6 Upcoming Indie First-Person Dungeon Crawlers

No stoneshard?

subbed to you like the chill vibe and i love this vid will def check it out, i remember playing dungeon master 2 legend of skullkeep as a kid

seems like labrynth of the demon king took a lot of ideas from monolith with Condenmed 2 Bloodshot in terms of combat/movement, obviously not Artstyle.
It has a bit of a weight to it even just by looking at the video and not playing it myself which is a breath of fresh air still. Am I slightly dissapointed, sure? but at the same time at least little by little games are taking inspiration from mechanics from PS2-PS3 Era.
PS3 was not a terrible era only idiots believe so, slow movement is not slowmovement nor tank controls, its simply the idea of everything has weight,value, animation behind it. DL2 was a shit game that they took off the little weight they had in DL and just crushed 2 completely.

wow this just shows how many grid based dungeon crawlers there are out there. Honestly I wish there were half as many non grid based dungeon crawlers. Less classic might and magic, more Ultima Underworld.

Pretty sure it's pronounced Kay-Lif. Just an FYI if you cover it again. Good video though.

Do you know if there are any good free or very cheap first person dungeon crawlers. I want to get into the genre without paying too much.

ANy games youve found that are similar to Shining in the Darkness?

fallen dungeons

God man, you keep recommending STEAM. Dude, except for one of the games you mentioned, YOU CAN GET them on GOG games and other places. Did STEAM give you a discount or deal or do you work for them? dude, understand, THE WHOLE INTERNET IS BUZZING and angry about the FORCED UPGRADE of Windows 10 for many gamers. I am not lying the software of Windows 10 is CRAP...! it doesn't even work well withe newer games recommend by STEAM. In some cases the software of Windows 10 doesn't even load up well, without some help. It gets worst when you have games that you used well on Windows 7 made about the time of 2016 and 2020!! All Fallout games have HUGE problems with Windows 10!! Do the research, please!! Don't just take my word for it!

Its a shame. Some of these games are great. But I am not interested in patronizing or using STEAM,.....since they are FORCING ALL OF US..to upgrade and PAY for Windows 10. And no, for some of us, it is no longer free and MANY VIDEOS on the internet warn and talk about the MANY PROBLEMS Windows 10 has with many games, even modern games, as well as files software and software operations. But thankfully, MANY of the games you mentioned are AVAILABLE on GOG games. That is where I got the great game Legends of Amberland.

path of the abyss comes out later this month, wizardry inspired with grid based movement and real time combat random encounters.

The original Wizardry is also being remade, and is in early access. The game that started ALL this genre is. And the reimagining looks fantastic.

I want to like the 7th Circle and Inferno. Ive tried to play them numerous times. Im an old and really into RT gridders and blobbers. I love 68ks aesthetics and art style. But holy crud those games are obtuse AF. Its not even the difficulty. Im a child of the 80s. I can handle "80s difficulty", but I at least want to know how stuff works.
Ludus Mortis looks amazing. But Im afraid its going to be more of the same, the game throwing stuff at you full force before you even understand how anything works.

Need more DCs on Xbox

CA-LEEF

Wow! "Islands of the Caliph" by its atmosphere reminded me two other games from more or less close genre, I'm talking about "Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire" and the next part of the same series "QfG III: Wages of War". Yes, they were not three-dimensional dungeon crawlers, but they were the ones I made associations with.😉

My very first dungeon crawler was Etrian odyssey on original DS. Loved it instantly, and have been a fan of dungeon crawlers ever since

The XEEN clone looks good the rest are garbage.

LOOKIN TO TRAIN? GOOD JOB GOOD JOB GOO-GOO-GOO-GOO-GOO-GOOD JOB! NOT TODAY! SORRY.

Nothing heard about Skullstone for more than a year, didnt even get an answer from the DEVS regarding any lifesign or a possible release date. It was supposed to get released 2022 already.....

Kah-Leaf for Caliph

No Lunacid???

Lunacid deserves to be mentioned if you haven't mentioned it in a prior video already!

Where are the creators of Bloodwych?
They should be jumping in on this madness.
LoL

I always end up wishing real time crawlers like Skullstone were turn based. Real time just doesn't work well nor does it ever feel right.

Spirital successor to the Grimrock games?
No one seems to remember Dungeon Master anmyore :(

Great video! Cool games to look out for

Check for notesoftheotskirt, pretty nice dungeon crawler with good mechanics!!

Ludus Mortis is good.

While it is cool that Amberland is trying to give us a dose of Old School M&M Nostalgia.... I'd have to say, that I really wish someone would try to give us a game like Might and Magic 6-8. Such uniquely awesome games, those were. Free movement instead of grid-based, and a unique blend of real-time and turn-based combat that you could change at any time, seamlessly. It made for a set of games that had really good flow, games that I replay over and over again to this day and to this day, the only way to get new M&M6-8 experiences is to play random peoples' mods that are of varying quality. I'd rather someone just make an entirely new game of similar style for modern computers.

My problem with the Grimrock series certainly wasn't the real time combat, but rather that the games didn't do anything to connect the gameplay to the story. Especially in the first part, which I played more than the 2nd, I really could have enjoyed the setup a lot. Playing prisoners sent down into a vast dungeon from which they have to escape is one of my favorites. Yet, Grimrock stopped giving me that vibe, after level 1 or 2. At a certain point it only felt like a tile puzzle game and nothing more.

I assume that's a general problem I have with tile-movement dungeon crawlers, cause things somehow always revolve around that specific game feature, as if that's the reason why people play these games, rather than the adventuring set in a fantasy or sci-fi theme. I believe the game world should always be more important and emphasized than the movement feature or combat system...but I seem to be alone with that opinion.

Very cool video that showed me some awesome games. I have recently started playing AMBERLAND I on Switch and just love the overflowing nostalgia of that title (having played all M&M games back in the day). So, thank you for making me aware of more dungeon crawler goodness!

Exanima has been in development for almost a decade but a unique take of the dungeon crawler. Third-person physics based combat with a very interesting dark fantasy setting. 0.9 Update was just released a few days ago and might be worth checking out if you haven't previously.

Might want to check out Labyrinth of Zangestu too! Love this genre. Got me started in gaming.

Ah, yep, just commented about Hibernaculum on another video of yours, but looks like you already got to it! Looks great.

neat - thanks for the games list

The 3D environment of Skullstone looks extremely similar to Legend of Grimrock indeed.

I really like the "SLAP" sound edit!
Now its my turn: "SLAP"! (slaps the like button)

Hibernaculum looks absolutely brilliant

Do Dungeon crawlers have stories? I wouldn't mind playing some of these if they did.

Labyrinth of the Demon King is right up my alley of King Field's like game.

Dread Delusion? No?

Isles of the Calif is out now and is absolutely amazing. I thoroughly recommend it to all.

Thank you so much for featuring They Speak! We can't wait to show off more of the game, and it's upcoming prequel, They Speak From The Abyss: Zenith!

Lunacid is the successor to Kings Field.

None of these games are worth Checking out I am afraid. If you want to play really! good Dungeon Crawler Games check out Mods for Legend of Grimrock 1 and 2

Man, I wish more dungeon crawlers didn't use these same tropes: grid-based movement, turn-based combat, team of protagonists. :(

First person dungeon crawlers have a special place in my heart. There really is nothing like them.

Why are there so much fewer real-time dungeon crawlers? Why so much less love for the subgenre ? People get so many Wizardry-likes but games like Legend of Grimrock are few and far between

Thank you for this video.

I would also add Fallen Dungeons (scheduled for March 2024)