Here are some others.
Stonekeep
Realms of Haunting. I think this counts. Very much a crawler.
Yes. Shining in the Darkness is a classic.
A bit too heavy on the random encounter, unless modded to arginate the issue.Wizardry 8 is probably the pinnacle of the genre.
Yes. You're right. So let me rephrase that: Modded Wizardry 8 is probably the pinnacle of the genre.A bit too heavy on the random encounter, unless modded to arginate the issue.
Shining the Holy Ark on Saturn was also fantastic.
On a similar note, I strongly dislike how in Etrian's Odyssey, the monsters only appear when you enter their location, but are invisible even from the adjacent cell. Wtf.
That being said, the Etrian Odyssey games (especially EO3) have the best OST. But that's a given since Yuzo Koshiro is the composer there.
Nice thread. I got a few on my radar that I'm interested in playing:
Kowloon high-school chronicle
Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi
Labyrinth of zangetsu
Most recent one that I played which featured few elements of dungeon crawling was Tokyo twillight ghost hunters. It was unique in its own sort of way combining a plethora of genres. Quasi dungeon crawling being one of them.
Maybe its just me, but the genre seems to be more dominated by eastern developers these days.
Wizardry 8 is probably the pinnacle of the genre.
That being said, the Etrian Odyssey games (especially EO3) have the best OST. But that's a given since Yuzo Koshiro is the composer there.
Agreed. If I could, I would wish Wizardry 8 with Wizardry 7's visuals into existence.But man the early 3d visuals for nearly all games of that era have aged terribly. I missed the beautiful spritework of VII.
Lunacid should be checked out by everyone who enjoys a good, old skool dungeon crawler. No hand holding, amazing music and atmosphere. Very Kings Field-ish, but without the clunky controls. One of the best indies from 2023.
Hm, that's strange. There were bosses when I played it. Not many, but pretty cool bosses.My only issue with this game is there were no bosses when I played.
Did that come with 1.0 release? I think I had like 12 hours played and no bosses when it was before 1.0 launch.Hm, that's strange. There were bosses when I played it. Not many, but pretty cool bosses.
Here's a modern-ish game I enjoyed in the genre.
It even has grid-based movement.
I've played and finished it very recently, so yeah, maybe the 1.0 version added the bosses.Did that come with 1.0 release? I think I had like 12 hours played and no bosses when it was before 1.0 launch.
At least the graphic is yes, small upgrade. But the artstyle is changed, for better or worse, depend on yourself.Is the remaster of Strange Journey better than the original?
I've yet to play it, but that's quite an endorsement!The sequel is on my top 3 greatest games of all time list.
LOVE LOVE LOVE Wizardry 8. Have on steam deck to replay.My wife still play that all the time, no doubt her favorite game.
Too new for me though. My favorite is Dungeon Master on the Amiga. Fantastic game!
There were others from the same era. Chaos Strikes Back of course but also Eye of the Beholder, I played some Black Crypt too.
For ”modern” ones I could recommend Legend of Grimrock, very oldschool and lots of nostalgia for me who grew up with Dungeon Master. Great game!
I’d like to make a controversial nomination for the thread: Doom 64.
I know some here might not think this qualifies, but technically you start level 1 in a dungeon environment and keep going deeper until you reach the deepest depths of hell. I’ve always considered it a dungeon crawler FPS in the multiple times I’ve played it throughout life and it still remains a personal favorite to me.