Dungeon Of Dragon Knight Remake
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Dungeon Of Dragon Knight Remake is a first-person, grid-based, real-time combat dungeon crawler RPG from solo developer Hector Xiang under HexGameStudio -- a remake of his own original 2019 game of the same name (minus "Remake"), which first launched on PC via Steam on July 10, 2019 and holds a Mostly Positive rating (74% of 305+ reviews) to this day. The Remake launches via PlayStation Store on August 10, 2026 with a 20% first-week discount.
The Premise
Legend says the Dragon Knight once used a powerful Artifact to seal the darkness beneath an ancient dungeon -- but now the Artifact has been stolen, and the darkness is rising again. Lured into the dungeon by a mysterious witch, you must find the Artifact before the dungeon claims you, uncovering the truth of what really happened before it's lost forever. The original base game's own premise sets up the journey: a four-person party, forced to flee into an unknown forest after their hometown is attacked by orcs, is offered food, water, and rest by that same mysterious witch -- though whether she can truly be trusted remains an open question.
Classic Dungeon Crawling, Faithfully Revived
The Remake is confirmed to faithfully revive the essence of classic old-school dungeon exploration -- grid-based movement, real-time combat, an optimized magic system, and a tavern hidden within the dungeon itself. Famitsu described the original as a solid, orthodox dungeon crawler, while German outlet 4Players praised its old-school design and genuinely tricky riddles, drawing direct comparisons to Legend of Grimrock.
A Real Musical Pedigree
The game's music is composed by Tetsuya Shibata, a genuinely notable Japanese video game composer known for his work on the Monster Hunter, Resident Evil, and Devil May Cry series.
A Genuinely Personal Solo-Developer Story
Hector Xiang has been remarkably open and personal about this remake, writing directly to the community about specific fans who shaped his development journey -- a German player whose project management advice he still uses daily, a player who bought two copies just to support him, and a player who once struggled without controller support and finally gets full controller implementation in this release. Xiang has also been honest that, since English isn't his native language, AI assistance was used to help communicate with the community -- a real, direct disclosure from a self-described lone-wolf developer with over 20 years of game development experience and a lifelong love of Dungeons & Dragons and tabletop RPGs.