Dungeon Encounters

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An otherworldly labyrinth has suddenly appeared on the outskirts of a quiet town. Make clever use of your abilities to chart the depths, overcome obstacles and defeat your foes in thrilling battles!

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Developer:
Square Enix Creative Business Unit I
Publisher:
Square Enix
Release date:
14 October 2021
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All Steam reviews:
Mostly Positive (483)

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Description

An otherworldly labyrinth has suddenly appeared on the outskirts of a quiet town. Make clever use of your abilities to chart the depths, overcome obstacles and defeat your foes in thrilling battles!

From some of the key development team behind the legendary FINAL FANTASY franchise, DUNGEON ENCOUNTERS is a dungeon exploration RPG where you must strategize to survive. The streamlined interface gives you the freedom to prepare and manage your party as you strive to reach the final floor.

With a minimalist design philosophy, the deliberately streamlined visuals and presentation allows you to focus wholly on the challenging and fun gameplay mechanics.
A formidable 99 floor dungeon beneath the earth awaits you!

During your expeditions, you'll discover rare and powerful items, meet lost adventurers who might just become new allies, and come face-to-face with deadly monsters.

You will need to use trial and error to reach the deepest levels of the dungeon, making use of your best strategies and tactics.

Do you have what it takes to overcome the numerous trials that await you and discover the dungeon's secrets?

KEY FEATURES

Events
By uncovering and visiting spaces with white numbers, you may obtain items, unlock and change abilities, restore your party to health, find hidden merchants, and much more.

Battle encounters, marked with black numbers, are hidden throughout the map. However, they can be revealed with a special ability, allowing you to choose when and where to engage your enemies.

Previously discovered events will be recorded in the Event Log, a valuable resource that allows you to reference past experiences to tackle future challenges.

Battles
Test your strategies in thrilling battles, featuring the Active Time Battle (ATB) system made famous by the FINAL FANTASY series.

Under the direction of Ito Hiroyuki, creator of the ATB system, battles play out in real-time, utilizing a polished and refined iteration of this classic design, which promises exciting, challenging combat.

Map
The blank map awaits you, and by exploring and investigating every tile on each level, you will be awarded ability points. Navigate obstacles, including secret passages and hidden traps, and conquer the dungeon!

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows® 10 64-bit
Processor:
AMD A8-7600 / Intel® Core™ i3-3210
Memory:
4 GB RAM
Graphics:
AMD Radeon™ R7 240 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 730
DirectX:
Version 10
Storage:
2500 MB available space

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows® 10 64-bit
Processor:
AMD A8-7600 / Intel® Core™ i3-3210
Memory:
4 GB RAM
Graphics:
AMD Radeon™ R7 260X / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750
DirectX:
Version 10
Storage:
2500 MB available space

User reviews

「Virtua Frostii」
Recommended | 08 Jan 2026
38.5h played

WOW, what an interesting game. I wanted to make sure I completed the game in its entirety before reviewing it. I have a LOT to say about this game, but nobodies going to read my think piece on a game that I find to be

Helpful: 50
Jimbly
Not recommended | 06 Jan 2026
24.8h played

Imagine you distill down the essence of a JRPG... and then use the dregs? Virtually no interesting story, character progression, tactical or strategic choices, or even exploration. Way too many design decisions that

Helpful: 10
Multifridgeman
Recommended | 24 Aug 2025
20.1h played

This is a VERY hard sell for 90% of people, but it's the holy grail for people who love simple turn-based combat and keeping notes outside of games. Everything here has been trimmed down to its necessary components, a

Helpful: 11
9tails
Recommended | 25 Jan 2026
45.8h played

SquareSoft decided to make an art game based on stripped down a classic dungeon crawler to as nearly an abstract experience as possible... and it's good! If you like dungeon crawlers. If you don't, you won't like it.

Helpful: 4
Their☆Star
Recommended | 04 Jan 2026
54.0h played

A very fun dungeon explorer that nails the vibe of classic titles in the genre while curtailing a lot of the arbitrary unfairness that makes some of those games difficult to return to. It rewards thoughtful exploration

Helpful: 5
Chaka
Recommended | 04 Sept 2025
14.5h played

The little pop up when you fully map a floor makes my brain feel tingly Ok i'm updating this review after more playtime: this one is absolutely, strictly and sincerely for the freaks and sickos only. There is literally

Helpful: 5