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Etrian Odyssey HD (2023)

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Etrian Odyssey HD
Game
Released
Draw walls, shortcuts, and gathering spots on your own map while a guild of custom adventurers explores the Yggdrasil Labyrinth. The monsters you can see on the map are a reason to mark detours before taking a fight. The HD release also has automapping if you want the game to do the drawing.
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Potato Flowers in Full Bloom (2022)

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Potato Flowers in Full Bloom
Game
Released
Plan around the enemies’ displayed intentions and your party’s available stamina. The floors are small enough to get to know, and reaching the far side of a gate can turn a cautious outward trip into a short walk back. This is a good first pick if you want the decisions of a crawler without a big party sheet.
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Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi (2020)

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Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi
Game
Released
Lead a crew of workers through an underground complex in 1970s Tokyo. Yomi Flowers can open up new routes, including ways to get across an obstacle and back to a place you have already explored. The turn-based fights ask you to choose a formation and make the most of different classes.
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Operencia: The Stolen Sun (2019)

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Operencia: The Stolen Sun
Game
5.5/10on IGDB
Released
Move square by square through forests, tombs, and castles drawn from Central European folklore. The party fights in turns, while levers, keys, and other parts of the rooms reward checking the view in front of you. Its spoken story and distinct locations make it easy to remember where you left off.
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Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord (2024)

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Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
Game
Released
Create an adventuring party and look for safe routes under Trebor’s castle. Digital Eclipse’s remake runs on the original game’s underlying data and offers optional portraits, controls and interface updates. It makes the foundational dungeon easier to approach without taking the danger out of a long expedition.
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Etrian Odyssey II HD (2023)

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Etrian Odyssey II HD
Game
Released
Return to the square-by-square map and work your way up from High Lagaard toward a castle in the sky. Mark where the strongest roaming monsters cross the party’s route before chasing a gathering spot. Pick the HD edition if you want the option of automatic mapping and a choice of difficulty.
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Etrian Odyssey III HD (2023)

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Etrian Odyssey III HD
Game
Released
Make a party for the forest under Armoroad, then fit sea voyages around the land expeditions. The HD version lets you map the dungeon yourself or use its mapping aid. Subclasses add a decision for guild-building after you’re familiar with the jobs you began with.
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Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan (2012)

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Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan
Game
8.0/10on IGDB
Released
Travel by airship between islands of exploration, then map the smaller caves and larger mazes from the first-person view. The towns and places between the main labyrinths add options for a shorter outing. Look for the original 3DS release if having a second screen dedicated to the map matters to you.
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Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth (2016)

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Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth
Game
9.0/10on IGDB
Released
Climb Yggdrasil with a guild built from four peoples and distinct classes. Racial field skills add another reason to think about who will be there when you find something worth gathering. Map drawing and visible wandering foes help you plan a safer way around the floor.
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Etrian Odyssey Nexus (2018)

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Etrian Odyssey Nexus
Game
8.0/10on IGDB
Released
Build a team from familiar classes and tackle different labyrinths in one large 3DS campaign. It’s a useful place to see how a class you already know feels alongside a new party member. Expect a larger journey than an afternoon spent finishing a compact dungeon.
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Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society (2020)

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Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society
Game
Released
Send puppet soldiers into a mansion’s underground labyrinth. Pacts group them into units, letting a larger brigade still fight through a manageable set of commands. Come for the maze and stay if comparing which dolls belong together sounds as appealing as finding the next passage.
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Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl (2013)

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Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl
Game
8.0/10on IGDB
Released
Use Story mode for a named cast with established roles or Classic mode to make your own guild. Both give you maze exploration and turn-based fighting. It’s a choice between learning the system with a supplied party and choosing from scratch who will get you out of trouble.
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Legends of Amberland III: The Crimson Tower (2026)

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Legends of Amberland III: The Crimson Tower
Game
Released
Follow a new adventure in Amberland with the series’ classic first-person grid and a party who fights in turns. It’s a recent option if colorful scenery, town stops, and old-style navigation sound more inviting than grim dungeon lighting. It can be approached as its own adventure.
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Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls (2009)

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Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls
Game
5.0/10on IGDB
Released
Make a guild that can cover different jobs, then move by squares and fight in turns. The trip between town and the labyrinth is a reason to manage what you carry and where you can afford to go next. It suits a player who wants a more austere Wizardry-style party game.
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Infinite Adventures (2018)

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Infinite Adventures
Game
7.0/10on IGDB
Released
Create a custom party to explore the Infinite Labyrinth. The floor offers reasons to use more skills than the ones selected for a fight. Its character building includes enough races and classes to reshuffle who should take on the next room.
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Shining in the Darkness (1991)

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Shining in the Darkness
Game
5.4/10on IGDB
Released
Plan each Genesis outing around a first-person labyrinth, then choose attacks, spells, or items from the fight menu when you run into enemies. Milo and Pyra expand what the group can do. This is a formative console pick if you like a compact town hub and a maze worth mapping.
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Shining the Holy Ark (1996)

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Shining the Holy Ark
Game
7.9/10on IGDB
Released
Explore the Saturn dungeons from Arthur’s viewpoint with a story party. Searching the corridors for hidden pixies pays off when one can strike at the start of a fight. Pick it if you want the exploration itself to change how the next turn-based battle begins.
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Wizardry 8 (2001)

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Wizardry 8
Game
8.0/10on IGDB
Released
Build a party from a large set of races and professions, then explore in continuous first-person movement. Combat is turn-based, with formation and spell reach affecting what a character can do. Pick this if you like setting up a flexible team but would rather move freely between fights.
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Arcana (1992)

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Arcana
Game
7.0/10on IGDB
Released
Use a first-person map on the Super NES and have Rooks summon different elemental spirits as they become available. The battle menus and visible party order make the spirit choice easy to see. An expedition can end if a human member falls, so recovery is worth planning before you move on.
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Wizardry: The Five Ordeals (2023)

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Wizardry: The Five Ordeals
Game
Released
Build a six-person party and choose one of the independent scenarios. The separate dungeons make it easier to try a different guild without playing through one long story to get there. Pick it for the old habits of mapping, choosing a formation, and working out how much farther it’s safe to go.
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Wizardry: Bane of the Cosmic Forge (1990)

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Wizardry: Bane of the Cosmic Forge
Game
9.9/10on IGDB
Released
Bring a handwritten map mindset to Sir-Tech’s castle. A wrong turn can conceal a route for quite a while, and the party’s survival depends on preparation as much as winning a battle. The classic edition is for a player willing to learn menus and chart a space with fewer modern conveniences.
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