r/KingsField

This game's atmosphere, level design and music are top notch. At first I was strugglin with it's combat but I persevered until the game clicked and now I am close to finish it and I must say I am a fan of this series.

Verho just reached 900 reviews, only 100 to my dream of 1000!

Huge thanks especially to people form this reddit, your support since day one is the reason it get so close to it, once again huge thanks all King's Field fans, and I hope I replay you will next games that would fit your interests! ^^

Obviously we have From's output with Kings Field, Shadow Tower, and Eternal Ring. I'm not talking about just any first person dungeon crawlers obviously, we could lump Wizardry and a ton of others in then.

1. Arx Fatalis is the one I see consistently discussed in this regard, but I think most people looking for more games in this subgenre are at least aware of Arx existence since it was developed by Arkane.
2. Hungry Ghosts for PS2 has gotten some recognition recently for being similar-ish (though more overtly horror themed). I haven't had a chance to play it myself but am planning to with the english patch at some point.
3. The other game that I am aware of that no one discusses and fits is the 2007 title "Deep Labyrinth" for mobile phones and Nintendo DS.
   • It's been a long time since I played it but it does feature first-person real-time combat, traversing deeper and deeper dungeon floors, and saving at checkpoints.
   • You find armor, keys, rings, spells, etc as static drops in set locations typically. There are some optional areas with more powerful gear too.
   • It doesn't utilize any kind of "power bar" system like KF or Shadow Tower, and getting near an enemy causes you to lock-on and orbit them when pressing left/right.
   • It does have a decently neat little rune-drawing system for magic though.

I'm not going to tell you Deep Labyrinth is good, the atmosphere can't hold a candle to From's output, the soundtrack get's really repetitive and the floors are mostly "dungeon theme X" with nothing to really make them feel special.

But I never hear it brought up so it got me wondering if there are any other "vintage"-peers that have just flown under the radar like Hungry Ghosts and Deep Labyrinth?