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Boss-fight breakdowns, loot theorycrafting, patch-day panic and honest reviews — written by players who actually finish the endgame.
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Who we are
A tiny crew of lifers based in Southbank
We started Arcane Dungeon Raiders in 2016 from a share-house near the Yarra with one rule: no fluff, no paid ranking. Every guide is written after we clear the content ourselves, on our own hardware, at our own risk.
Today four editors and a rotating bench of guest raiders publish across ARPGs, MMOs, soulslikes and roguelites — read by more than 90,000 players a month, most of them right here in Australia.
How we cover a game
From launch night to final boss
Day-one playthrough
We buy the game ourselves and play blind on launch night so first impressions are genuine, not press-kit talking points.
Theorycraft & test
Builds get datamined, spreadsheeted and stress-tested against real encounters until the numbers actually hold up.
Write & fact-check
A second editor reruns every strat and checks patch notes before anything is published — corrections included openly.
Patch-day updates
When a balance patch drops we revise affected guides within 48 hours so nothing you read is quietly out of date.
What you get
Reader tiers, side by side
| Feature | Free | Raider | Guild Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly reviews & news | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full boss & build guides | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ad-free reading | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Private Discord raid channels | — | — | ✓ |
| Monthly editor livestream | — | — | ✓ |
Reader voices
Cleared thanks to these guides
"Your Radahn phase-two writeup is the only reason I finally beat him. Clear, tested, zero padding — exactly what I needed at 1am on patch night."
"I trust their reviews more than any big site because they say when a game is mid. Saved me from pre-ordering two duds this year alone."
"The Guild Master Discord is worth it on its own. Found a full clear group for the raid within a day and we still play together."
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- ✓ Ad-free reading
- ✓ Early access to reviews
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For the hardcore raider
- ✓ Everything in Raider
- ✓ Private Discord raid channels
- ✓ Monthly editor livestream
- ✓ Vote on what we cover next
Get in touch
Tip, pitch, or just say hi
Got a hot patch tip, a guide request or a review pitch? The newsroom is open weekdays 9am–6pm AEST. We read everything that lands in the inbox.
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