Dungeon crawlers sorted by release date

Dungeon crawlers are RPGs in which the player has to explore one or more dungeons, fight monsters one after another, looting treasure, advance to higher levels and so on. Usually, dungeon crawlers have simple storylines and linear progression. A lot of roguelikes can be described as dungeon crawlers.
Popular dungeon crawlers are Diablo, Legend of Grimrock, Dungeon Master, Eye of the Beholder.

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Eye of the Beholder

DOS1991protected4.3/5 Westwood Studios

Eye of the Beholder 2: The Legend of Darkmoon

DOS1991protecteddemo4.3/5 Westwood Studios

Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon is a first-person party-based role-playing game (RPG) developed by Westwood Associates and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI). It was released in 1991 as a sequel to the successful "Eye of the Beholder" game.Set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe, specifically the Forgotten Realms ...

Eye of the beholder 3: Assault on Myth Drannor

DOS1991protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

HeroQuest

DOSMac OS19913.9/5 Gremlin Graphics / Gremlin Interactive

HeroQuest is a classic video game adaptation of the popular board game HeroQuest, released in 1991 by Gremlin Interactive. HeroQuest faithfully recreates the turn-based, dungeon-crawling, and role-playing gameplay of the board game. Players take on the roles of different heroes, including a barbarian, dwarf, elf, and wizard, as they explo...

Moraff's World

DOS19913.5/5 Moraffware

Obitus

DOS19913.4/5 Scenerio Software

Obitus is a role-playing video game developed by Psygnosis and released in 1991 for various platforms including the Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS. It combines elements of role-playing games (RPGs) and action-adventure games and is set in a fantasy world.In the game, players control the protagonist who finds themselves transported to the realm of Obitus ...

The Immortal

DOS1991protected3.7/5 Sandcastle

Angband

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1992freeware4/5

Captive

DOS19923.9/5 Mindscape

Dungeon Master

DOS19924.1/5 FTL

Dungeon Master is a classic computer role-playing game (CRPG) developed by FTL Games and released in 1987. It's considered one of the pioneering titles in the dungeon crawler genre. In Dungeon Master, players navigate through a dungeon environment in a first-person perspective, controlling a party of up to four adventurers. The goal is to explore t...

Moria

DOS1992freeware3.9/5

The Summoning

DOS1992protected4/5 Event Horizon

Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss

DOS1992protected4.2/5 Blue Sky Productions

Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss is one of the first free-roaming first-person 3D ARPG (action RPG) ever created. The Stygian Abyss is the dungeon of the same name, part of the land of Britannia, and it's set in the Ultima universe created by Richard Garriott. Ultima Underworld was designed by Paul Neurath, developed by Blue Sky Productions and...

WaxWorks

DOSMac OS1992protecteddemo4.2/5 Horror Soft

Waxworks was a horror-themed first-person role-playing game developed by Horror Soft, a subsidiary of Adventure Soft, published in 1992. The game is set in a wax museum where players must travel through different historical periods, each represented by a wax exhibit. Each exhibit serves as a portal to a different time and place, featuring vari...

Castle of the Winds

Windows 3.x1993freeware4.2/5 SaadaSoft

Castle of the Winds is a fantasy roguelike role-playing game developed by SaadaSoft in the early 1990s. It was designed for Windows 3.x and is notable for being one of the earliest graphical RPGs for that platform. The game features a top-down perspective and incorporates elements of dungeon crawling, exploration, and character development.The game...

Dungeon Hack

DOS1993protecteddemo4.2/5 DreamForge Intertainment

Dungeon Hack is a dungeon-crawling role-playing game (RPG) developed by DreamForge Intertainment and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI). It was released in 1993 for MS-DOS and is known for its randomly generated levels, making each playthrough a unique experience. The game is set in a first-person perspective, and players explore dungeo...

Fates of Twinion

DOS19933.6/5 Sierra On-Line

Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos

DOSMac OS1993protected4/5 Westwood Studios

Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos is a classic role-playing video game released by Westwood Studios in 1993. It is the first installment in the Lands of Lore series and is known for its immersive gameplay, storyline, and impressive graphics for its time. Lands of Lore is an first-person party-based role-playing game (RPG) that combines elemen...

Moraff's Dungeon of the Unforgiven

DOS19933.9/5 Moraffware

Reaping The Dungeon

DOS19934/5 Frontline Software

Shadow of Yserbius

DOS19933.8/5 Sierra On-Line

Hexx: Heresy of the Wizard

DOS19944/5 Psygnosis

Anvil of dawn

DOS1995protected3.8/5 DreamForge Intertainment

Dungeon master 2: The legend of Skullkeep

DOS19954/5 FTL

Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol

Windows 3.x1995protected3.9/5

Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol is fantasy RPG game released in 1995 for Windows 3.x, but it runs flawlessy even Windows XP (see this faq if you want to play Mordor in a virtual machine). Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol is a mix of first-person and top-down perspective dungeon crawler; the game shows the dungeon in by both perspectives at onc...

Ruins of Cawdor

DOS19953.3/5 Ybarra Productions

Stonekeep

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1995protected3.9/5 Interplay Productions

Stonekeep is a first-person role-playing game (RPG) developed by Interplay Entertainment. It was released for MS-DOS in 1995 and later for other platforms such as Windows and Macintosh.The game is set in the fantasy world of Britannia, where the player takes on the role of a hero named Drake. The story revolves around the protagonist's quest to def...