Dungeon Crawler

Game genre theme

A scenario where the player navigates labyrinthine "dungeons" in search of treasure and evil to vanquish. Used frequently in older RPGs, especially early video game RPGs, and is often treated as a sub-genre of them as such.

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platforms

Alternate name: Dungeon Bash

Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City

NDS 2010-04-01

The Black Onyx

SG1K 1987

Death Bringer: The Knight of Darkness

PECD 1990-04-27

The Bard's Tale: Tales of the Unknown

OCS 1987

Dungeon Master II: The Legend of Skullkeep

OCS 1994

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance

PS2 2001-12-03

Alternate Reality: The City

IIE 1986

Might and Magic: Book One - Secret of the

C64 1987

Deep Dungeon III: Yuushi Heno Tabi

NES 1988-05-13

Dungeon Master

9801 1990-02-09

Dungeons of the Unforgiven

DOS 1993-04-28

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

DOS 1984

The first video game about Dungeon Crawler was released in 1974.

ASCII, Sir-Tech and Electronic Arts has published most of these games

Originates from the P&P RPGs but gained fame on computer gaming side due to their simplicity, both in making and playing.

Not all dungeon crawlers are set in proper dungeons.

Parent group

Role-playing game

Child groups

Roguelike, Dandy-like

Related site

At Wikipedia

Platforms

Linux		56
MS-DOS		52
Windows		34
Mac OS X		20
C64		18
Mac OS Classic		17
Apple II E		17
Amiga		16
NEC PC9801		16
PS Vita		12
PSP		10
NES		10
Atari ST		10
NEC PC8801		10
Sharp X1		9
MICRO 7 - FM7		9
Nintendo DS		7
SNES		6
PCE CD		6
Amstrad CPC		6
PS2		6
MSX2		6
X68000		5
PLATO		5
C128		5
PS3		5
Amiga AGA		4
MSX		4
BSD		4
Atari 400/800		4

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