About This Software

"This is my chessboard. And you don't know the rules."

Stripped of your names, shackled, and cast into the stone abyss beneath Torment Keep, you are not legendary heroes on a glorious quest—you are condemned outcasts fighting for one more breath.

Shadows of the Dungeon is a first-person tactical dungeon crawler that merges the tactile grit of 90s dungeon crawlers with the depth of the 5th Edition tabletop ruleset (SRD 5.2.1 / 5.5e compatible), running in active real time.

DUAL EXPLORATION: RETRO GRID OR FREE 3D

Play the way you remember—or the way you want. Toggle instantly between two distinct movement styles:

• Classic Grid Mode: Step-by-step movement with locked 90-degree turns and tactile tile navigation. Built for methodical mappers, secret hunters, and classic dungeon crawler veterans.

• Modern Free Movement: Fluid first-person 3D movement. Strafe, circle-strafe, inspect stone arches, and check ceiling angles with full camera freedom.

REAL-TIME 5.5e TACTICAL COMBAT

No waiting for turn bars. Tabletop precision meets active subterranean combat:

• Authentic Action Economy: Balance Standard Actions, Bonus Actions, and Reactions on cooldown timers governed by weapon speed and spell recovery.

• The Tabletop Engine in Motion: Attack rolls against Armor Class, saving throws, spell slots, Metamagic, and Wild Shape all execute dynamically in real time.

• Positioning & Line of Sight: Shield your squishy backline casters, flank heavily armored brutes, and use narrow stone doorways as tactical chokepoints.

HANDCRAFTED DUNGEONS & LETHAL TRAPS

Torment Keep is an ancient, multi-tiered labyrinth designed to punish careless steps:

• Physical & Environmental Secrets: Scour walls for hidden iron levers, solve floor rune riddles, and time runs across pressure plates.

• Verticality & Danger: Navigate rickety bridges over bottomless drops, explore murky sewer aqueducts, and beware pit traps hidden beneath false flagstones.

• Positional 3D Audio: Track enemy patrols, clicking insectoid mandibles, and the hiss of pressure plates before you turn the next blind corner.

YOUR EXPEDITION & THE LIVING CAMPFIRE

Your survival depends entirely on the composition and morale of your team:

• Deep Tabletop Character Creation: Assign attributes via Point-Buy across 9 distinct races and 12 classic classes with authentic tabletop traits.

• Roster Management (4 to Start, Up to 6 Active): Begin with a four-hero party, rescue trapped survivors in the deep, and deploy up to 6 active adventurers from your camp roster.

• The Living Campfire: Rest to recover hit points and high-tier spell slots. But beware: pitching camp in the darkness carries the constant risk of wandering monster ambushes.

PLAY THE FREE PROLOGUE DEMO TODAY

Experience the first two handcrafted dungeon levels, character creation, and a climactic boss encounter. Add Shadows of the Dungeon to your Steam Wishlist to support development and follow our journey!