Dragon Slayer
Dragon Slayer is a 1984 Action Role-playing and Single-player video game created by Nihon Falcom and published by Square Enix. This title is an early example of A-RPG genre, offering an exciting gameplay. However, the game is considered to be the first true role-playing game, which uses the earlier turn-based combat with Rogue-like elements. The game also deals with dungeon crawling elements and introduces the real-time with action-oriented combat, mixing arcade, action mechanics with traditional role-playing aspects. It features an in-game map to guide the player with the dungeon crawling, needed item management skill due to the inventory being restricted, means the player can use only one item at a time. The game also introduces the item-based puzzles to solve, similar to The Legend of Zelda. The game uses the overhead formula like other Action Role-playing games. Dragon Slayer includes core features such as Dungeon Crawling, Turn-based Combat, Action Gameplay, Overhead Perspective, and more. Try it out, and let the game entertain you.
#1 Ian Livingstone’s Deathtrap Dungeon
Ian Livingstone’s Deathtrap Dungeon is an Action-Adventure, Single-player video game created by Asylum Studios and published by Eidos Interactive. The game focuses on the adventure gamebook of the same name and comes with exciting gameplay that the player really enjoy. It casts as the player as an adventurer, either Red Lotus or Chaindog, with an aim to explore the set of dungeons at the invitation of the wizard and avoid or overcome both the deadly traps and monsters to find riches. The player explores the world from a third-person perspective in order to complete the requirements of each level. To deal with enemies there are three different attacks such as ranged weapons, melee weapons and magic. The player can use melee weapons to take down enemies, and the game rewards the player with points for the killed enemy. During the journey, the player will encounter several locked doors that need the key or a device to unlock. Ian Livingstone’s Deathtrap Dungeon includes prominent features such as Third-person Action, Detailed Environment, Three different Attacks, and more. Try it out, if you love playing Action-Adventure games.
#2 Rune: Halls of Valhalla
Rune: Halls of Valhalla is a Fighting, Third-person Perspective and Single-player video game created by Human Head Studios, Inc. and published by Gathering of Developers, Inc. The game serves as the Downloadable Content Pack for the original Melee Combat video game Rune. The DLC pack comes with new multiplayer modes, additionally Team Death Match and Death Match. Two dozen new characters are available in the game and the player is able to select one of them to participate in the world including Gold Valkyrie, Mongol, Wren Valkyrie, Remus, Romulus, Gladiator, and more. During the gameplay, the player can battle against enemies in more thirty new levels, including Death Match Maps, Contest Winning Death Match Maps, Arena Maps, Head Ball Maps and more. The player navigates the land from a third-person perspective, use ranged weapons to kill enemies and earn points to advance through the game. With prominent features, engaging gameplay, brilliant controls, and breathtaking environment, Rune: Halls of Valhalla is the best game to play.