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.

521

games

platforms

Alternate name: Dungeon Bash

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance

PS2 2001-12-03

Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds

C64 1988

Moria

PLTO 1975

Wizardry IV: The Return of Werdna

IIE 1986

Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds

9801 1986-12-19

To Heart 2: Dungeon Travelers

PSP 2011-06-30

Le Maitre des Ames

DOS 1987

Elminage: Yami no Fujo to Kamigami no Yubiwa

PS2 2008-03-27

Daggerfall

DOS 1996-08-31

Eye of the Beholder

SNES 1994-03-18

Wizardry V: Heart of the Maelstrom

DOS 1988

The Dungeoning

WIN 2014-03-06

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		62
Windows		38
Apple II E		24
NEC PC9801		23
Mac OS X		21
C64		19
Amiga		17
Mac OS Classic		17
NEC PC8801		16
NES		14
PS Vita		13
Sharp X1		11
MICRO 7 - FM7		10
PSP		10
Atari ST		10
MSX2		9
Amstrad CPC		8
X68000		8
Nintendo DS		7
PS2		6
FM Towns		6
PLATO		6
SNES		6
PC Engine		6
PS3		5
ZX Spectrum		4
C128		4
BSD		4
MSX		4