Well, thank you for reviewing this old game of mine ! First, please make sure that you have noticed the "options" menu on the main screen which allows you to switch to a harder difficulty level, or a custom one (actually, you were playing in the easier mode out of four).
This being said, I agree nonetheless with you on the fact that the difficulty levels have to be re-thought. Unfortunately, this disappointing discovery you made is basically linked with the randomness of the rooms - sometimes the game is hard enough, sometimes it is surprisingly easy to beat although the difficulty level you have set it on is the same. Indeed, this being first a matter of probabilities, you can always be "unluckily lucky"... meaning that a sequel to "Catacombs of Despair" would certainly have an adventure mode including pre-programmed dungeons, so as to offer something more challenging for you maze aces!

Thank you for your suggestions, they are very appreciated. I'm glad you liked the game, but I admit that it gets quite boring as you play it again and again due to the fact that it's random.
Anyway, I agree with you when you say that it is hard to understand. This is basically linked to the size of the game; by putting to much effort in order to reduce the size of the window, I've made the game rather fuzzy. If I planned to edit a sequel to this game, I would expand the window and make the compass easier to work out. I was also thinking of adding monsters and playable maps that would not be random.
I should have spent less time in the graphics and more in improving the gameplay. Thanks for your support and for reviewing this game!

Yes, the random feature makes the game surprisingly easy to beat sometimes, even if the maze is meant to be solved in at least 30-40 moves for the novice mode. I'm sorry for that, it's an annoying point I should work on...
Yet, you can increase the difficulty level in the options menu if you think the game isn't challenging enough in the first mode (four levels available).
Anyway, thanks for the review, it's been a long time since the last one ! Have a nice day.

Hey, glad to see that you keep practising, and thanks for the support =). I stay tuned for your flashworks :p.