Dungeon Lords
Dungeon Lords is an action role-playing game developed by Heuristic Park, originally published by DreamCatcher Interactive and Typhoon Games, and released in 2005. However, many features were left out from the original release in an effort to meet the release date. In 2006, they re-released the game as Dungeon Lords Collector's Edition with more complete features.
Dungeon Lords
- Date
- 2005
- Publisher
- DreamCatcher Interactive
- Language
- English · German
- Genre
- role-playing video game
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Dungeon Lords is an action role-playing game developed by Heuristic Park, originally published by DreamCatcher Interactive and Typhoon Games, and released in 2005. However, many features were left out from the original release in an effort to meet the release date. In 2006, they re-released the game as Dungeon Lords Collector's Edition with more complete features.
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In 2012, after the demise of DreamCatcher Interactive and subsequent acquisition by Nordic Games, they announced the release of a completely "remastered" version of the game, titled Dungeon Lords MMXII. Dungeon Lords MMXII was released in Europe on September 28, 2012, and in North America on October 5, 2012. In 2015, a version of the game titled Dungeon Lords Steam Edition was released on Steam.
Key facts
Key facts
• Title — Dungeon Lords • Developer — Heuristic Park • Publisher — DreamCatcher Interactive, FX Interactive, Crimson Cow, 1C, Typhoon Games • Designer — D.W. Bradley • Released — April 7, 2006 • Genre — Action role-playing • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Platforms — Microsoft Windows
Gameplay
Gameplay
Dungeon Lords' gameplay features a combat system where weapon combos are controllable by mouse movements. It includes quests, personal missions, skills and special abilities for customizing the character hero from a small set of races and class specializations. Dungeon Lords can be played either single-player stand alone or in multi-player group sessions. The combat was inspired by console fighting games.
Development
Development
The game went gold on April 29, 2005.
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2005
Dungeon Lords published.
2025
Tahlari: a Dungeon Lords Tale (3 catalogued editions) (2025) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
2025
Lost Disciple (Dungeon Lords: Fate of Evania Book 1) (2025) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
2025
Lost Disciple (Dungeon Lords: Fate of Evania Book 1) digitised by Open Library.
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Lost Disciple (Dungeon Lords: Fate of Evania Book 1) (2025) — Open Library.
Reception
Reception
Many gamers experienced extensive problems while playing the original release of the game, including quest items disappearing from inventories, NPCs getting stuck, key quests failing, doors that do not work, etc. The game received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Many reviews criticized the game's initial release as a rushed project, released before it was truly finished. Some have gone so far as to say the game is still in the beta development stage. Steve Carter of Game Over wrote, "Dungeon Lords marks a new low for how incomplete a game can be and still get released." Dan Adams of IGN wrote, "Dungeon Lords is a disaster. It's an unfinished, unpolished, and un-fun game that I thankfully never have to play again." Greg Kasavin of GameSpot wrote that the game, though fun, is unbalanced and was missing key features at launch.
Legacy
Legacy
An Xbox version was planned, but was later cancelled. Dungeon Lords: The Orb and the Oracle, the sequel to Dungeon Lords, was in development with expected release in Q4 2009. It has since been put on hold indefinitely due to market research results and game engine instability. Later the game was cancelled and replaced with Dungeon Lords MMXII.
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- 1.Heuristic Park. Heuristic Park Presents - Dungeon Lords.
- 2.Nordic Games. Nordic Games joins forces with RPG mastermind D.W. Bradley and Heuristic Park. April 13, 2012.
- 3.Ocampo, Jason. Dungeon Lords E3 2004 Impressions. GameSpot. May 14, 2004.
- 4.Aihoshi, Richard. Dungeon Lords Combat Interview. IGN. April 8, 2004.
- 5.DreamCatcher's Dungeon Lords Goes Gold. dreamcatchergames.com. April 29, 2005.
- 6.Dungeon Lords for PC Reviews. Metacritic.
- 7.Lee, Garnett. Dungeon Lords. 1UP.com. June 30, 2005.
- 8.Cook, Denice. Dungeon Lords. Computer Gaming World. 254. 69. September 2005.
- 9.Biessener, Adam. Dungeon Lords. Game Informer. 147. 125. July 2005.
- 10.Kasavin, Greg. Dungeon Lords Review. GameSpot. May 13, 2005.
- 11.Abner, William. GameSpy: Dungeon Lords. GameSpy. May 27, 2005.
- 12.Eberle, Matt. Dungeon Lords Collector's Edition - PC - Review. GameZone. March 16, 2006.
- 13.Eberle, Matt. Dungeon Lords - PC - Review. GameZone. May 8, 2005.
- 14.Adams, Dan. Dungeon Lords. IGN. May 31, 2005.
- 15.Dungeon Lords. PC Gamer. 66. August 2005.
- 16.PC Zone staff. Dungeon Lords review. PC Zone. July 3, 2005.
- 17.Stevens, Tim. Dungeon Lords. X-Play. June 17, 2005.
- 18.Carter, Steve. Dungeon Lords. Game Over. June 16, 2005.
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