Dungeons

Realmforge Studios

Rank: #6 / 8
Released: 2011
Studio: Realmforge Studios
Genre: strategy video game

At a glance

Dungeons is a strategy game in which you take the role of an evil Dungeon Lord and build an underground domain. Goblin workers dig corridors and rooms under your direction, while heroes enter seeking treasure and combat. Rather than simply defeating them, you can give heroes treasure, equipment, and fights to raise their happiness, then extract their soul energy in a prison or torture chamber. The dungeon's heroes can become a threat: powerful Champions may arrive after you have beaten too many of their companions. The Steam description specifies ten hero classes and fifteen types of monsters. Steam lists single-player play and Family Sharing. Realmforge Studios developed the game, and Kalypso Media Digital published it. Its listed platforms are Microsoft Windows, with Steam also specifying Windows. The original release year is 2011, and the Steam release date is Feb 10, 2011.

Who it is for

It suits strategy players interested in designing an underground dungeon, directing goblin workers, and managing heroes as a source of resources.

What is good

Build underground corridors and rooms
Ten hero classes and fifteen monster types
Single-player with Family Sharing

What to know first

Single-player only
Windows is the only listed platform

Verdict

Dungeons puts dungeon construction and hero management at the center of its strategy. Players who prefer to direct an evil lair rather than play the invading hero may find its premise appealing.