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.

506

games

platforms

Alternate name: Dungeon Bash

PCE 1989-03-17

WIN 2017-09-28

FM7 1985-12

OCS 1995

The Bard's Tale: Tales of the Unknown

DOS 1987

Legend of Grimrock

WIN 2012-04-11

Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei

NES 1987-09-11

Mines of Titan

DOS 1989

Bloodwych

CPC 1990

Super Black Onyx

NES 1988-07-14

Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge

SNES 1995-09-29

Deep Dungeon: Madou Senki

MSX 1988

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

compare with these groups

Related site

At Wikipedia

Platforms

MS-DOS		64
Linux		60
Windows		35
NEC PC9801		23
Apple II E		23
Mac OS X		19
C64		18
Amiga		17
Mac OS Classic		17
NEC PC8801		15
NES		14
PS Vita		12
Sharp X1		11
MICRO 7 - FM7		10
PSP		10
Atari ST		10
MSX2		9
X68000		8
Nintendo DS		7
FM Towns		6
PLATO		6
SNES		6
PCE CD		6
Amstrad CPC		6
PS2		6
PS3		5
C128		4
BSD		4
MSX		4
Apple IIGS		4