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Games like Dark Gates

2015PC

You assemble a party of six heroes, pick their spells, and lead them through a dark labyrinth to shut down the gates pouring darkness into the world. It aims to capture the feel of a classic tabletop RPG dungeon crawl.

A party of several characters
Interconnected level design
Build variety
Fantasy setting

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In short: Games like Dark Gates

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Dark Gates special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Wizardry: Bane of the Cosmic Forge

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1990PC81 % positive−83 % ~~4.99 €~~ 0.84 €

A classic first-person dungeon-crawling RPG in the Wizardry series: you build a party, explore labyrinths, and fight in turn-based battles. It is demanding, with deep character development, puzzles, and a quest centered on the Cosmic Forge.

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Wizardry 8

A party of several characters

A classic party-based RPG blending fantasy with science fiction: you assemble a group from many races and classes and explore a large world with demanding tactical combat (phase-based or real-time with pause) and very deep character development.

Legend of Grimrock

Fantasy setting

A classic grid-based dungeon crawler in the vein of Dungeon Master, where you guide a party of four step by step through a treacherous mountain full of puzzles, traps and secrets. Combat runs in real time, so dodging and positioning are key.

Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny

A party of several characters

You build a party under the rules of the German pen-and-paper system The Dark Eye and explore atmospheric dungeons packed with traps, puzzles and side events. The clever dungeon design is the real draw, keeping you busy for a very long time.

Wizardry: Crusaders of the Dark Savant

A party of several characters

A classic first-person dungeon-crawling RPG with party building, turn-based combat and a strange alien world full of secrets, letting you import characters from the previous game. It blends fantasy with science fiction and demands patience with its steep difficulty and tricky puzzles.

Realms of Arkania III: Shadows over Riva

Fantasy setting

You lead a party of adventurers through the seaside city of Riva, where an evil force has corrupted its leaders and monsters stir beneath the streets. Turn-based party combat, deep character building and adjustable difficulty make it a classic DSA-style CRPG with sewers, dungeons and underwater areas to explore.

Etrian Odyssey III HD

A party of several characters

A classic dungeon crawler where you assemble your own party from twelve classes and delve into the labyrinths of the drowned city of Armoroad, mapping as you go. Turn-based battles, class synergies and sea voyages create strategic depth, and the HD remaster adds difficulty options.

Etrian Odyssey HD

A party of several characters

A classic dungeon crawler where you assemble a custom party from nine classes and push through the floors of the Yggdrasil Labyrinth. Careful resource management, dangerous enemies and a hands-on approach to mapping define it, and the HD remaster adds difficulty options.

Lords of Xulima

A party of several characters

A classic, demanding old-school party RPG in which you lead a group across the mythical continent of Xulima, exploring freely and fighting tactical turn-based battles. It offers a very long campaign and a steep challenge.

Eye of the Beholder

Fantasy setting

A classic first-person real-time dungeon crawler where you guide a party of four heroes through the sewers and catacombs beneath Waterdeep. Built on AD&D rules, it emphasizes mapping, puzzles, and resource management.