dungeon crawler

noun

plural dungeon crawler
: a video game where the gameplay is primarily focused on defeating enemies while exploring a usually randomly generated labyrinthine or dungeon-like environment
A dungeon crawler is a genre of … game where a player must guide a character through increasingly difficult levels of dungeons while confronting monsters, traps, and other obstacles.Christopher Breen
Originally conceived to be an expansion for Daggerfall, Battlespire is a more "pure" dungeon crawler that forgoes many broader role-playing elements in favor of handing you a weapon, sending you into a dangerous pit, and allowing you to grow … your character as you work your way to safety and glory.Matthew Byrd

Word History

First Known Use

1989, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dungeon crawler was in 1989

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“Dungeon crawler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dungeon%20crawler. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.

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