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The most popular dungeon crawl games

Dungeon crawlers are a subgenre of RPGs in which the player explores one or more dungeons, battles successive monsters, collects loot, and progresses to higher levels. Typically, dungeon crawlers feature simple storylines and linear progression, though some offer branching paths or open-ended exploration. Many roguelikes share characteristics with dungeon crawlers, incorporating procedural generation, permadeath, and randomized loot to enhance replayability.
Notable dungeon crawlers include Diablo, Legend of Grimrock, Dungeon Master, and Eye of the Beholder.
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Darkstone

Windows XP/98/951999protected Delphine software
Darkstone tried to ride the Diablo wave in 1999, and honestly, it didn’t do a bad job. With 3D graphics (impressive for the time) and a soundtrack that takes itself way too s...
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NetHack - Falcon's Eye

Windows XP/98/952001freeware
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Fate: the Traitor Soul

Windows XP/98/952009protected Encore Software
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The Summoning

DOS1992protected Event Horizon
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Oubliette

DOS1983
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Moraff's Revenge

DOS1988 Moraffware
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Arx Fatalis

Windows XP/98/95Windows 10/112002protected Arkane Studios
Arx Fatalis is basically what happens when someone takes “dungeons and dragons” way too literally. You start trapped in a gloomy underground world because—oops&md...
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Cosmic Soldier: Psychic War

DOS1989 Kogado Software Products
In Cosmic Soldier: Psychic War, you’re not just fighting enemies—you’re reading their minds while doing it. This RPG mixes sci-fi exploration with telepathic abil...
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Ruins of Cawdor

DOS1995 Ybarra Productions
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IVAN (Iter Vehemens ad Necem)

DOSWindows 10/11LinuxMac OS2001freeware
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Fates of Twinion

DOS1993 Sierra On-Line
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Demon Stalkers

DOS1989 Micro Forté
This 1989 DOS game has you hunting down demons in a dark, pixelated world. Equip yourself with weapons, explore eerie environments, and face off against otherworldly creatures. It'...