Telengard

Telengard is a dungeon crawler where you descend through 50 levels of a massive 200x200 grid, fighting monsters and hunting treasure. You start with randomly rolled stats—Strength, Intelligence, Charisma—that shape how you'll survive. Combat can happen in real-time or turn-based mode, your choice. Beyond fighting, you gain experience by finding treasure chests and interacting with altars and fountains scattered through the dungeon. High Charisma lets you befriend certain creatures instead of killing them, and they'll give you items or heal you. It's an early take on procedural dungeon diving with flexible pacing and some light diplomacy mixed into the usual hack-and-loot loop. Good for anyone curious about where the genre started or who wants straightforward dungeon exploration without story overhead.