TipaSteam Next Fest: Underkeep and Dverghold
Return to the days of Dungen Hack, Wizardry and The Eye of the Beholder with these two new dungeon crawlers from Steam Next Fest.
https://chasingdings.com/2026/02/27/steam-next-fest-underkeep-and-dverghold/
Judeau (EatTheRich)@Tipa That was a great read!
While I have not played Dverghold, I just finished my playthrough of Underkeep and thought it was a blast!
Like you mentioned in your write-up, it was a lot of fun and the clean retro aesthetics went a long way to making it appealing.
I was also surprised at how well it played with a controller on the steam deck. I'm sure it would be more intuitive with a mouse and keyboard, but was pleasantly surprised with the controller support.
Alex
Games That I Missed@Tipa Thanks for reviewing these. It sounds like both of them are just shy of the mark.
Have you played anything in the Etrian Odyssey series? A party-based dungeon crawl, hard as rock and I think very much an evolution of the old Wizardry style of game. I've put a huge amount of time into them over the years.
They were originally for the Nintendo DS and 3DS, but the first three have been re-released as "HD" versions on Steam and the Switch: https://atlus.com/etrianorigins/
