The Best Dungeon-crawler RPG Games

Update : Fantasy Dungeon added at rank #43.
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FATE (2005)

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Play (or Re-play) This Classic Dungeon Crawler!During the golden days of action RPGs, FATE was a powerhouse, winning runner-up for PC Magazine’s Role-Playing Game of the year. Popular enough to spawn 3 sequels, this was one of the premier dungeon crawlers of its time.


  • visual-novel
  • anime
  • hack-and-slash
  • rpg
  • battle
  • boss
  • dungeon-crawler
  • fight
  • action
  • musou
  • combat
  • fast-paced
  • dungeon
  • war
  • narrative

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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

3

The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing (2013)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox One Mac OS

Put on your wide-brimmed hat, grab your weapons and embark on an incredible adventure in the gothic-noir world of Borgovia, where mad science threatens the fragile peace between monster and mortal.


  • rpg
  • steampunk
  • arpg
  • action
  • tower-defense
  • gothic
  • hack-and-slash
  • cooperative
  • diablo
  • skill
  • isometric
  • vampire
  • werewolves
  • dungeon-crawler
  • combat

4

Eternium (2015)

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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

5

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

6

Lowlander (2023)

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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

7

Siralim 3 (2018)

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Siralim 3 is a mechanically deep, monster taming RPG. Summon and customize over 700 different creatures to fight for you as you battle your way through randomly generated dungeons. Find rare treasure and use it to craft new items, empower your creatures, learn new spells, and much more.


  • collector
  • creature
  • dungeon
  • pvp
  • rpg
  • procedural
  • battle
  • dungeon-crawler
  • pyramid
  • arena
  • turn-based
  • rogue-like

8

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

9

Darkest DungeonA (2016)

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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

10

Wigmund (2022)

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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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