Compilation Of Turn-Based Dungeon Crawlers (Western/Japanese) - UPDATED: MARCH/06/2016

[aweigh]

THE WIZARDRY SERIES AND THE GAMES DEVELOPED BY ITS EX-DEVELOPERS: THE ELMINAGE SERIES; THE GENERATION XTH SERIES; THE CLASS OF HEROES SERIES AND MANY OTHERS ARE IN THE WIZARDRY THREAD: http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/inde...-ex-wizardry-developers-march-06-2016.105918/

NOTE: THIS THREAD IS FAR FROM COMPLETE!
Paper Sorcerer (2013)

(PC) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: Ultra Runaway Games
PUBLISHER: Ultra Runaway Games
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GAME WIKIA:
BUY THIS GAME: http://store.steampowered.com/app/263560/

Sanctuary: Black Edition (2015)

(PC) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: Black Shell Media
PUBLISHER: Black Shell Media
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BUY THIS GAME: http://store.steampowered.com/app/328760/

Mordor 1: The Depths Of Dejenol (1995)

(PC) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: David Allen / Decklin's Demise
PUBLISHER: David Allen / Decklin's Demise
GAME SOUNDTRACK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgjnbrcuW-A&list=PLEE8A51B1149258BD
GAME MANUAL: http://www.mocagh.org/loadpage.php?query=[publisher]TDA
GAME WALKTHROUGH: http://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/567090-mordor-the-depths-of-dejenol/faqs/14802
GAME WIKIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordor:_The_Depths_of_Dejenol
BUY THIS GAME: http://www.decklinsdemise.com/mordor.htm

Mordor 2: Darkness Awakening (1998)

(PC) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: David Allen
PUBLISHER: David Allen
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GAME WIKIA:
BUY THIS GAME: http://www.decklinsdemise.com/mordor2.htm

Grimoire (French Word For Book Of Magic) (2016 - TBA)

(PC) - [ENGLISH] - [ESPERANTO]
DEVELOPER: Cleve Blakemore / Sir-Tech / Michael Shamsguard / Flower Works / The Ultimate Arcade
PUBLISHER: Cleve Blakemore / Sir-Tech / Michael Shamsguard / Flower Works / The Ultimate Arcade
ADDITIONAL FUNDING: Interplay
DIGITALLY MASTERED IN 78MM - THE FULL-LENGTH FEATURE TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDyXSCd2Lp0
GAME SOUNDTRACK:
GAME MANUAL:
GAME WALKTHROUGH: (VIDEO PLAYTHROUGH IN CHAPTERS) https://grimdarkly.wordpress.com/page/4/
GAME WIKIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimoire

Swords And Sorcery: Underworld - Definitive Edition (2015)

(PC) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: OlderBytes
PUBLISHER: OlderBytes
GAME SOUNDTRACK:
GAME MANUAL:
GAME WALKTHROUGH: (BLOG POSTING) http://crpgrevisited.blogspot.com/2013/08/sword-and-sorcery-underworld-fighting.html
GAME WIKIA: http://steamtradingcards.wikia.com/wiki/Swords_and_Sorcery_-_Underworld_-_Definitive_Edition
BUY THIS GAME: http://store.steampowered.com/app/408400/

Oubliette (1979)
(OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE GAME RIPPED OFF BY THE MAKERS OF WIZARDRY)

(PLATO - Programmed Logic For Automated Teaching Operations) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: Bear Systems
PUBLISHER: Human Engineered Software
GAME SOUNDTRACK:
GAME MANUAL: http://www.zimlab.com/oubliette/plato/files.htm
GAME WALKTHROUGH:
GAME WIKIA: (FAN SITE) http://www.zimlab.com/oubliette/plato/
CRPG ADDICT'S REVIEW: http://crpgaddict.blogspot.com/2013/10/game-12-oubliette-1977.html

Avatar (1979)

(PLATO - Programmed Logic For Automatic Teaching Operations) - [ENGLISH}
DEVELOPER: Jim Schwaiger
PUBLISHER: Jim Schwaiger
GAME SOUNDTRACK:
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GAME WIKIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_(1979_video_game)
CRPG ADDICT'S REVIEW: http://crpgaddict.blogspot.com/2013/11/game-124-avatar-1979.html

LORDS OF XULIMA (2014)

(PC) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: Numantian Games
PUBLISHER: Numantian Games
GAME SOUNDTRACK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaIBtI2D5k4&list=PLumWxIemTkImR3Gb2vukmmRY5UsVC_Tw7&index=1
GAME MANUAL: http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/296570/manuals/Manual_EN.pdf?t=1455543095
GAME WALKTHROUGH: http://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/826283-lords-of-xulima
GAME WIKIA: http://lordsofxulima.wikia.com/wiki/Lords_of_Xulima_Wiki
BUY THIS GAME: http://store.steampowered.com/app/296570/


The Dark Heart Of Uukrul (1989)

(PC) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: Digital Studios Limited
PUBLISHER: Broderbund Software
GAME SOUNDTRACK: (THE GAME FEATURES NO MUSIC)
GAME MANUAL: http://www.mocagh.org/broderbund/uukrul-manual.pdf
GAME WALKTHROUGH: http://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/564811-the-dark-heart-of-uukrul/faqs/50046
GAME WIKIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Heart_of_Uukrul
CRPG ADDICT'S REVIEW: http://crpgaddict.blogspot.com/2012/10/game-76-dark-heart-of-uukrul-1989.html

Realms Of Quest Trilogy (2009)

(VIC-20) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: Ghilsain de Blois
PUBLISHER: Psytronik Software
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Alternate Reality - The City (1985)

(AMIGA / COMMODORE 64) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: Paradise Programming
PUBLISHER: U.S. Gold
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Might & Magic 2: Gates To Another World (1988)

(PC / SEGA GENESIS / SUPER NINTENDO) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: New World Computing
PUBLISHER: Electronic Arts
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Might & Magic 3: Isles Of Terra (1991)

(PC / SUPER NINTENDO) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: New World Computing
PUBLISHER: Hudson Soft / New World Computing
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Might & Magic 4: Clouds Of Xeen (1992)

(PC) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: New World Computing
PUBLISHER: Hudson Soft / New World Computing
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Might & Magic X: Legacy (2014)

(PC) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: Limbic
PUBLISHER: Ubisoft
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Dinosaur (1989)

(PC-98) - [JAPANESE]
DEVELOPER: Falcom
PUBLISHER: Falcom
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Dinosaur (Remake) (2002)

(PC) - [JAPANESE] - [ENGLISH INTERFACE]
TRANSLATION DISCUSSION THREAD: http://www.figlidigaucci.eu/index.php
DEVELOPER: Falcom
PUBLISHER: Falcom
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The Bard's Legacy: Devil Whiskey (2003)

(PC) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: Shifting Sun Studios
PUBLISHER: Shifting Sun Studios
GAME SOUNDTRACK: http://www.devilwhiskey.com/pages/music.html
GAME MANUAL: http://www.weekendwastemonster.net/crpgs/dw/DWManual.pdf
GAME WALKTHROUGH:
GAME WIKIA: (FAN SITE) http://www.weekendwastemonster.net/crpgs/dw/bl/bl.html
BUY THIS GAME: http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-DEWH/devil-whiskey

Demise: Ascension (1999)

(PC) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: Artifact Entertainment
PUBLISHER: IPC Software
GAME SOUNDTRACK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFhsLKaUC38
GAME MANUAL:
GAME WALKTHROUGH: (UNOFFICIAL STRATEGY GUIDE) http://www.sortiri.com/Demise/lokstrategy.html
GAME WIKIA:
BUY THIS GAME: http://www.decklinsdemise.com/order.php

Demise: Rise Of The Ku'Tan (1999)

(PC) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: Artifact Entertainment
PUBLISHER: IPC Software
GAME SOUNDTRACK:
GAME MANUAL:
GAME WALKTHROUGH: (UNOFFICIAL STRATEGY GUIDE) http://www.zimlab.com/demise/sbeast/iwmain.htm
GAME WIKIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demise:_Rise_of_the_Ku'tan

The Sword Of Hope 1 (1989)

(GAME BOY) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: Kemco
PUBLISHER: Kemco
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The Sword Of Hope 2 (1992)

(GAME BOY) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: Kemco
PUBLISHER: Kemco
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Etrian Odyssey 1 (2007)

(NINTENDO DS) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: Lancarse
PUBLISHER: Atlus
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Etrian Odyssey 2: Heroes Of Lagaard (2008)

(NINTENDO DS) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: Lancarse
PUBLISHER: Atlus
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Etrian Odyssey 3: The Drowned City (2009)

(NINTENDO DS) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: Lancarse
PUBLISHER: Atlus
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Etrian Odyssey 4: Legends Of The Titan (2012)

(NINTENDO 3DS) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: Lancarse
PUBLISHER: Atlus
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Etrian Odyssey Untold 1: The Millenium Girl (2013)

(NINTENDO 3DS) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: Lancarse
PUBLISHER: Atlus
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Etrian Odyssey Untold 2: The Fafnir Knight (2014)

(NINTENDO 3DS) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: Lancarse
PUBLISHER: Atlus
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Etrian Mystery Dungeon (2015)

(NINTENDO 3DS) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: Spike Chunsoft
PUBLISHER: Atlus
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Silvern Castle (1988)

(APPLE II) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: Jeff Pink
PUBLISHER: Softdisk
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Sorcerer 1 (2011)

(ANDROID / iOS) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: DEATH=HEAD & Co. / Naoya Yoshimura
PUBLISHER: DEATH=HEAD & Co. / Naoya Yoshimura
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Densetsu No Yuusha No Densetsu: Legendary Saga (2015)

(PLAYSTATION PORTABLE) - [JAPANESE]
DEVELOPER: Kadokawa Shoten
PUBLISHER: Kadokawa Shoten
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Lost Heroes 1 (2012)

(NINTENDO 3DS) - [JAPANESE]
DEVELOPER: Lancarse / M2
PUBLISHER: Bandai-Namco Entertainment
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Lost Heroes 1 (2012)

(PLAYSTATION PORTABLE) - [JAPANESE]
DEVELOPER: Lancarse / M2
PUBLISHER: Bandai-Namco Entertainment
TRANSLATION DISCUSSION: https://gbatemp.net/threads/possibl...heroes-chrono-academy-and-lost-heroes.416110/
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Lost Heroes 2 (2015)

(NINTENDO 3DS) - [JAPANESE]
DEVELOPER: Lancarse / M2
PUBLISHER: Bandai-Namco Entertainment
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Dungeoneer (2015)

(ANDROID / iOS) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: Chris Kugler
PUBLISHER: Chris Kugler
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Starcrawlers (2016 - ?)

(PC) - [ENGLISH: Coming Soon / TBA 2016)
DEVELOPER: Juggernaut Games
PUBLISHER: Juggernaut Games
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Labyrinth Of Touhou 1 (2009)

(PC) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: Doujin
PUBLISHER: Doujin
TRANSLATION PATCH: http://moriyashrine.weebly.com/labyrinth-of-touhou.html
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Labyrinth Of Touhou 2 (2013)

(PC) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: Doujin
PUBLISHER: Doujin
TRANSLATION PATCH: http://www.romhacking.net/translations/2258/
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Dark Delve (2011)

(XBOX 360) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: Checkmark Games
PUBLISHER: Checkmark Games
WALKTHROUGH: http://www.gamefaqs.com/xbox360/645106-dark-delve/faqs/63728
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Heroes Of A Broken Land (2014)

(PC) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: Winged Pixel
PUBLISHER: Winged Pixel
WALKTHROUGH: http://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/726774-heroes-of-a-broken-land/faqs/68943
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BUY THIS GAME: http://store.steampowered.com/app/314470/

Frayed Knights: The Skull Of S'makh-Daon (2014)

(PC) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: Rampant Games
PUBLISHER: Rampant Games
WALKTHROUGH: http://rampantgames.com/frayedknights/downloads/FrayedKnightsStrategyGuide.pdf
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Unchained Blades (2011)

(NINTENDO 3DS) - [JAPANESE]
DEVELOPER: FuRyu
PUBLISHER: FuRyu
WALKTHROUGH: http://www.gamefaqs.com/3ds/622416-unchained-blades/faqs/66047
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Unchained Blades (2011)

(PLAYSTATION PORTABLE) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: FuRyu
PUBLISHER: XSEED Games
WALKTHROUGH: http://www.gamefaqs.com/psp/622417-unchained-blades/faqs/66047
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Unchained Blades EXXIV (2014)

(NINTENDO 3DS) - [JAPANESE]
DEVELOPER: FuRyu
PUBLISHER: FuRyu
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Unchained Blades EXXIV (2014)

(PLAYSTATION PORTABLE) - [JAPANESE]
DEVELOPER: FuRyu
PUBLISHER: FuRyu
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To Heart 2: Dungeon Travelers (2011)

(PLAYSTATION PORTABLE) - [JAPANESE]
DEVELOPER: Sting
PUBLISHER: Aquaplus
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To Heart 2: Dungeon Travelers (2011)

(PLAYSTATION VITA) - [JAPANESE]
DEVELOPER: Sting
PUBLISHER: Aquaplus
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Dungeon Travelers 2: The Royal Library And The Monster Seal (2013)

(PLAYSTATION VITA) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: Sting
PUBLISHER: Aquaplus / NIS America Inc. / Atlus
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Beyond The Labyrinth (2012)

(NINTENDO 3DS) - [JAPANESE]
DEVELOPER: Tri-Ace
PUBLISHER: Konami
TRANSLATION DISCUSSION: https://gbatemp.net/threads/translation-labyrinth-no-kanata-beyond-the-labyrinth.379598/page-21
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Shining In The Darkness (1991)

(SEGA GENESIS) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: Climax Entertainment / Sonic Software Planning
PUBLISHER: Sega
WALKTHROUGH: http://www.gamefaqs.com/genesis/586454-shining-in-the-darkness/faqs/33234
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Shining The Holy Ark (1996)

(SEGA SATURN) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: Sonic Software Planning
PUBLISHER: Sega
WALKTHROUGH: http://www.gamefaqs.com/saturn/198626-shining-the-holy-ark/faqs/59958
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Arcana (Card Master: Rimusaria No Fuuin) (1992)

(SUPER NINTENDO) - [ENGLISH]
DEVELOPER: HAL Inc.
PUBLISHER: Nintendo
WALKTHROUGH: http://www.gamefaqs.com/snes/563513-arcana/faqs/5420
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[aweigh]

all suggestions are welcome <( ' '<)

let's make this list... list-y! (and yes I do plan on including DOS-era turn-based dungeon crawlers eventually)

 

[aweigh]

added etrian odyssey series, devil whiskey, demise ascension and sword of hope series. also added a link up top informing where to find the elminage series and experience inc.'s games.

working on the MegaTen thread as well

(>. .)>

 

[Siveon]

Noice, though I can imagine splitting the thread means this part won't be stickied.

 

[aweigh]

well once i reach around 50-75 games listed i'll PM crooked bee about pinning it. there are still literally dozens and dozens of turn-based crawlers from the DOS-era, and the japanese PC era (PC-98/FM-7/FM Towns/PC-Engine CD/etc) waiting to be posted along with all of the independent crawlers like for example devil whiskey and Sanctuary.

plus android / iOS games like Sorcerer which I'm gonna have to depend on fellow codexers to provide links to since I don't own mobile devices.

as for the wizardry thread that'll be kept alive as long as starfish, experience inc., 59 studio, suzak, genterprise, ZeroDiv and success continue producing games. AFAIK none of those studios are in financial trouble so...

 

[aweigh]

hehe added Charles swords and sorcery game... can't believe i'd forgotten about a fellow codexer's master stroke. also adding a lot of obscure ones <3

 

[Jacob]

holy fuck! there IS a dungeon crawler where your party consists of gundams and ultramen!

thanks for the list, aweigh

 

[Suicidal]

Add Lords of Xulima.

Also thanks for the awesome threads man. Thanks to this and your Wizardry clones thread I'll always know where to look when I run out of games to play.

Also since it contains both western and jap games shouldn't this thread be in GRPG?

 

[aweigh]

unfortunately for some reason my brofisting abilities were revoked because i dug up old Blobber threads asking for recommendations for blobbers to play in GRPG and I pasted the list of available blobbers found in this thread.

it hurts a little, i won't lie; but anyway from now on i'll simply post "Brofist!" and tag the Codexer.

 

[aweigh]

nonoriri
Brofist!

Suicidal
Brofist!

 

[Suicidal]

unfortunately for some reason my brofisting abilities were revoked because i dug up old Blobber threads asking for recommendations for blobbers to play in GRPG and I pasted the list of available blobbers found in this thread.

it hurts a little, i won't lie; but anyway from now on i'll simply post "Brofist!" and tag the Codexer.

I don't think it's just you. Everyone's brofisting abilities are gone for now. We can now give parrot-fists, however

 

[aweigh]

yay now i can stop feeling sad and heartbroken for myself and continue with my ridiculously huge megami tensei compilation thread which is turning out to be an absurd amount of work. then again nobody asked me to do it

<(' '<)

 

[V_K]

Why so few Might&Magic-s? I to V are all TB blobbers, VI to VIII are TB/RT hybrids.
Also, as a gift from the obscure indies thread I'm giving you Gates of Skeldal. It's a Czech TB blobber in an open world. The fan English translation is a bit half-assed (dialogs and spell descriptions are fine, journal entries are google-translated, item descriptions and parts of interface remain in Czech), but the game is pretty good. The devs are currently making a new TB blobber, Seven Mages, with some rather innovative mechanics (e.g. the ability to split your party both in and out of combat), it releases on tablets in March IIRC, and on PC somewhat later.

 

[aweigh]

V_K

simple answer: not enough time: don't worry, they're all going to be included. my goal is to compile a list of every single TURN-BASED dungeon crawler, although they DO NOT need to be party-based. No real-time 'crawlers whatsoever. I realize this goal might not be feasible so the secondary (more realistic) goal is to reach 200 listed games (because everyone else always stops at 100).

i'm working on adding every known TB crawler and at the same time i'm constantly Googling for new, and old/new obscure games (like the PC game Sanctuary: Black Edition for example, which was an insanely lucky find. fantastic game).

as always suggestions are super appreciated my friend.

edit: thanks for letting me know about the MM 6-9 hybrid combat system. (i've actually never played a MM game. tee-hee). still, if Wiz 8's clusterfuck of a system can pass for TB then i guess i'll include those MM games for completions' sake. at the very least they DEFINITELY fulfill the criteria of dungeon crawler... right?

example of games I'm not interested in listing: chocobo's mysterious dungeon / brandish / shiren the wanderer. all fantastic games, and all true 'crawlers, but not TB.

and thanks for the heads up on Gates of Skeldal though I already have it in a draft post (i cobbled it from the 100 crawlers list from dungeoncrawlers dot com). there's a really nice German wiz-clone (and i mean wiz-CLONE) i just found going through some CRPG Addict posts, forget the name.

seven mages looks tight btw. man, once again: thanks for these. i wish more people were as helpful! also I wish multiple people could edit a thread. It would be awesome if we could ALL contribute to this thread and insert entries.

 

[aweigh]

Cleveland Mark Blakemore
added Grimwah.

 

[zwanzig_zwoelf]

Where the fuck is Mordor?
Where's Legacy: Realm of Terror?
What about Alien Fires: 2199 AD?
Menzoberranzan? Ravenloft? Ishar? The Quest?

 

[aweigh]

sorry, i was working on the megaten thread. don't worry my friend, they're gonna be listed! got a cup o coffee at my side, it'll get done.

 

[aweigh]

ADDED mordor. think i'm gonna go sleep now.

 

[Siveon]

Hm, Shiren the Wanderer and Chocobos Dungeon are definitely turn-based. Though if you add those you might as well add every Roguelike under the sun. I guess they also might not count because movement is simultaneous?

Brandish is definitely real time though.

I'll mention a few other mobile crawlers as well when it's not 1 o'clock in the morning. There's the gba port of eye of the beholder for instance, which actually made the game turn-based a la gold box.

And if we're talking about turn based crawlers we shouldn't forget the Gold Box games either.

 

[aweigh]

yeah i think i'll stickwith TB "traditional" crawlers, although they don't HAVE to be party based. i just looked at the list of "mystery dungeon" games and good lord fuck that. someone else can make that thread if they want to hehe.

tomorrow i'll every single one of the ones mentioned tonight; plus round out the game information with more pictures / soundtrack / manual / etc.

btw, i was looking at images of the maps in mordor: depths~ and.... WOW. just. WOW. they look like somebody took the maze-editor software and started playing snake except with godmode on.

 

[A user named cat]

The Dark Spire
Strange Journey
Orcs & Elves

It's crazy how all these crawlers wound up on the DS of all systems.

 

[Rahdulan]

Because I really need more in my backlog.

 

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dark spire was actually made by Success, the development studio who did both of the remakes in the PS1/Saturn disc New Age Of Llylgamyn: they did the wiz 4 "classic version" (no changes) remake and they did their own "arranged version" (the one where you can control the summoned monsters and the game is even HARDER than the regular version) although unfortunately the arranged version is only playable in moon-runes; and of course they did the wiz 5 remake on that disc as well.

after that they spent years making mobile crap, including mobile Wizardry crap; basically they were guns for hire making DoCoMo shit and believe-it-or-not pay-by-the-databyte wizardry scenarios (lol japan) until finally the stars aligned and SOMEHOW they ended up getting a contract to make a crawler for the NDS... and thus: The Dark Spire.

it's no coincidence the 'Spire is the type of game it is

sadly i have no idea what they've been up to since TDS and none of the japanese sites i've recently been visiting have any mention of them. i don't think TDS did too badly though. there is hope. Perhaps they're paying the bills right now by ripping off impressionable young island-dwarves with pay-by-the-byte rip-off wizardry scenarios as we speak! we can only hope.

 

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hmm... this is interesting. i just now googled success and they've been churning out these mobile wizardry games called "Wizardry Traditional" and they, um... they don't look like shit.

that blue and purple vector-dungeon looks psychedelic as fuck.

EDIT: UH OH. Check out Success Corp.'s most recent NDS game...

Kingdom Hearts: Unchained X
July 18, 2013

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This social game in the Kingdom Hearts series tells the story of the events that led to the first Keyblade War long before the other games' stories. Unchained χ is a port of χ[chi], originally on browsers, for iOS and Android and the version that will be released in North America.

 

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i'm gonna take a break from listing guys. i just spent almost 2 hours scouring google for manuals/soundtracks/walkthroughs/wikias/fan-sites and all the good stuff i want to list along with every single game except i just spent those hours searching for those things for the games:

- Mordor 1 and 2
- demise ascension
- bard's legacy devil whiskey

if anyone here knows the people behind these games please, PLEASE contact them and show them this thread and TELL THEM THAT THEY NEED BETTER WEBSITES. it took me quite a long while to even find the "Order" link in the main demise website. Also when you click on a game's title in the main website, say for example you see the words "MORDOR 2: DARKNESS AWAKENING" and you click on it and there is literally no way of knowing whether it will start a download for a beta of the game or if it will take you to the section of the site with the game information. (most dumb people would probably freak out at an exe immediately downloading when they just want to see the game's information page).

agh i don't mean to sound like an ass but these games look AWESOME and this guy(s) has basically the motherfucking worst website in the world in terms of layout, presentation and conveying what the product is and how to get it to the person browsing.

he should also take 10 minutes out of his day and create a Wikipedia entry for all of his games as well. it's just common sense. it's AMAZING how little information you can get for these 4 games even with copious googling. To be fair there are tons of pictures online but that is only because of the players. He should thank them.

/rant

lol it took me longer to compile information on david allen's games for this simple forum post than it took me to make the wizardry thread.

anyway since those games are great and i want them to sell i decided to include links for buying the games. ATM these would be: swords and sorcery (link to steam), demise: ascension (link to gamergate), morder 1 and 2 (link to the dude's website) and devil whiskey (link to the game's DOT COM site).

i considered including one for GRIM-WAH as well but then i remembered that cleve is an asshat and a thief. (albeit a genius one!)

EDIT: the demise guy(s) should take notice of Charle's swords and sorcery: underworld website and presentation and aim for that type of thing. it took me less than 3 minutes to get all of the necessary info for Charle's game. googling the game producings almost anything you might want to know including wikia entries.

obviously the thread is FAAAAR from done. tons of games to add.