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Games like Dungeon Master

1987

This 1987 classic puts a party of four champions into a real-time first-person dungeon controlled by mouse clicks. Skills improve through use, and puzzles, traps, food scarcity and tense fights make for a demanding crawl.

  • Resources and survival
  • Interconnected level design
  • A party of several characters
  • Dense, handcrafted world

In short: Games like Dungeon Master

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

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Eye of the Beholder

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1991PC

Brings what grabs you about Dungeon Master: interconnected level design, a party of several characters and a 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.

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Legend of Grimrock

Dense, handcrafted world

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.

Legend of Grimrock 2

Resources and survival

An old-school grid-based dungeon crawler with real-time combat where you lead a party of four across an island packed with devious puzzles and hidden secrets. Observation and logic matter more than raw power.

Eye of the Beholder III: Assault on Myth Drannor

A party of several characters

You lead your party through first-person 3D forests and ruins around Myth Drannor, playing a dungeon-crawling CRPG built on AD&D 2nd Edition rules. Its real-time-with-pause feel and tangible sense of place make exploration the heart of the experience.

Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition

Strong character progression

A classic Dungeons & Dragons RPG in the Forgotten Realms built around creating and managing a six-member party. The focus is on dungeon crawling, tough real-time-with-pause battles and deep rules rather than dialogue.

Wizardry 8

Dense, handcrafted world

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.

Icewind Dale

Strong character progression

A classic party-based RPG set in the frozen wilds of the Forgotten Realms, built around combat under Dungeons & Dragons rules with tactical pausing. You create a full band of heroes and fight through a demanding, combat-heavy journey against an ancient evil.

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