manhwa · 2021 · Ongoing
How to Use a Returner
Shared: Dungeon crawl · System progression · Fantasy
Regression
Dungeon Odyssey.
A former soldier returns underground and becomes responsible for a labyrinth and its inhabitants.
Also known as: 던전 견문록
Why read it?
Try this when you want territory, recruitment and upkeep alongside fights.
Where to read
- Tapas ↗English digital · service scheduled to end in March 2027
Reading dossier / Research notes
Story, powers & world
An underground guide inherits a labyrinth when an expedition goes wrong. The person who used to guide others through the dungeon now has to deal with the place as its owner.
Tapas English comic · Publisher synopsis
- dungeon tactics
- progression
- rule subversion
Read the plot, characters and power rulesOpening spoilers · licensed English comic premise
Plot and turning points
- 1. An old war leaves a new kind of person
The war between the surface and the underground ends, but people born around the labyrinths retain unusual abilities and an attraction to them. Kim Jinwoo tries to live aboveground and care for his family.
- 2. A guide becomes an owner
Jinwoo takes an expedition underground. Its failure makes him a labyrinth owner, changing what he needs from the place and which risks he has to take.
Tapas English comic · Publisher synopsisKakaoPage Korean comic · Episode index
Characters and factions
- Kim Jinwoo and his family
Jinwoo works as a guide and suppresses the pull of the underground. His family gives his life on the surface stakes that survive the change of occupation.
World and lore
- The surface and its former enemy below
A postwar divide shapes everyday life. There are still places to explore underground, and owning one creates a different set of responsibilities from mapping a route through it.
Powers, rules and limits
- Dungeon-born abilities and control of a place
The publisher confirms unusual abilities among dungeon babies and Jinwoo’s change of role. Specific costs, troop commands and ownership rules require separate chapter evidence.
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Rank & reviews
#116 on the MangaUpdates weekly rank. Bayesian rating 7.83/10 from 262 ratings.
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- MangaBaka popularity
- #182 overall
- Popularity in manhwa
- #53
- MangaBaka rating
- 79.9 / 100
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Audience & ratings
- MangaDex Bayesian rating
- 8.97 / 10
- MangaDex follows
- 10,277
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Original game concept
Core loop
Lead a short expedition, bring useful supplies back, and use them to keep one route open or guard another.
- What the player decides
- Spend one crew on protecting the entrance or send them deeper for the materials the stronghold will need next turn.
- First playable test
- One workshop, one entrance and two routes with different demands. Let control of a room change what the next expedition can do.