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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games

platforms

Alternate name: Dungeon Bash

Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World

OCS 1990

Legend of Faerghail

OCS 1990

The Bard's Tale: Tales of the Unknown

9801 1990

Dark Designs III: Retribution!

IIE 1991

Ziggurat

WIN 2014-10-23

Dark Designs II: Closing The Gate

DOS 1991

Demon Gaze II

VITA 2017-11-14

Alternate Reality: The City

IIE 1986

Wizardry III: The Legacy of Llylgamyn

DOS 1986

Dark Designs II: Closing the Gate

IIE 1990

Lumpies of Lotis IV

DOS 1986-10

BloodFest

OCS 1995

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		61
MS-DOS		59
Windows		34
Apple II E		23
Mac OS X		20
NEC PC9801		18
C64		18
Amiga		17
Mac OS Classic		16
NES		13
PS Vita		12
NEC PC8801		11
Atari ST		11
Sharp X1		10
PSP		10
MICRO 7 - FM7		9
Nintendo DS		7
PLATO		6
SNES		6
PCE CD		6
Amstrad CPC		6
MSX2		6
PS2		6
PS3		5
X68000		5
C128		5
FM Towns		4
MSX		4
BSD		4
Atari 400/800		4

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