Dungeon Antiqua
Worth it · RPG · 2024
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $6.99.
- Length
- 3.9h
- Value
- $1.79/hr
- Reviews
- 90% of 401 positive
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Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 9 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
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About the game
Dungeon Antiqua is a simple RPG inspired by the Wizardry and Final Fantasy games of the 1980s and 1990s, in which players traverse dungeons by repeatedly exploring and developing their characters.
Minimum specs
Runs on Windows, macOS.
The value story
Across all 13 discounts in the 2 years tracked, the median cut is 25 percent, about 9 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 9 days ago.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 4 percent on value. It is cheaper than 61 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 92 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Dragon Cliff ($1.99, scores 77) beats it on value, while it beats Heroes of Hammerwatch ($14.99, scores 70).
More about Dungeon Antiqua
Of the 337 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 2 come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written October 2024 to August 2026.
Players
- Players online
- 6 when we last checked, on Oct 9, 23:55 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
It's a short and sweet Wizardrylike that looks a lot like oldschool Final Fantasy. It's cute! I love the PC sprites. I think the sequel is probably more worth your time, as it's a significantly more interesting game. But like I said, this game is pretty short so IMO it's worth checking out.
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
I played Dungeon Antiqua 2 first, as it's an FF5 style game and I'm an avid FF5 randomizer player. I'm also not as fond of Wizardry as the early FF series (even with having and played both on the NES). This was still solid, I can see a lot of things that became what I loved in DA2. Like DA2, you have a limited field of view and gradually make more of the map visible. There are light spells to help you see better...
I played this game after playing the second, and honestly it's hard to recommend. It's is very old-school and harkens back to the Wizardry games of NES yore very strongly. It sends your characters back to level 1 when you change classes. It has basically no story and is all gameplay, but even the gameplay is pretty janky and the boss fights aren't that great. IMO, just play the second.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
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Cite this score
Dungeon Antiqua scores 74/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/3198540/dungeon-antiquaReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 29, price as of Oct 19. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.