3DS | Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars | 2014 | Dungeon Crawler | 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 | Dungeon Crawler | See 3DS |
PS4 | Conception Plus: Maidens of the Twelve Stars | 2019 | Turn-Based | A remake of the first Conception game; increasing your bond with different women to produce "children" who will become your allies in battle |
PS4 | Danganronpa 1.2 Reload | 2017 | Visual Novel | Contains both Danganronpa 1 and 2 with improved graphics |
Vita | Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair | 2014 | Visual Novel | Mostly a visual novel/murder mystery/courtroom sim, but also features XP to give you levels and skill points to equip abilities to use in trials |
Switch | Danganronpa Decadence | 2021 | Turn-Based | Featues Danganronpa 1/2/v3 as well as Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp - a board game/turn-based RPG hybrid with characters from all 3 main games |
PS4 | Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony | 2017 | Visual Novel | See Vita |
Vita | Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony | 2017 | Visual Novel | New school, new classmates to watch murder each other, easy XP to gain to increase equippable trial skills, and a bonus dungeon-crawler mingame |
PS2 | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 | 2006 | Fighting | Uses a different game engine and camera style than the Budokai series, but has a similar story mode with additional "what-if" scenarios |
Wii | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 | 2006 | Fighting | See PS2, but with motion controls optional |
Wii | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 | 2007 | Fighting | See PS2, but with motion controls optional |
PS2 | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 | 2007 | Fighting | An absolute ton of playable characters, but a bit of meat taken out of the story mode, as well as diminishing the RPG elements |
JP SFC | Dragon Quest I + II | 1993 | Turn-Based | Combined, debatably definitive version of DQ I and II |
JP SFC | Dragon Quest V: Tenkuu no Hanayome | 1992 | Turn-Based | Monster capture and marriage/children ahoy! |
NES | Dragon Warrior | 1989 | Turn-Based | Solo questing to save the kingdom! |
NES | Dragon Warrior II | 1990 | Turn-Based | Rescuing the kingdom, now with a party! |
NES | Dragon Warrior III | 1992 | Turn-Based | Introduces a class system to the series, far less linear than its predecessors |
NES | Dragon Warrior IV | 1992 | Turn-Based | Breaks up the story into chapters with different protagonists that come together in the end |
3DS | Etrian Mystery Dungeon | 2015 | Dungeon Crawler | 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 |
Vita | Exist Archive: The Other Side of the Sky | 2016 | Turn-Based | Plays a lot like Valkyrie Profile (comes from the same studio), has multiple endings depending on in-game choices |
PS4 | Exist Archive: The Other Side of the Sky | 2016 | Turn-Based | See Vita |
3DS | Fossil Fighters: Frontier | 2015 | Monster Collecting | Adds a buggy for transportation in the open world, changes battles to make them 3 person teams, allows for regional variants in Vivosaurs, other battle tweaks |
JP SFC | Fushigi no Dungeon 2: Fuurai no Shiren | 1995 | Dungeon Crawler | 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 | Dungeon Crawler | 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 | Dungeon Crawler | Mostly the same as the Wii version but with some balance adjustments |
PS4 | Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling Into Darkness | 2022 | Dungeon Crawler | 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 |
Switch | Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling Into Darkness | 2022 | Dungeon Crawler | See PS4 |
Switch | Master Detective Archives: Rain Code | 2023 | Visual Novel | It's Danganronpa, but with detectives! Increasing your detective rank enables you to increase your repertoire of skills to make puzzle or action sequences easier |
Vita | Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics | 2016 | Dungeon Crawler | 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 | Dungeon Crawler | See Vita |
DS | Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer | 2008 | Dungeon Crawler | Roguelike dungeon crawl where food management is critical and death is expected |
JP Wii | Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon - Ikuzo! Arashi no Boukendan | 2009 | Dungeon Crawler | Stack water Pokemon in a WiiWare-exclusive Mystery Dungeon adventure! |
JP Wii | Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon - Mezase! Hikari no Boukendan | 2009 | Dungeon Crawler | See above, but electric Pokemon |
JP Wii | Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon - Susume! Honou no Boukendan | 2009 | Dungeon Crawler | See above, but fire Pokemon |
DS | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team | 2005 | Dungeon Crawler | 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 | Dungeon Crawler | See DS |
DS | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness/Time | 2008 | Dungeon Crawler | More mystery dungeon delving with the famous pocket monsters, with the addition of Gen 4 Pokemon |
DS | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky | 2009 | Dungeon Crawler | The "third version" of Explorers of Darkness/Time, adds more storyline elements |
Wii U | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky (VC) | 2016 | Dungeon Crawler | See DS |
3DS | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity | 2013 | Dungeon Crawler | 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 | Dungeon Crawler | Third-person randomized dungeon crawler with Pokemon, sister Blue version was a DS game |
Wii U | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team (VC) | 2016 | Dungeon Crawler | See GBA |
Switch | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX | 2020 | Dungeon Crawler | 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 | Dungeon Crawler | Expands the available roster to include gen 6 Pokemon, gameplay is still as simple and grindy as ever |
Wii | Shiren the Wanderer | 2010 | Dungeon Crawler | Actually the third game in the Shiren the Wanderer sub-series of Mystery Dungeon roguelike games |
Switch | Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate | 2020 | Dungeon Crawler | See Vita, but with a few extra dungeons |
Vita | Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate | 2016 | Dungeon Crawler | Fifth Shiren game, day/night system is important for visibility, some puzzle-solving involved in dungeon crawling |
PS2 | The Nightmare of Druaga: Fushigino Dungeon | 2004 | Dungeon Crawler | Actually a title in the Mystery Dungeon series, sequel to The Tower of Druaga |
PSX | Torneko: The Last Hope | 2000 | Dungeon Crawler | Roguelike sequel to Torneko no Daibouken (SFC), second localized Mystery Dungeon game |
JP SFC | Torneko no Daibouken: Fushigi no Dungeon | 1993 | Dungeon Crawler | First game in the Mystery Dungeon series, with a Dragon Quest coat of paint |
PS4 | Zanki Zero: Last Beginning | 2018 | Survival/Visual Novel | A visual novel/survival RPG hybrid with levels awarding skill points, exploration is like a first-person dungeon crawler and combat is real-time; lots of managing deaths |