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1992PC9.99 €

A 1992 isometric fantasy dungeon crawler with hand-designed levels, a spellcasting system based on hand gestures, and magical runes that grant abilities and items.

  • Fantasy setting
  • Interconnected level design
  • Melee combat with weapons or fists
  • Lots to discover

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In short: Games like The Summoning

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Legend of Grimrock

87 %Match

2012PEGI 7PC, Nintendo Switch93 % positive14.79 €

Brings what grabs you about The Summoning: interconnected level design, a fantasy setting and lots to discover.

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.

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Arx Fatalis

Interconnected level design

A first-person RPG set in an underground fantasy world where the sun has died. It stands out for its gesture-drawn rune spellcasting, highly interactive environments and gloomy cavernous atmosphere.

Conan

Melee combat with weapons or fists

You play as the barbarian Conan, exploring five sprawling regions of Hyboria, from icy wastes to steamy jungles. Hidden temples and catacombs full of puzzles and foes reward your curiosity, while you fight with a wide range of blades, axes and maces and hunt down the pieces of the Atlantean Sword.

Light Crusader

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A 1990s action adventure where you play a swordsman delving through a monster-filled dungeon, fighting in real time and solving tricky 3D puzzles to rescue vanished people. It blends arcade-style combat with puzzle-driven dungeon exploration.

Dungeons of Dreadrock

Interconnected level design

A retro first-person dungeon crawler in the vein of Dungeon Master and Eye of the Beholder, with 100 handcrafted levels of puzzles, traps and combat that suit short play sessions.

Legend of Grimrock 2

Interconnected level design

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.

Hexen: Beyond Heretic

Interconnected level design

A dark fantasy first-person shooter where you pick a fighter, mage or cleric, each with a unique arsenal, and fight through interconnected hub worlds. Switch puzzles and backtracking matter as much as the combat.

Labyrinth of the Demon King

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A dungeon-crawling adventure where you fight through a labyrinth, solve puzzles and battle monsters to hunt down the demon who betrayed your lord. It blends puzzles, action and survival-horror touches in a dark atmosphere.

Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition

Melee combat with weapons or fists

Play as Death, one of the Four Horsemen, fighting through sprawling dungeons full of puzzles and fluid hack-and-slash combat to clear your brother's name. Loot and skill trees drive strong progression, and the comic-book style gives the world its own identity.

Tunic

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A tiny fox explores a mysterious Zelda-like world with demanding, Souls-inspired combat. Its true heart is a scattered in-game manual written in an unknown script, whose pages gradually reveal layered secrets and brain-bending puzzles.

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