swap_horiz Dungeon Crawl Alternatives

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NetHack

NetHack is a classic turn-based dungeon crawler developed by the NetHack DevTeam. Released in 1987, it’s renowned for it...

Dungeon Classic Turn Based Traditional

9.7 Brilliant

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Brogue

Brogue is a turn-based roguelike game developed by Brian Walker. It presents a challenging dungeon experience through st...

Modern Dungeon Turn Based Traditional

9.2 Excellent

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Brogue Community Edition

Brogue Community Edition is a turn-based dungeon crawler presented in ASCII graphics. It’s a maintained version of the o...

Dungeon Turn Based Community Traditional

9.2 Excellent

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ADOM

Ancient Domains of Mystery (ADOM) is a classic turn-based roguelike developed in 1994 by Thomas Biskup. It’s recognized...

Fantasy Dungeon Classic Turn Based

9.1 Excellent

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Shattered Pixel Dungeon

Shattered Pixel Dungeon is a turn-based roguelike game based on the popular Pixel Dungeon engine. Developed by Evan Debe...

Fantasy Dungeon Mobile Turn Based

8.7 Great

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Tiny Rogues

Tiny Rogues is a challenging roguelike game focused on intense action and strategic movement. Players control miniature...

Fantasy Action Dungeon Bullet Hell

8.6 Great

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Moria

Moria is a 1983 computer game based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s *The Lord of the Rings*, wherein players navigate the Mines of...

Strategy Fantasy Video Game Classic

8.5 Great

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Linley's Dungeon Crawl

Linley’s Dungeon Crawl is a classic PC roguelike developed in 1995 by Linley Henzell. It offers a traditional dungeon cr...

Fantasy Dungeon Classic PC

8.5 Great

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Troubles of Middle Earth

Troubles of Middle Earth is the early name of ToME, a 1998 Angband variant by DarkGod and others that later led to Tales...

Fantasy Classic Ascii Tolkien

7.8 Good

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Omega

Omega is a roguelike by Laurence Brothers, notable for a large countryside, extended plot and multiple endings beyond a...

Fantasy Dungeon Classic Turn Based

7.7 Good

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Larn

Larn is a 1986 Unix roguelike by Noah Morgan, notable for a persistent town and a time-limited quest to cure the hero's...

Fantasy Dungeon Classic Turn Based

7.4 Good

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Cavern

Cavern is a mobile fantasy roguelike, notable for adapting classic turn-based dungeon exploration to touch-screen play w...

Fantasy Dungeon Mobile Classic

7.4 Good

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Swords of Fargoal

Swords of Fargoal is a classic dungeon crawler roguelike originally released in 1982 for the Commodore PET, later remade...

Fantasy Dungeon Mobile Classic

7.3 Good

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Sword of Fargoal

Sword of Fargoal is a 1982 roguelike by Jeff McCord, notable as an early commercial dungeon crawler with randomized leve...

Fantasy Dungeon Classic Turn Based

7.1 Good

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Beneath Apple Manor

Beneath Apple Manor is a 1978 Apple II roguelike by Don Worth, notable as an early commercial home-computer RPG that pre...

Fantasy Dungeon Classic Apple Ii

6.9 Fair

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Frozen Depths

Frozen Depths is a freeware fantasy roguelike set in icy caverns, notable for making temperature, warmth, and cold expos...

Fantasy Dungeon Classic Cold

6.6 Fair

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Ularn

Ularn is a 1992 roguelike game that branched from Larn, offering expanded dungeons, new monsters, and increased difficul...

Fantasy Dungeon Classic PC

6.3 Fair

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Mines of Mordor

Mines of Mordor is a 1979 TRS-80 dungeon crawl by Scott Cunningham and Electronic Imaginations, noted for multilevel ASC...

Fantasy Dungeon Classic TRS 80

5.9 Mediocre

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Smart Kobold

Smart Kobold is a 2010 seven-day roguelike by Jeff Lait, notable for focusing on a single highly intelligent kobold enem...

Fantasy Dungeon Puzzle Ascii

5.7 Mediocre

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DUNGEON

DUNGEON is a 1979 Commodore PET roguelike by Brian Sawyer, notable for appearing in Cursor magazine issue 15 as an early...

Fantasy Dungeon Classic Pet

5.5 Mediocre