JP PSP | 7th Dragon 2020 | 2011 | Imageepoch | Sequel to 7th Dragon, a 3D dungeon crawler set in post-apocalyptic Tokyo, Hatsune Miku herself makes an appearance |
JP PSP | 7th Dragon 2020-II | 2013 | Imageepoch | Adds a few classes and links to the first game, but otherwise uses a lot of assets and is very similar to its predecessor |
3DS | 7th Dragon III Code: VFD | 2016 | Sega | The only game in the 3rd-person dungeon crawling series to make it to the west, keeps party customization and turn-based combat intact |
PSP | Adventures to Go! | 2009 | Global A Entertainment | Isometric turn-based dungeon crawler of sorts where you set the parameters for the adventures you go on; gameplay is not very inventive |
Vita | Adventures to Go! (DL only) | 2012 | Global A Entertainment | See PSP |
PS4 | A Healer Only Lives Twice (DL only) | 2017 | Pon Pon Games | A small dungeon crawler where you play as the healer for your AI knight companion, keeping him alive by any means necessary |
Switch | A Magical High School Girl | 2018 | IlluCalab | A roguelike with magic crafting and casting, but lots of repetition in dungeon and enemy design |
Switch | Apploval (DL only) | 2023 | AnelaGamesStudio | A Mystery Dungeon-like with real-time combat, where delving leads to resources to develop your village |
SNES | Arcana | 1992 | HAL Laboratory | Card-focused 1st-person dungeon crawl |
JP GB+GBC | Ayakashi no Shiro | 1990 | Seta | First-person dungeon crawler, nothing to write home about |
PSX | Azure Dreams | 1998 | Konami | Roguelike with town building, romancing, and familiar collecting |
Wii | Baroque | 2008 | Sting | Third-person randomized dungeon crawler, eating flesh and hearts restores health and vitality! |
PS2 | Baroque | 2008 | Sting | Morbid, dark rogue-like, with a 3rd-person 3D perspective as opposed to the original |
JP PSX | Baroque | 1999 | Sting | A port of the original Saturn version, with tank controls and a first-person perspective to explore macabre dungeons in roguelike fashion |
JP SFC | Brandish 2: The Planet Buster | 1995 | Falcom | Similar top-down dungeon crawling as the first |
PSP | Brandish: The Dark Revenant (DL only) | 2015 | Falcom | 3D remake of the original Brandish with an extra storyline from the villain's perspective, punishing but fair gameplay |
Vita | Brandish: The Dark Revenant (DL only) | 2015 | Falcom | See PSP |
3DS | Brave Dungeon (DL only) | 2017 | Inside System | Top-down dungeon crawler, featuring a class system and item crafting, along with turn-based battles; very sparse story |
Switch | Brave Dungeon + Dark Witch Story: COMBAT | 2017 | Inside System | A remastered version of the 3DS dungeon crawler and a card battling game with lots of auto battle (cards can have their stats increased) |
JP GB+GBC | Cave Noire | 1991 | Konami | Roguelike - higher level quests start you off with better stats |
PSX | Chocobo's Dungeon 2 | 1999 | Square | Mystery Dungeon, but with 100% more Kweh |
PS4 | Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon Every Buddy! (DL only) | 2019 | Rocket Studio Inc./Square Enix | Enhanced version of FF Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon, adds recruitable buddies, new jobs for the titular chocobo, and some features from the JP-only DS port of the game |
Switch | Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon Every Buddy! (DL only) | 2019 | Rocket Studio Inc./Square Enix | See PS4 |
JP Wonderswan | Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon | 1999 | Square | See JP PSX, but without color |
JP PSX | Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon | 1997 | Square | Chocobo's first roguelike experience with some town-building elements; spells are leveled with repeated use |
PSP | Cladun: This is an RPG (DL only) | 2010 | System Prisma/Nippon Ichi | A top-down randomized dungeon crawler that also acts as a desconstruction of sorts by allowing the player to make their character and the boss |
Vita | Cladun: This is an RPG (DL only) | 2012 | System Prisma/Nippon Ichi | See PSP |
PS4 | ClaDun Returns: This is Sengoku! | 2017 | Nippon Ichi | See Vita |
Vita | ClaDun Returns: This is Sengoku! (DL only) | 2017 | Nippon Ichi | Retro-styled dungeon crawling like its predecessors, with lots of classes to choose from and many randomized elements |
PSP | ClaDun x2 (DL only) | 2011 | System Prisma/Nippon Ichi | More dungeon-crawling/RPG Maker hybrid goodness! |
Vita | Cladun x2 (DL only) | 2012 | System Prisma/Nippon Ichi | See PSP |
PSP | Class of Heroes | 2009 | Zerodiv | First-person dungeon-crawler with highly customizable party members, and balancing compatibility between members is important |
PSP | Class of Heroes 2 | 2013 | Zerodiv | Plays similarly to the first, but adds more character classes |
Vita | Class of Heroes 2 (DL only) | 2012 | Zerodiv | See PSP |
PS3 | Class of Heroes 2G | 2014 | Zerodiv | Enhanced version of the PSP first-person dungeon crawler with more skills/party members/dungeons |
3DS | Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars | 2014 | Spike Chunsoft | Third-person dungeon crawling and some heavy dating sim elements, including "classmating" with fellow students to have "children" with strong powers |
Vita | Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars | 2014 | Spike Chunsoft | See 3DS |
Vita | Damascus Gear: Operation Osaka | 2018 | Aplus | Doesn't change much from the first game, but does add pilot skill points which can further enhance statistics |
Vita | Damascus Gear: Operation Tokyo | 2015 | Aplus | An isometric dungeon crawler of sorts where you pilot a mech to complete missions, which give you parts to upgrade your stats with |
Switch | Dandy Dungeon: Legend of Brave Yamada (DL only) | 2019 | Onion Games | Very fourth wall-breaking; completing roguelike dungeons via pathing elements not only improves that character, but the person that made him |
JP FC | Deep Dungeon III: Yuushi e no Tabi | 1988 | Humming Bird Soft | 1st-person dunegon crawl |
JP FC | Deep Dungeon IV: Kuro no Youjutsushi | 1990 | Humming Bird Soft | 1st-person dunegon crawl |
Vita | Demon Gaze | 2014 | Kadokawa/Experience | A first-person dungeon crawler with a fairly large amount of fan service and the ability to recruit demons in order to grind enough money to pay your innkeeper the rent due |
PS4 | Demon Gaze Extra (DL only) | 2022 | Kadokawa/Experience | A coat of visual polish, adds story content and significant ease-of-use QoLs, including autopilot when traversing dungeons |
Switch | Demon Gaze Extra (DL only) | 2022 | Kadokawa/Experience | See PS4 |
Vita | Demon Gaze II | 2016 | Kadokawa/Experience | Still first-person dungeoneering, but takes away the ability to create party members; still a bit fanservicey |
PS4 | Demon Gaze II | 2016 | Kadokawa/Experience | See Vita |
JP Wonderswan | Dicing Knight. | 2004 | Platine Dispositif | A roguelike with hectic gameplay, dice literally fly out of enemies when you attack them to determine damage done |
JP FC | Digital Devil Monogatari: Megami Tensei II | 1990 | Atlus | Considered to be the origin of the series' heavy-handed order vs chaos theme, good old-fashioned demon negotiation and recruitment |
JP FC | Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei | 1987 | Atlus | The series had to start somewhere… |
TurboGrafx-16 | Double Dungeons | 1990 | NCS | Co-op first-person dungeon crawl |
Wii U | Double Dungeons (VC) | 2017 | NCS | See TG16 |
Game Gear | Dragon Crystal | 1991 | Sega | Kinda like a demake of Fatal Labyrinth |
Master System | Dragon Crystal (PAL/JP only) | 1991 | Sega | Similar to Fatal Labyrinth, gain levels by fighting monsters (but no XP) |
Xbox One | DragonFangZ: The Rose & Dungeon of Time | 2019 | Toydea | A poorly-translated roguelike that encourages less careful behavior in dungeons |
PS4 | DragonFangZ: The Rose & Dungeon of Time (DL only) | 2019 | Toydea | See XBO |
Switch | DragonFangZ: The Rose & Dungeon of Time (DL only) | 2017 | Toydea | See XBO |
Switch | Dungeon and Gravestone (DL only) | 2021 | Wonderland Kazakiri Inc. | Voxel-styled roguelike, experience is lost upon death but stat upgrades are permanent, lacks tutorials |
PS4 | Dungeon and Gravestone (DL only) | 2021 | Wonderland Kazakiri Inc. | See Switch |
Xbox One | Dungeon and Gravestone (DL only) | 2021 | Wonderland Kazakiri Inc. | See Switch |
Xbox Series | Dungeon and Gravestone (DL only) | 2021 | Wonderland Kazakiri Inc. | See Switch |
Switch | Dungeon Encounters (DL only) | 2021 | Square Enix | See PS4 |
PS4 | Dungeon Encounters (DL only) | 2021 | Square Enix | Strips down dungeon delving to its most barebones- mapping out a 99 floor complex tile by tile, streamlines the ATB system |
Sega CD | Dungeon Explorer | 1995 | Hudson Soft/Westone | Top-down ARPG with mediocre level design and multiplayer, very similar to Gauntlet |
TurboGrafx-16 | Dungeon Explorer | 1989 | Atlus | Co-op top-down dungeon crawl, think Gauntlet |
PSP | Dungeon Explorer (DL only) | 2007 | Atlus | See TG16 |
Vita | Dungeon Explorer (DL only) | 2012 | Atlus | See TG16 |
PS3 | Dungeon Explorer (DL only) | 2011 | Atlus | See TG16 |
Wii U | Dungeon Explorer (VC) | 2017 | Atlus | See TG16 |
PSP | Dungeon Explorer: Warriors of Ancient Arts | 2008 | Hudson Soft | Isometric ARPG dungeon-crawler with a job system, some levels of the dungeons have strict requirements on the party |
DS | Dungeon Explorer: Warriors of Ancient Arts | 2008 | Hudson Soft | Isometric ARPG dungeon crawler, has a materia-like system of weapon/armor augmentation |
Turbografx-CD | Dungeon Explorer II | 1993 | Hudson Soft | Top-down ARPG with multiplayer and a wide variety of classes |
Vita | Dungeon Explorer PSP (DL only) | 2012 | Hudson Soft | AKA Dungeon Explorer: Warriors of Ancient Arts, see PSP |
NES | Dungeon Magic: Sword of the Elements | 1990 | Natsume | 1st-person dunegon crawl, very sparse on story |
PSP | Dungeon Maker: Hunting Ground | 2007 | Global A Entertainment | Spend the days digging a dungeon to protect your town, then eliminating the monsters you trapped! Stat growth comes in the form of meals made from defeated foes |
Vita | Dungeon Travelers 2: The Royal Library & the Monster Seal | 2015 | Aquaplus | First-person dungeon crawler with many classes and subclasses to choose from; playing this game probably puts you on an FBI watch list, because it is lewd |
PSP | Elminage: Original (DL only) | 2012 | Starfish SD | Basically the Japanese answer to Wizardry - first-person dungeon delving and party customization |
Vita | Elminage: Original (DL only) | 2012 | Starfish SD | See PSP |
3DS | Elminage Original (DL only) | 2017 | Starfish-SD | Has some balance changes from the PSP version but is otherwise the same |
PS2 | Eternal Quest (PAL/JP only) | 2004 | Tamsoft | This randomly-generated roguelike was created as a budget title… and it shows |
PS2 | Eternal Ring | 2000 | FromSoftware | Another first-person FromSoft dungeon crawl, but this one has customizable magic rings |
3DS | Etrian Mystery Dungeon | 2015 | Spike Chunsoft | The customization and classes of Etrian Odyssey fused with the roguelike mechanics of Mystery Dungeon! You can take a whole party into the labyrinths with you |
3DS | Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight | 2015 | Atlus | A reimagining of the second game, adds more classes and a story mode along with balance and QoL changes |
Switch | Etrian Odyssey HD | 2023 | Atlus | Based on the original (non-Untold) version of the game, adds QoL like difficulty selection and remasters the soundtrack, along with changing the mapping system |
Switch | Etrian Odyssey II HD | 2023 | Atlus | Based on the original (non-Untold) version of the game, adds QoL like updating skill tree displays and remasters the soundtrack, along with changing the mapping system |
Switch | Etrian Odyssey III HD | 2023 | Atlus | Adds QoL like being able to view enemy info in combat and remasters the soundtrack, along with changing the mapping system |
3DS | Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan | 2013 | Atlus | More of the dungeon delving you'd expect, now with an additional overworld in the sky (and more dangerous enemies there to boot) |
3DS | Etrian Odyssey Nexus | 2019 | Atlus | A love letter to the series, taking elements from EOI-IV; goes back to the subclassing system, a very very large number of maps to traverse |
Switch | Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection | 2023 | Atlus | Bundles the streamlined HD versions of the first three Etrian Odyssey games |
3DS | Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl | 2013 | Atlus | A reimagining of the first game, adds a story mode and a few other QoL changes |
3DS | Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth | 2017 | Atlus | Adds a variety of races to character creation, and features a branching skill tree for character progression/class mastery, removes overworld exploration |
Dreamcast | Evolution 2: Far Off Promise | 2000 | Sting | More of the same as the first, but some random maps |
Neo Geo Pocket | Evolution: Eternal Dungeons (PAL/JP only) | 2000 | Sting | A port of Evolution with a major natural graphical change, an altered translation, and more limited exploration |
Dreamcast | Evolution: The World of Sacred Device | 1999 | Sting | Standard JRPG with dunegon-crawling |
GameCube | Evolution Worlds | 2002 | Sting | Ports of Evolution 1 and 2, but the former is heavily trimmed down |
3DS | Excave (DL only) | 2015 | Mechanic Arms | A top-down dungeon crawler with stats determined by equipment; inventory is extremely limited and the interface is clunky; bland overall |
3DS | Excave II: Wizard of the Underworld (DL only) | 2015 | Mechanic Arms | Does nothing to make itself stand out from the first game other than an interface change |
3DS | Excave III: Tower of Destiny (DL only) | 2016 | Mechanic Arms | Extremely similar to its predecessors |
3DS | Fairune (DL only) | 2014 | Urara-Works/Skipmore | A simplistic top-down puzzle-solving dungeon crawler like Zelda; character gains XP by slaying enemies of similar level |
Vita | Fairune (DL only) | 2017 | Flyhigh Works | See 3DS |
3DS | Fairune 2 (DL only) | 2016 | Skipmore | Plays like the first, but is about 4 times as big |
Switch | Fairune Collection | 2018 | Urara-Works/Skipmore/Esquadra | Contains Fairune and Fairune 2 (with QoL improvements) as well as Fairune Origin (a very short early version of the first game) and Fairune Blast (a shmup) |
NES | Faria: A World of Mystery and Danger! | 1991 | Game Arts | A top-down dungeon crawler with some cruel elements like invisible monsters |
Genesis | Fatal Labyrinth | 1991 | Sega | Semi-roguelike ARPG, levels are shown as "ranks," items found can either greatly help or hinder you |
PSP | Fate/Extra | 2011 | Type-Moon/Imageepoch | Third-person dungeon crawl, a parallel universe story to Fate/stay night, combat consists of rock-paper-scissors-type commands paired off |
Wii | Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon | 2008 | h.a.n.d. Inc. | Another Mystery Dungeon game starring Chocobo, this time with the addition of jobs (and subsequently adorable outfits) |
DS | From the Abyss | 2008 | Sonic Powered | Randomized dungeon crawler ARPG |
JP SFC | Fushigi no Dungeon 2: Fuurai no Shiren | 1995 | Chunsoft | Follow-up to Torneko no Daibouken, a roguelike before they were cool |
JP N64 | Fushigi no Dungeon: Fuurai no Shiren 2 - Oni Shuurai! Shiren Jou! | 2000 | Chunsoft | Shiren's second roguelike dungeon-delving adventure, with monster collecting and castle building as major gameplay mechanics |
JP PSP | Fushigi no Dungeon: Fuurai no Shiren 3 Portable | 2010 | Chunsoft | Mostly the same as the Wii version but with some balance adjustments |
DS | GO Series: Picdun (DSiWare, delisted) | 2011 | Intense | A first-person dungeon crawl where your path through each floor makes a picture on the map, timing-based combat |
Switch | Greedroid (DL only) | 2020 | Yuto Aoyama | A voxel-based roguelike where the environment can be manipulated to make dungeon delving easier |
PS4 | Haunted Dungeons: Hyakki Castle (DL only) | 2017 | Asakusa Studios | First-person dungeon crawling with a yokai theme and an emphasis on splitting the party in order to solve puzzles/flank enemies; combat is more real-time |
Switch | Haunted Dungeons: Hyakki Castle (DL only, delisted) | 2018 | Asakusa Studios | See PS4 |
PS4 | Heroland | 2019 | FuRyu | As a tour guide in an RPG theme park, help level yourself and your guests up by making suggestions for the AI guests to take |
Switch | Heroland | 2019 | FuRyu | See PS4 |
Switch | Hero Must Die. Again (DL only) | 2020 | G-Mode | See PS4 |
Switch | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Myth Infinite Combate | 2020 | 5pb./MAGES | See PS4 |
PS4 | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Myth Infinite Combate | 2020 | 5pb./MAGES | A short dungeon crawler/VN mix based on the anime; story progression dictates leveling, but skill points can be acquired to augment stats |
DS | Izuna 2: The Unemployed Ninja Returns | 2008 | Ninja Studio | Plays like the first with similar tone, but adds a tag system for exploring dungeons; lots of grinding is necessary to complete |
DS | Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja | 2007 | Ninja Studio | Roguelike dungeon crawler with a quirky protagonist, decent difficulty curve |
Switch | Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story | 2020 | Acquire | See PS4 |
PS4 | Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story (DL only) | 2020 | Acquire | Basically samurai Diablo, with more roguelike elements like levels resetting each time the main dungeon is entered; 3 different factions to juggle and contend with |
PSX | King's Field | 1996 | FromSoftware | 1st-person dungeon crawler, FromSoftware's second game (this is actually King's Field II) |
PS2 | King's Field: The Ancient City | 2002 | FromSoftware | FromSoft coming through again with first-person dungeon action |
PSX | King's Field II | 1996 | FromSoftware | Actually King's Field III, a good look into where Dark Souls eventually came from |
PS4 | Labyrinth Life (DL only) | 2019 | Matrix Software | A roguelike dungeon crawler that wears its extremely perverted heart on its sleeve- increasing bust size increases strength |
JP 3DS | Labyrinth no Kanata | 2012 | Tri-Ace | An almost Ico-like presentation of an isekai dungeon crawler, with rock-paper-scissors-like combat and juggling healing to prevent enemies from doing so |
PS5 | Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society | 2023 | Nippon Ichi | See Switch |
Switch | Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society | 2023 | Nippon Ichi | Uses "covens" of 5 units rather than individual characters in battle, leading to dense mechanics with a slow-burn story |
PS4 | Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society | 2023 | Nippon Ichi | See Switch |
PS4 | Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk | 2018 | Nippon Ichi | A first-person dungeon crawler with extremely deep levels of party customization; each dungeon has a unique gimmick; dark tones pervade throughout |
Switch | Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk | 2018 | Nippon Ichi | See PS4 |
Switch | Labyrinth of the Witch (DL only) | 2019 | Orange Cube | A Mystery Dungeon-like game that does little to distinguish itself from other games like it; penalties for dying are much softer than tradition dictates |
Switch | Labyrinth of Zangetsu | 2023 | Acquire/KaeruPanda | Uses a striking sumi-e inspired art style in both narrative and aesthetics, with class leveling and switching that can end up being more of a chore than anything |
PS4 | Labyrinth of Zangetsu | 2023 | Acquire/KaeruPanda | See Switch |
JP PC Engine | Lady Sword: Ryakudatsu Sareta 10 Nin no Otome | 1992 | Hacker International | First-person dungeon crawler with no visible XP and monsters that attack in your sleep |
PS4 | Lapis x Labyrinth | 2019 | Nippon Ichi | A breezy dungeon crawler side-scrolling ARPG with stackable heroes and loads of loot to find; gear matters for stats more than party levels do |
Switch | Lapis x Labyrinth | 2019 | Nippon Ichi | See PS4 |
PS3 | Legasista (DL only) | 2012 | System Prisma | Top-down ARPG dungeon crawler with a job system, positioning is key in battle, gameplay a bit repetitive |
Switch | Little Noah: Scion of Paradise (DL only) | 2022 | Cygames | A cute roguelite with even cuter companions to recruit and customize (and level)! |
PS4 | Little Noah: Scion of Paradise (DL only) | 2022 | Cygames | See Switch |
Switch | Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling Into Darkness | 2022 | Spike Chunsoft | See PS4 |
PS4 | Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling Into Darkness | 2022 | Spike Chunsoft | Dark dungeon-delving based on the anime- the original character survival mode, unlocked after being the anime story, is where the bulk of gameplay lies |
JP Game Gear | Madou Monogatari A: Doki Doki Vacation | 1995 | Compile | Arle stops the bad man from cutting down the forest to build an amusement park! In first-person! |
JP PC Engine | Madou Monogatari I: Honoo no Sotsuenji | 1996 | Compile | Cute af first-person dungeon crawl; unconventional experience counter, adds voice acting, new monsters and cutscenes/events to the original |
JP Game Gear | Madou Monogatari I: Mitsu no Madouryoku | 1993 | Compile | Arle doing Arle stuff - just first-person dungeon crawling with the same unorthodox display of stats |
JP Game Gear | Madou Monogatari II: Arle 16-Sai | 1994 | Compile | More Arle doing Arle stuff, but she's 16 now! |
JP Game Gear | Madou Monogatari III: Kyuukyoku Joou-sama | 1994 | Compile | Did you know that these games have Puyos in them? And that Arle features in the Puyo Puyo series? |
PS4 | Marchen Forest (DL only) | 2021 | PrimaryOrbit | See Switch |
Switch | Marchen Forest (DL only) | 2021 | PrimaryOrbit | Begins as a cute alchemy adventure; ends up as a third-person, darker-themed (but still cute) dungeon crawler |
Switch | Mary Skelter 2 | 2019 | Compile Heart/Idea Factory/Zerodiv | A first-person dungeon crawler much like the first; juggling corruption in battle and avoiding regenrating boss enemies is important; also contains the first game |
Vita | Mary Skelter: Nightmares | 2017 | Compile Heart | First-person dungeon crawler that features classic literary characters in very heavy ecchi ways, affection-raising mechanics, and powerful enemies that can ambush you in combat |
PS4 | Mary Skelter Finale | 2021 | Compile Heart | See Switch |
Switch | Mary Skelter Finale | 2021 | Compile Heart | A multi-party fitrst-person dungeon crawler with dense labyrinths and a bonus mode to let you read through the plot of previous entries |
DS | Master of the Monster Lair | 2007 | Global A Entertainment | Want to slay monsters? Just dig a whole dungeon for them so you have them all corralled in one place! |
Vita | MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death | 2016 | Compile Heart | Another day, another Vita first-person dungeon crawl; this one has mages and robots fighting in pairs and encourages decision making on who will be doing the attacking |
Switch | Metallic Child | 2021 | Studio HG | A semi-roguelike with lots of fast-paced robot action and ability customization; mini-games can help unlock items that further augment stats |
Vita | Mind Zero | 2014 | Acquire/Zerodiv | First-person dungeon crawler with some Persona-like atmosphere; losing all MP in combat will make characters vulnerable |
Master System | Miracle Warriors: Seal of the Dark Lord | 1988 | Kogado | Extremely sparse story, strange overworld movement |
Switch | Moero Chronicle Hyper | 2019 | Compile Heart/Idea Factory | First-person dungeon crawl where everything is steeped in sexual innuendo |
Switch | Moero Crystal H (DL only) | 2020 | Compile Heart/Idea Factory | More first-person dungeon crawling, just as skeezy as Moero Chronicle Hyper (if not more) |
Switch | Monster Girls and the Mysterious Adventure 2 (DL only) | 2023 | Nekotokage Games | A Mystery Dungeon-esque adventure with various (and seemingly blessedly SFW) monster girls to befriend to become your party |
Switch | Monster Menu: The Scavenger's Cookbook | 2023 | Nippon Ichi | See PS5 |
PS5 | Monster Menu: The Scavenger's Cookbook | 2023 | Nippon Ichi | Roguelike in exploration, but combat with enemies is done in a strategy-type format, places a focus on the survival element of needing to eat (often, your fallen foes) to help increase stats/gain skills |
PS4 | Monster Menu: The Scavenger's Cookbook | 2023 | Nippon Ichi | See PS5 |
Vita | Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics | 2016 | Spike Chunsoft | Has some mystery dungeon elements, but you are forced to keep moving in order to avoid the ray of light that will destroy you (and it will) |
PS4 | Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics | 2016 | Spike Chunsoft | See Vita |
DS | Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer | 2008 | Chunsoft | Roguelike dungeon crawl where food management is critical and death is expected |
Switch | Omega Labyrinth Life (DL only) | 2019 | Matrix Software | See PS4, but with "touch" events, a lewd rock-paper-scissors game, destructable armor, and less censored scenes |
Switch | One Way Heroics Plus (DL only) | 2020 | Smoking Wolf | A complete version of the PC original game; a roguelike where every few steps in-game causes an instant death shadow to scroll more across the screen |
Vita | Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy | 2015 | Experience | Heavily customizable characters in a - you guessed it - first-person dungeon crawler; this one has a dark technological feel to it |
Vita | Operation Babel: New Tokyo Legacy | 2017 | Experience | Direct sequel to Operation Abyss with the same gameplay; leveling up can only be done at the party's home base, characters are still highly customizable |
JP PC Engine | Out Live | 1989 | Sunsoft | First-person dungeon crawler, but in a mech! |
3DS | Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth | 2019 | Atlus | A P3/P4/P5 crossover this time focusing on the P5 cast; similar gameplay to Persona Q but with the difficulty rebalanced |
3DS | Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth | 2014 | Atlus | A P3/P4 crossover with Etrian Odyssey-styled gameplay; characters equip Personas to change affinities/attacks/weaknesses as well as sub-Personas that confer extra abilities |
3DS | Picdun 2: Witch's Curse (DL only) | 2013 | Intense | First-person dungeon crawler where the maps make an image to be discovered; combat is timing-based with few options but moves quickly |
JP Wii | Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon - Ikuzo! Arashi no Boukendan | 2009 | Chunsoft | Stack water Pokemon in a WiiWare-exclusive Mystery Dungeon adventure! |
JP Wii | Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon - Mezase! Hikari no Boukendan | 2009 | Chunsoft | See above, but electric Pokemon |
JP Wii | Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon - Susume! Honou no Boukendan | 2009 | Chunsoft | See above, but fire Pokemon |
DS | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team | 2005 | Chunsoft | Companion to the GBA's Red Rescue Team, with Pokemon exploring randomized labyrinths in classic Mystery Dungeon style |
Wii U | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team (VC) | 2016 | Chunsoft | See DS |
DS | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness/Time | 2008 | Chunsoft | More mystery dungeon delving with the famous pocket monsters, with the addition of Gen 4 Pokemon |
DS | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky | 2009 | Chunsoft | The "third version" of Explorers of Darkness/Time, adds more storyline elements |
Wii U | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky (VC) | 2016 | Chunsoft | See DS |
3DS | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity | 2013 | Spike Chunsoft | Focuses on 5th generation Pokemon, utilizes some AR features to unlock new dungeons, changes the artstyle from sprites to 3D models, but the gameplay loop remains unchanged |
GBA | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team | 2006 | Chunsoft | Third-person randomized dungeon crawler with Pokemon, sister Blue version was a DS game |
Wii U | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team (VC) | 2016 | Chunsoft | See GBA |
Switch | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX | 2020 | Spike Chunsoft | Combined remake of Red/Blue Rescue Team with similar gameplay: exploring dungeons and making use of type advantages to help delve further |
3DS | Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon | 2015 | Spike Chunsoft | Expands the available roster to include gen 6 Pokemon, gameplay is still as simple and grindy as ever |
Switch | Rainbow Yggdrasil (DL only) | 2022 | Otorakobo | A roguelike with a heavy emphasis on color, which can even upgrade equipment |
Vita | Ray Gigant | 2016 | Experience/Bandai Namco | Another first-person dungeon crawl; this one has 3 separate protagonists (and parties), stat increases use materials gathered from the field rather than XP |
JP PS2 | Rogue Hearts Dungeon | 2007 | Compile Heart | Roguelike dungeon crawl with randomized dungeons, not part of the Mystery Dungeon series though |
Switch | Saviors of Sapphire Wings/Stranger of Sword City Revisited | 2021 | Experience/Codeglue | Two first-person dungeon crawlers, one brought to the West for the first time with an emphasis on character social interaction to enhance stat bonuses (see XBO/Vita for the other) |
JP FC | Shadow Brain | 1991 | Scitron & Art | Futuristic 1st-person dungeon crawler |
Genesis | Shining in the Darkness | 1991 | Climax/Sonic Software Planning | First-person dungeon crawl, first game released in the Shining series (but not first chronologically in story) |
Saturn | Shining the Holy Ark | 1997 | Camelot | 1st-person dungeon crawl, not unlike its predecessor Shining in the Darkness |
JP SFC | Shin Megami Tensei | 1992 | Atlus | 1st-person dungeon crawl with demon recruitment/fusion, only localized on mobile |
DS | Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey | 2010 | Atlus/Lancarse | First-person dungeon crawler with demon battling, negotiation, and fusion - all in Antarctica! |
JP SFC | Shin Megami Tensei II | 1994 | Atlus | Similar to but easier than the first game |
Wii | Shiren the Wanderer | 2010 | Chunsoft | Actually the third game in the Shiren the Wanderer sub-series of Mystery Dungeon roguelike games |
Vita | Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate | 2016 | Spike Chunsoft | Fifth Shiren game, day/night system is important for visibility, some puzzle-solving involved in dungeon crawling |
Switch | Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate | 2020 | Spike Chunsoft | See Vita, but with a few extra dungeons |
Switch | Snack World: The Dungeon Crawl - Gold | 2020 | h.a.n.d./Level-5 | A third-person dungeon crawler (as the name implies) with lots of food-based puns and humor as well as surprising difficulty |
Vita | Sorcery Saga: Curse of the Great Curry God | 2013 | Compile Heart/Zerodiv | Roguelike with a simple premise; levels reset at the start of each dungeon but equipment levels persist, giving unwanted items to your companion teaches it skills |
Vita | Stranger of Sword City | 2016 | Experience | More first-person dungeon crawling, highly customizable party, permadeath of party members is something to manage, lots of challenge |
Xbox One | Stranger of Sword City (DL only) | 2016 | Experience | See Vita |
Vita | Stranger of Sword City Revisited (DL only) | 2017 | Experience | Adds new (potentially game-breaking) classes, new dungeons, new monsters (and tactics for existing ones), and tons of QoL adjustments |
PS3 | The Awakened Fate Ultimatum | 2015 | Nippon Ichi | Top-down roguelike with a focus on choosing between good and evil (with matching transformations) |
DS | The Dark Spire | 2009 | Success | A heavily stylized first-person dungeon crawler with an emphasis on an alignment system |
PS3 | The Guided Fate Paradox | 2013 | Nippon Ichi | Isometric roguelike in the Disgaea universe, with angel companions and the ability to grant wishes and levels resetting upon leaving the dungeon |
PS4 | The Lost Child | 2018 | Kadokawa | See Vita |
Vita | The Lost Child | 2018 | Kadokawa | First-person dungeon-crawling follow up to El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron; creatures in dungeons can be recruited into your party and used in battle |
Switch | The Lost Child | 2018 | Kadokawa | See Vita |
PS2 | The Nightmare of Druaga: Fushigino Dungeon | 2004 | Arika/Matrix Software/Chunsoft | Actually a title in the Mystery Dungeon series, sequel to The Tower of Druaga |
JP PC Engine | The Tower of Druaga | 1992 | Namco | Plays a lot like the classic arcade dungeon crawler, but stats can be increased between floors or after finding items |
Dreamcast | Time Stalkers | 1999 | Climax | Your level goes back down to 1 after beating a boss. Enough said. |
PSX | Tobal No. 1 | 1996 | DreamFactory | A fighting game with an additional quest mode with roguelike dungeon crawling |
NES | Tombs and Treasure | 1991 | Falcom | 1st-person dungeon crawl with some point-and-click elements |
PSX | Torneko: The Last Hope | 2000 | Chunsoft/Matrix Software | Roguelike sequel to Torneko no Daibouken (SFC), second localized Mystery Dungeon game |
JP SFC | Torneko no Daibouken: Fushigi no Dungeon | 1993 | Chunsoft | First game in the Mystery Dungeon series, with a Dragon Quest coat of paint |
PS4 | Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity (DL only) | 2016 | Ankake Spa | A bland dungeon-crawling ARPG/bullet hell hybrid where jumping is the most broken-tier skill of all |
PS4 | Touhou Genso Wanderer | 2017 | Aqua Style | See Vita |
Vita | Touhou Genso Wanderer (DL only) | 2017 | Aqua Style | Roguelike featuring the Touhou girls and bland dungeons |
Switch | Touhou Genso Wanderer -Lotus Labyrinth R- (DL only) | 2021 | Aqua Style | See PS4 |
PS4 | Touhou Genso Wanderer -Lotus Labyrinth R- (DL only) | 2021 | Aqua Style | Gives the game a large party size to split off and make teams with, skills to further customize said teams, and loads of loadouts to streamline the experience |
PS4 | Touhou Genso Wanderer Reloaded | 2018 | Aqua Style | Adds all DLC from the original, new story content, and characters; tweaks some gameplay mechanics |
Switch | Touhou Genso Wanderer Reloaded | 2018 | Aqua Style | See PS4 |
PSP | Unchained Blades (DL only) | 2012 | FuRyu | First-person dungeon crawler with monster recruitment, customizable party members; made by a large number of industry veterans |
Xbox One | Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi | 2021 | Experience | A first-person dungeon crawler taking place in an alternate 1970's Japan with dark themes and high-risk, high-reward strategizing |
PS5 | Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi | 2022 | Experience | See XBO |
Switch | Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi | 2021 | Experience | See XBO |
PS4 | Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi | 2021 | Experience | See XBO |
PSX | Vagrant Story | 2000 | Square | Darker-themed ARPG with the same setting as Final Fantasy XII and Tactics, heavy crafting focus |
PSP | Vagrant Story (Psone Classics) | 2011 | Square | See PSX |
Vita | Vagrant Story (PSone Classics) | 2012 | Square | See PSX |
PS3 | Vagrant Story (PSone Classics) | 2011 | Square | See PSX |
Switch | Vivid Knight (DL only) | 2022 | Asobism | A roguelike with an auto-battle system, heavy reliance on RNG, and many crystals that combine to increase party stats |
PS4 | void* tRrLM2(); //Void Terrarium 2 | 2023 | Nippon Ichi | See Switch |
Switch | void* tRrLM2(); //Void Terrarium 2 | 2023 | Nippon Ichi | A return to the hybrid Mystery Dungeon/Tamagotchi game, largely the same as the first and still both precious and dark in themes |
PS5 | Void tRrLM();++ //Void Terrarium++ | 2021 | Nippon Ichi | See PS4, but with extra areas to explore and some cosmetic additions |
Switch | Void tRrLM(); //Void Terrarium | 2020 | Nippon Ichi | See PS4 |
PS4 | Void tRrLm(); //Void Terrarium | 2020 | Nippon Ichi | Plays like a mystery dungeon title with a Tamagotchi-like twist; keeping your human alive and happy can give you bonuses in dungeons |
Vita | What Did I Do To Deserve This, My Lord!? (DL only) | 2012 | Acquire/Rideon | See PSP |
PSP | What Did I Do To Deserve This, My Lord!? (DL only) | 2009 | Acquire/Rideon | You're the bad guy who has to build the dungeons and buff up your monsters to kill off the good guys! |
PSP | What Did I Do To Deserve This, My Lord!? 2 | 2010 | Acquire | Make more dungeons, be more dastardly, and use your newfound ability to mutate monsters as you increase their stats! |
Vita | What Did I Do To Deserve This, My Lord!? 2 (DL only) | 2012 | Acquire | See PSP |
PS3 | Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls (DL only) | 2011 | Acquire | Same ol' Wizardry - another difficult first-person dungeon crawler |
PS2 | Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land | 2001 | Racjin | Surprise! This is actually a JRPG! First-person dungeon-crawler like its parent WRPG series |
Switch | Yodanji (DL only) | 2017 | Kemco | Yokai-themed roguelike with many unlockable/playable demons, minimalistic graphics, and limited inventory space |
PSP | Z.H.P. Unlosing Ranger vs. Darkdeath Evilman | 2010 | Nippon Ichi | Mostly a roguelike, completing dungeons adds to your stats; mandatory boss battles take place in a more traditional turn-based format, highly customizable main character |