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

Legend of Grimrock

LIN 2012-12

Persona 4

PS2 2008-07-04

1Quest

WIN 2014-06-28

Wizardry III: The Legacy of Llylgamyn

DOS 1986

WazHack

WWW 2012-03-12

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

IIE 1981-09

Wizardry V: Heart of the Maelstrom

C128 1988

The Dungeoning

WIN 2014-03-06

Alternate Reality: The City

DOS 1988

Rogue Legacy

WIN 2013-06-27

Baroque

SAT 1998-05-21

Might and Magic: Book One - Secret of the

NES 1990-07-31

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		57
MS-DOS		54
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
PLATO		6
SNES		6
PCE CD		6
Amstrad CPC		6
PS2		6
MSX2		6
PS3		5
X68000		5
C128		5
Amiga AGA		4
MSX		4
BSD		4
Atari 400/800		4

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