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.

460

games

platforms

Alternate name: Dungeon Bash

LIN 2012-12

C64 1988

Guild of Dungeoneering

WIN 2015-07-14

Centauri Alliance

IIE 1990

Death Bringer: The Knight of Darkness

PECD 1990-04-27

Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds

C64 1988

Wizardry IV: The Return of Werdna

IIE 1986

Chaos Strikes Back

OCS 1990

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance

PS2 2001-12-03

Abandoned Places: A Time for Heroes

DOS 1992

Stranger of Sword City

VITA 2015-01-22

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		53
Windows		34
Mac OS X		20
C64		18
Mac OS Classic		17
Apple II E		17
Amiga		17
NEC PC9801		16
NES		12
PS Vita		12
Atari ST		11
PSP		10
NEC PC8801		10
MICRO 7 - FM7		9
Sharp X1		9
Nintendo DS		7
SNES		6
PCE CD		6
Amstrad CPC		6
PS2		6
MSX2		6
PS3		5
X68000		5
PLATO		5
C128		5
MSX		4
BSD		4
Atari 400/800		4
Amiga AGA		4

Groups