Small bug fixes today, a couple of dialogue changes and an attempt to fix losing turns in match 3.Hope everyone is having fun, anyone beat the game yet?Thanks for Playing! -Ghost Moth (Crumbs tweaking some underwater match games)Version 2.0.2 Patch notes Bug fixes:Fixed dialogue text in Philomela and AJ's conversationsAttempt to fix turn loss bug
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• Patch Notes·13 Jul 2025Official

  Version 2.0.1 and what comes next

  Hello Matchmakers! We've put out a bug fix patch to clean up some of the late game bugs we've come across (Thanks again for the bug reports!) Patch notes for that can be found below.For future updates, there are a lot of things we'd like to add to the game that aren't present, but to afford that, we're going to need people to find the game, buy it, and give it a positive steam review. We're doing what we can on our end to promote Dungeon Heart as much as we can, but anything you can do on your end is greatly appreciated.Future content we'd like to add includes:Steam AchievementsCharacter CostumesAuto text, text log and skip textUnlocking all the remaining researchesDungeon activity for Razza and a proper one for JettVFX for all the spellsMore food recipesMore save slotsPlatonic versions of dates 3 and 4Befriending/Fighting the LichA lot of this does have some groundwork completed, so hopefully we can get the results we need to make it happen. If there's something on this list you absolutely need, tag us in a socials post or reply to this post letting us know what we should focus on.If you're interested in helping us promote the game in some way, by streaming, speedrunning, writing about or making videos about Dungeon Heart, reach out to us at ghostmothhq@gmail.com, we'd love to hear what ideas you have.Happy gaming -Ghost Moth (Moosifer chilling deep underwater)Version 2.0.1 Patch notesAdded:New music and dialogue calls for end of the game invasion Changes: Nerfed Commander Daybreak's highest damage attacksIncreased attack effectiveness for ??? Decreased length of ??? Phase 2SFX, voice and music volume levelling Character icons now disappear on the map for day 29 Bug fixes:Final day combat no longer has immediate invincibility or soft lock issues Fixed bug that conflicted with some research abilities making puzzles soft lock Calyx's Shadow Bats power works correctly Block breaking attacks now work as intended (Sorry Philomela) Curse of Greed attack no longer causes ...
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• Announcements·6 Jul 2025Official

  Full release Out Now!

  Hello Matchmakers!We did it! With today's major update you can now play through the entirety of Matchmaker Dungeon Heart! We've been working super hard to get this done in time, so we hope you enjoy the new content and the thrilling conclusion to the story.Here is all the new stuff you'll find in the game:The Ending! You can beat the game!New voice acting! Calyx, The Lich, Gnerrin and the bosses!New activities: Cooking and Ordering a drink!New Hangouts and Dates!New researches from Calyx and Jett!So much new content. And on top of that, we've got two lovely streamers who will be showcasing the game today! Feel free to check out FieryAshes and Rowan as they discover some fun recipes that were inspired by their communities.We'll make another post in a few days for what comes next with Dungeon Heart, we'll be supporting the game for the near future and we still have quite a bit we want to include into the game (including achievements, costumes, dungeon activities and more).As a final note, we will be raising the price of the game to reflect its now massive amount of content, but we can't do that until the current sale ends, so NOW IS TRULY THE LAST CHANCE TO GET THE WHOLE GAME AT A GREAT PRICE.So please, tell a friend, leave a review, and help us reach our audience! We want to make this game perfect, and for that to happen, we need the best launch possible.Patch notes below as well as a bit of a sneak peek for future content, thanks for reading! - Ghost MothVersion 2.0 Patch notesAdded: You can now beat the final boss and win the game!Added additional voice acting for datable characters, with new voices for Calyx, The Lich, Gnerrin and all of the bosses!!!All characters now have 2 hangouts and 2 romantic dates, and can have their relationship maxed out.New dungeon activities: Cooking and Order a Drink Can collect recipes for cooking from the shop (for now)You now receive a gift when you max out relationship with a character, which you display on your bedroom shelf. New...
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