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

Elminage Original

PSP 2011-05-19

Elminage II DS Remix ~ Sousei no Megami

NDS 2010-07-01

Vaporum

WIN 2017-09-28

Might and Magic: Book One - Secret of the

9801 1988

Elminage II - Sousei no Megami to Unmei

PSP 2009-10-29

Moraff's Revenge

DOS 1988

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

C128 1987

Catacombs of Gold

C64 19??

Dungeon Master II: The Legend of Skullkeep

OCS 1994

Wizardry IV: The Return of Werdna

DOS 1988

Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds

C128 1988

Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds

IIE 1982

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

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