The Blobber Question

[Sweeper]

The dissimilarity between Wiz 8 and M&M6 isn't enough to warrant two different terms. The chief difference is the number of enemies present on screen and whether or not the game features non-dungeon levels. Mechanically and gameplaywise they play out almost identically.

[Arilando]

Aren't they just called Dungeon Crawlers?

[SpellSword]

Aren't they just called Dungeon Crawlers?

That's what I usually hear them called.

► But there seems to be a lot of overlap when using that term between first person games like this:

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► And something like:

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[Vergil]

Aren't they just called Dungeon Crawlers?

Beheaded and raped for necro

[SpellSword]

Aren't they just called Dungeon Crawlers?

Beheaded and raped for necro

The thread lives again!

[Valter]

"Blobber game" just makes me think of slime blobs.


True and honest blobber game

[rusty_shackleford]

I saw MUD referred to as "multi user domain" and it made me think of this

[Tangerine]

Previously they were simply referred to as 'Dungeon crawlers'.

I've always used this.

[Torus]

Dungeon Crawler is just too easy to use about any kind of game in a dungeon. Or not in a dungeon. On steam the tag seems to mean "a game."

[lucky-SVLLa]

Dungeon Crawler is just too easy to use about any kind of game in a dungeon. Or not in a dungeon. On steam the tag seems to mean "a game."

Absolutely so, I guess Duke Nukem 3D and DOOM II can also be referred to as dungeon-crawling FPS.

[Atlantico]

Dungeon Crawler is just too easy to use about any kind of game in a dungeon. Or not in a dungeon. On steam the tag seems to mean "a game."

Autism. Autism leads to stupid things like the uncontrollable urge to categorize.

The urge is so strong these autists will categorize everything and anything. If they have problems defining the subject, they'll just categorize it anyway.

Adventure games. So that could be used about any kind of game that has an adventure in it. On steam the tag seems to mean "a game".

Seek help for autism. Do it now.

[Torus]

It's more that I actually like the genre and wish there was a good way to find them and not get Hades and Diablo 4 searching for a useless term.

[Lich]

Conflux III, a Chaos Strikes Back custom dungeon:
[Custom dungeon] Conflux III: The Undercity [CSBWin] [Benjamin Prieu (a.k.a Zyx)]





What is Conflux?

Conflux is a fan-made custom dungeon. It is a basic dungeon crawl over many levels. Like the offical expansion Chaos Strikes Back, Conflux is a very non-linear affair. Unlike that dungeon, Conflux allows you to explore the various realms of the Undercity freely. While there are central quests, there are many endings. Party choice matters, one of the fundamental original ideas. Waiting to retrieve the guild leaders allows access to their endings. Possessing a certain character, especially a guild guide, allows you to open secrets or gives you information.

Conflux boasts many features not found in the original game - myriads of secrets and side quests, and most importantly atmosphere by the bucketload. Of course, a dungeon based upon a 20 year old game will not visually compare to anything today. However, a good game is a good game, a good custom dungeon is a good custom dungeon, and conflux is a masterstroke of depth and genius ideas.

Many graphics are borrowed from classic games; many items and even champions can be seen. The dungeon has organically grown, and both this and the breaking point of the engine that tries to support it are sometimes evident. It is hoped that any who play the dungeon will be able to ignore these niggles.

To play, you need to download the dungeon in the first link and CSBWin.