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

Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge

OCS 1992

BloodFest

OCS 1995

Eye of the Beholder

SNES 1994-03-18

To Heart 2: Dungeon Travelers

VITA 2015-04-30

Wizardry Gold

WIN 1996-05-31

Abandoned Places: A Time for Heroes

DOS 1992

WIN 2014-05

C64 1986

ANDR 2014-08-27

VITA 2017-11-14

Alternate Reality: The City

OCS 1988

Class of Heroes 2

PSP 2009-06-25

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		62
MS-DOS		55
Windows		34
Mac OS X		20
C64		18
Apple II E		17
Amiga		17
Mac OS Classic		17
NEC PC9801		16
NES		12
PS Vita		12
Atari ST		11
NEC PC8801		11
Sharp X1		10
PSP		10
MICRO 7 - FM7		9
Nintendo DS		7
Amstrad CPC		6
PS2		6
MSX2		6
PLATO		6
SNES		6
PCE CD		6
PS3		5
X68000		5
C128		5
MSX		4
BSD		4
Atari 400/800		4
Amiga AGA		4

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