dungeon A dungeon is a room or cell in which prisoners are held, especially underground. Dungeons are generally associated with medieval castles, though their association with torture probably belongs more to the Renaissance period. An oubliette (from ...

is an underground prison or vault. Dungeon or donjon may also refer to:

Games

* ''Dungeon'' (video game), a 1975 mainframe role-playing game * ''

Dungeon! ''Dungeon!'' is an adventure board game designed by David R. Megarry and first released by TSR, Inc. in 1975. Additional contributions through multiple editions were made by Gary Gygax, Steve Winter, Jeff Grubb, Chris Dupuis and Michael Gray. ...

'', a board game published 1975 as part of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' franchise ** ''Dungeon!'' (video game), a 1982 video game adaptation of the board game * ''The Dungeon'' (1993 video game), an Acorn Archimedes role-playing game * ''Donjon'' (role-playing game), a 2002 role-playing game * ''Dungeons'' (video game), a 2011 strategy video game * ''Dungeon'', an alternative name for ''

Zork ''Zork'' is a text-based adventure game first released in 1977 by developers Tim Anderson, Marc Blank, Bruce Daniels, and Dave Lebling for the PDP-10 mainframe computer. The original developers and others, as the company Infocom, expanded and ...

'', a computer game

Literature

* ''Dungeon'' (comics), a series of comic books created by Joann Sfar and Lewis Trondheim, originally published under the French title ''Donjon'' *

Dungeon series The Dungeon series is a series of fantasy novels written under the auspices of Philip José Farmer, who wrote an introduction for each book in the series. The series was written by four different authors, each carrying on the story from the previo ...

, a series of fantasy novels written under the auspices of Philip José Farmer * ''Dungeon'' (magazine), an official magazine of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' franchise

Places

* Fort Purcell,

Tortola Tortola () is the largest and most populated island of the British Virgin Islands, a group of islands that form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. It has a surface area of with a total population of 23,908, with 9,400 residents in ...

- commonly referred to as "The Dungeon".

Other uses

* ''The Dungeon'' (1922 film), an American silent film directed by Oscar Michaeux *

Dungeon (band) Dungeon was an Australian melodic power metal band based in Sydney, considered by some as one of Australia's leading metal bands. The group existed from 1989 to 2005, released six full-length albums, and toured heavily both throughout Austra ...

, an Australian power metal musical group *

Dungeon (BDSM) BDSM is a variety of often erotic practices or roleplaying involving bondage, discipline, dominance and submission, sadomasochism, and other related interpersonal dynamics. Given the wide range of practices, some of which may be engaged ...

, a playspace for BDSM activities *

Hart Dungeon The Hart Dungeon or Hart Family Dungeon, otherwise known simply as The Dungeon, was the gym and wrestling school located in the basement of the Hart mansion. The school was created by Stu Hart, patriarch of the Hart wrestling family and is known f ...

or The Dungeon, a wrestling school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada * The Dungeons, a series of tourist attractions owned by

Merlin Entertainment Merlin Entertainments Limited is a British entertainment company based at Poole in Dorset, England. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange until November 2019, when it was acquired by a consortium that includes Kirkbi A/S (the investment ...

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