''Dungeons'' is a

strategy Strategy (from Greek στρατηγία ''stratēgia'', "art of troop leader; office of general, command, generalship") is a general plan to achieve one or more long-term or overall goals under conditions of uncertainty. In the sense of the "art ...

/ simulation video game developed by Realmforge Studios and published by

Kalypso Media Kalypso Media Group is a German video game developer and publisher. Founded in 2006 in Worms, the group includes four companies, in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States and has studios, Realmforge Studios, Gaming Minds Studios, Clay ...

. It was announced August 12, 2010, and was released on January 27, 2011, in Germany and February 10, 2011, in North America.

Gameplay

Although similar to the '' Dungeon Keeper'' series, ''Dungeons'' differs in that the purpose is to care for heroes and not monsters. In order to gain the Soul Energy needed to purchase high-end equipment for the dungeon, heroes need to be killed only after they are fully satisfied. Heroes are pleased if they, for example, find treasure or fight challenging, but not overpowering opponents. Unlike ''Dungeon Keeper'', the player also has an on screen avatar, the Dungeon Lord, who can teleport bodies to the prison room to have their Soul Energy harvested or roam the dungeon defeating heroes. He will re-spawn at the dungeon heart if he is slain, at the cost of the dungeon heart's health points.

Reception

''Dungeons'' received "mixed or average" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic. Critics noted that the game was more about taking care of the heroes rather than your own creatures, in contrast to the ''Dungeon Keeper'' series. However, GameSpot panned the game as having "mind-numbing, repetitive gameplay."

Addon

A standalone addon called "Dungeons - The Dark Lord" was released in September 2011.

Sequels

A sequel ''

Dungeons 2 ''Dungeons 2'' is a strategy simulation video game developed by Realmforge Studios and published by Kalypso Media. It has been released through retail and on Steam Steam is a substance containing water in the gas phase, and sometimes also an ...

'' was announced as an easter egg in DARK in July 2013. It was released on April 24, 2015, for

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and SteamOS. '' Dungeons 3'' is the sequel to ''Dungeons 2''. It was released on October 13, 2017.

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