Dungeon Lurker is in development at 13AM Games for PC via Steam, with a demo available since August 4, 2026 and more than 100,000 wishlist registrations on the store. A release date is undecided.
Dungeon Lurker was announced on June 2, 2026 as a horror action roguelike for PC from 13AM Games, the studio behind Runbow and Dawn of the Monsters. The announcement described retro 32-bit visuals, more than 30 dungeon floors, and a story about a protagonist going through a deceased friend's belongings. At that point the release date was undecided and Japanese language support was not planned. A teaser trailer was released with the announcement.
The demo arrived on Steam on August 4, 2026 alongside a new trailer, and it established how the combat and the framing work. Players control a knight searching for a missing brother, with immortality promised at the deepest level. Combat lets players launch enemies into the air with a sword and use shield guards, dodges, spells, and passive skills, against ghouls, goblins, and werewolves. The demo also carries the manual gimmick: players can step away from the TV screen and read a manual with handwritten notes from the pause menu. The story frames the whole game as an item left behind by a deceased friend, which the protagonist checks after a voicemail from the friend's mother.
By August 28, 2026 the Steam wishlist count had passed 100,000 with the demo still live. The fiction had settled into a specific shape: the player is clearing an action game left behind on a fictional retro console by a deceased friend, and the player's own secrets surface as the player progresses. Coverage on September 10, 2026 filled in that console and the manual's contents. The game runs on 3D graphics modeled after a fictional console called the Eclipse 32. The manual's handwritten notes include a shortcut route and circled enemy weak points. The dungeon has 15 floors, and the goal is to rescue an imprisoned brother. Across the stories, the floor count has been reported as 15 floors and as more than 30 stages.
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13AM Games showed Dungeon Lurker at its Tokyo Game Show 2026 booth, which opened at Makuhari Messe on September 17. The action roguelite casts the player as someone playing a game that was supposedly released for the fictional 32-bit Eclipse System 32, exploring dungeons with collected weapons and spells across three areas and 15 floors while in-game handwritten manual notes carry the hints.
Dungeon Lurker is a retro-style action roguelike from 13AM Games, the studio behind Runbow and Dawn of the Monsters. The game runs on 3D graphics modeled after a fictional console called the Eclipse 32. Its instruction manual carries handwritten notes from a previous owner, including a shortcut route and circled enemy weak points. The dungeon has 15 floors, and the goal is to rescue an imprisoned brother.
13AM Games is developing the roguelike action game Dungeon Lurker for PC via Steam, where it has surpassed 100,000 wishlist registrations. A demo is available now. The game is set inside a cursed dungeon and framed as clearing an action game left behind on a fictional retro console by a deceased friend, with the player's own secrets gradually exposed as the player progresses.
13AM Games released a demo version of its roguelike action game Dungeon Lurker on Steam on August 4, 2026, alongside a new trailer. The game is set in a cursed dungeon where players control a knight searching for a missing brother, with immortality promised at the deepest level. It features over 30 stages with retro-style visuals reminiscent of 32-bit console graphics, and enemies include ghouls, goblins, and werewolves. Combat uses a modern action feel, allowing players to launch enemies into the air with a sword, use shield guards, dodges, spells, and passive skills. The story frames the game as an item left behind by a deceased friend, with the protagonist checking the friend's belongings after receiving a voicemail from the friend's mother. The demo includes a gimmick where players can step away from the TV screen and read a manual with handwritten notes from the pause menu, a feature that adds to the retro presentation. The game is scheduled for release on PC via Steam.
13AM Games announced Dungeon Lurker, a horror action roguelike for PC. The game features retro 32-bit visuals, over 30 dungeon floors, and a narrative about a protagonist exploring a deceased friend's belongings. A teaser trailer was released. The release date is undecided, and Japanese language support is not planned.