The Best Dungeon-crawler RPG Games

Update : The Slormancer added at rank #18.
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The Bard's Tale Trilogy (2018)

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PC Windows Xbox One Mac OS

Ready to embark on an epic adventure? The Bard's Tale Trilogy brings back classic RPG gameplay that lets you create your adventuring party and journey across three different worlds. Battle legendary monsters, solve mind-bending puzzles, and wield the powers of the bards as you save the world from peril. With updated graphics, a new auto map feature, and a wealth of content, this remastered version delivers the best of nostalgia and modern gaming. Are you ready to embrace the call of the bard today?


What we like:
  • Fun gameplay
  • Mountain of content
  • Great puzzle solving
  • Updated graphics and auto map feature
  • Perfect blend of nostalgia and updates
What could be improved:
  • Keyboard controls not fully supported
  • Limited graphic settings
  • Can be grindy

  • dungeon-crawler
  • rpg
  • dungeon
  • classic
  • tabletop-rpg
  • movement
  • grid
  • party
  • fantasy
  • monster
  • maze
  • old-school

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Eternium (2015)

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IOS iPhone PC Windows Android

Hack & slash against the dark forces threatening your home-world. Experience intense tactical fights in this fast paced, old school action RPG.


  • loot
  • hack-and-slash
  • old-school
  • rpg
  • action-adventure
  • top-down
  • dungeon-crawler
  • crafting
  • 3d
  • atmospheric
  • action
  • fast-paced
  • fantasy
  • combat

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The Genesis Project (2022)

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early access PC Windows Linux Mac OS

The Genesis Project is an attempt to replicate Sburb from the popular webcomic Homestuck, made by Andrew Hussie.

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  • rpg
  • party
  • memes
  • base-building
  • building
  • dungeon-crawler
  • action-adventure
  • character
  • 3d
  • tag
  • exploration
  • customization
  • crafting
  • management
  • fantasy

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Lowlander (2023)

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PC Windows IOS iPhone Android

Return with us, to the days of yesteryear. When 8 colors were enough, and the pixels were individually detectable to the human eye. This is LOWLANDER, a fantasy role-playing adventure from simpler times. This might be your father’s RPG!


  • retro-rpg
  • rpg
  • minimalist
  • adventure
  • retro
  • dungeon
  • turn-based
  • pixel
  • fantasy
  • dungeon-crawler
  • action-adventure
  • 1980s
  • story
  • faux-retro
  • combat

5

Siralim Ultimate (2021)

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early access Nintendo Switch Linux Mac OS Android IOS iPhone PC Windows Playstation 4

Siralim Ultimate is an RPG with over 1200 monsters to collect and customize to your liking. With randomly generated dungeons and post-story content, this game offers a never-ending adventure. The game's specializations and teambuilding options give an insane amount of choice to the player. If you're an RPG fan who loves discovering something new each time you play, Siralim Ultimate delivers.


What we like:
  • Endless teambuilding and tactic optimisation potential
  • Engaging and streamlined grind
  • Castle customization and skins/avatars/transmogs are well done
  • Turbo mode and the ability to program macros to deal with any situation automatically
What could be improved:
  • Can be too grindy to progress into the cooler parts of the game
  • Simplistic story
  • Sound is average

  • collector
  • creature
  • rpg
  • dungeon-crawler
  • party
  • turn-based
  • collectathon
  • procedural
  • pixel
  • loot
  • character
  • retro
  • isometric
  • battle
  • dungeon

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Darkest DungeonA (2016)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux Playstation 4 vita Nintendo Switch Xbox One

Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?

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  • dungeon
  • turn-based
  • rogue-like
  • dungeon-crawler
  • rpg
  • gothic
  • battle
  • fight
  • psychological
  • narration

7

Wigmund (2022)

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PC Windows

Enter a world of Anglo-Saxon and Celtic-inspired medieval fantasy in Wigmund, a story-driven RPG where you build your fellowship of warriors to explore an open world filled with outlaw camps, ruined castles, dangerous caverns, and forgotten ruins. With no class limitations, you can customize your character's development in speed, health, damage, or preternatural abilities. Master unique gameplay for swordsmen with gesture-controlled sword fighting and dodge and rolls. Engage enemies from a safer distance with your archery skills or use your professions in Medicine, Crafting, and Survival for potions, crafting, and gastronomic experiences. Crush your foes with devastating special attacks and unleash upgradable preternatural abilities. Will you become the true king?


What we like:
  • Impressive game developed by only two people
  • Great adventure with enjoyable combat
  • Glitch-free experience with perfect music
  • Customizable settings and supports widescreen
  • Interesting and vibrant world to explore
What could be improved:
  • Monsters aren't scaled well, making the game difficult and bow useless
  • Crafting is a grind with limited resources
  • Some quests need more work
  • No ability to swamping out weapons in combat
  • Combat is super repetitive, and skills lack impact

  • werewolves
  • loot
  • dragon
  • rpg
  • old-school
  • hack-and-slash
  • dungeon-crawler
  • medieval
  • top-down
  • open-world
  • isometric
  • dark
  • fantasy
  • atmospheric
  • retro

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Etrian Odyssey III HD (2023)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Embark on an epic adventure in Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City, a dungeon-crawling RPG that lets you build your own guild of explorers and venture into the unknown. With unique and interesting character classes, turn-based combat, and a sailing mini-game, this game offers hours of gameplay and endless experimentation. The auto-mapping feature and lower difficulty modes make it accessible to beginners, while the challenging gameplay and quality-of-life upgrades cater to seasoned players. Discover the secrets of the undersea labyrinth and write your own legend as you explore Armoroad.


What we like:
  • Amazing dungeon crawler
  • Quality of Life improvements
  • Endless variety in play styles
  • Hours of gameplay
  • Accessible to beginners
What could be improved:
  • Complex mapping system
  • Clunky controls for Switch
  • Lackluster visuals
  • Some grinding required

  • dungeon-crawler
  • dungeon
  • rpg
  • japanese
  • turn-based
  • battle
  • jrpg

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Tower of Time (2018)

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PC Windows Linux Xbox One Nintendo Switch Playstation 4

Tower of Time is a story-rich dungeon crawler with innovative real time combat. Set in the world of Artaria, you play as an anonymous character who has no name and seemingly little history. Explore the Tower with your party, discover various narrative threads that tie back to the present and foreshadow the future. With RPG tropes such as upgrading buildings to level up your heroes, finding blueprints and crafting special equipment also included, Tower of Time offers an incredibly varied gaming experience.


What we like:
  • Innovative real time combat system
  • Story-rich narrative
  • Varied team members with unique skills
  • Deep exploration encourages full discovery
  • RPG tropes included
What could be improved:
  • Occasional graphical hitches
  • No shortcut to select all heroes at once

  • rpg
  • real-time
  • pause
  • combat
  • dungeon-crawler
  • tactical
  • story
  • old-school
  • classic
  • strategy
  • battle
  • exploration
  • fight

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Infinite Adventures (2018)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Infinite Adventures is a dungeon crawling RPG inspired by classic dungeon RPGs; with fresh new mechanics for exploration, combat, and progression. Assemble your party and explore the Infinite Labyrinth to discover the truths of your past. EXPLORE 24 dungeon levels within the Infinite Labyrinth ENDLESS DUNGEON CRAWLING through procedurally generated dungeon levels HUNDREDS of BEAUTIFUL anime styled characters and enemies STRATEGIC Turn Based combat against hundreds of enemies CREATE your own party of characters from one of 5 Races and 10 Classes while choosing from 190+ Full body Character Art Pieces CUSTOMIZE SKILLS as each character levels up with over 260 skills and 24 summons to master ENGAGE with over 40 NPCs, all fully voice acted COMPLETE more than 50 optional side quests, all fully voice acted EMBARK on an epic adventure to unravel the mysteries within the Infinite Labyrinth


  • dungeon-crawler
  • dungeon
  • rpg
  • movement
  • crawling
  • crawl
  • japanese
  • grand
  • anime

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