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

Orcs & Elves

NDS 2007-11-13

Dragonsbane

SPC 1983

Dark Designs VI: Restoration

IIE 1994

Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds

C128 1988

L'Antre de la Peur

ORIC 1984

Descent To Undermountain

DOS 1997

Omega Labyrinth

VITA 2015-11-19

Eye of the Beholder III: Assault on Myth

DOS 1993

Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge

SNES 1995-09-29

The Bard's Tale: Tales of the Unknown

OCS 1987

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance

PS2 2001-12-03

Coldfire Keep

WIN 2014-05

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.

The first Dungeon Crawler video game was released in 1974.

ASCII, Sir-Tech and Electronic Arts published most of these games.

Parent group

Role-playing game

Child groups

Roguelike, Dandy-like

Related site

At Wikipedia

Platforms

MS-DOS		64
Linux		63
Windows		38
Apple II E		24
NEC PC9801		23
Mac OS X		21
C64		19
Mac OS Classic		17
Amiga		17
NEC PC8801		16
NES		14
PS Vita		13
Sharp X1		12
PSP		10
Atari ST		10
MICRO 7 - FM7		10
MSX2		9
X68000		8
Amstrad CPC		8
Nintendo DS		7
SNES		6
PC Engine		6
PS2		6
FM Towns		6
PLATO		6
Atari 400/800		5
PS3		5
BSD		4
MSX		4
Apple IIGS		4