dungeon A dungeon is a room or cell in which prisoners are held, especially underground. Dungeons are generally associated with medieval castles, though their association with torture probably derives more from the Renaissance period. An oubliette (fr ...

is an underground prison or vault. Dungeon or donjon may also refer to:

Games

* ''Dungeon'' (video game), a 1975 mainframe role-playing game * ''

Dungeon! ''Dungeon!'' is an adventure board game designed by David R. Megarry and first released by TSR, Inc. in 1975. Additional contributions through multiple editions were made by Gary Gygax, Steve Winter, Jeff Grubb, Chris Dupuis and Michael Gray ( ...

'', a board game published 1975 as part of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' franchise ** ''Dungeon!'' (video game), a 1982 video game adaptation of the board game * ''The Dungeon'' (1993 video game), an Acorn Archimedes role-playing game * ''Donjon'' (role-playing game), a 2002 role-playing game * ''Dungeons'' (video game), a 2011 strategy video game * ''Dungeon'', an alternative name for ''

Zork ''Zork'' is a text adventure game first released in 1977 by developers Tim Anderson (programmer), Tim Anderson, Marc Blank, Bruce Daniels, and Dave Lebling for the PDP-10 mainframe computer. The original developers and others, as the company ...

'', a computer game * ''DungeonWorld'' (play-by-mail game), a fantasy role-playing

play-by-mail game A play-by-mail game (also known as a PBM game, PBEM game, turn-based game, turn based distance game, or an interactive strategy game.) is a game played through postal mail, email, or other digital media. Correspondence chess and Go (game), Go wer ...

published in 1998, originally called ''Dungeon'' * A generic video game term used to describe a hostile, labyrinthine location where players can fight enemies and collect loot; they are a common feature of

role-playing Role-playing or roleplaying is the changing of one's behaviour to assume a role, either unconsciously to fill a social role, or consciously to act out an adopted role. While the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' offers a definition of role-playing ...

and

adventure games An adventure game is a video game genre in which the player assumes the role of a protagonist in an interactive story, driven by exploration and/or puzzle-solving. The genre's focus on story allows it to draw heavily from other narrative-based m ...

such as

The Legend of Zelda series is a media franchise, video game series created by the Japanese game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka. It is primarily developed and published by Nintendo; some portable installments and re-releases have been outsourced to Flags ...

Literature

* ''Dungeon'' (comics), a series of comic books created by Joann Sfar and Lewis Trondheim, originally published under the French title ''Donjon'' * Dungeon series, a series of fantasy novels written under the auspices of Philip José Farmer * ''Dungeon'' (magazine), an official magazine of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' franchise

Places

Fort Purcell Fort Purcell (more often known by the moniker The Dungeon) is a ruined fort near Pockwood Pond on the island of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. History The Fort was built by the Dutch at an unascertained date in either the late 16th or v ...

Tortola Tortola () is the largest and most populated island of the British Virgin Islands, a group of islands that form part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. It has a surface area of with a total population of 23,908, with 9,400 residents in ...

- commonly referred to as "The Dungeon".

Other uses

* ''The Dungeon'' (1922 film), an American silent film directed by Oscar Michaeux * "Dungeon", an episode of the TV series ''

Adventure Time ''Adventure Time'' is an American fantasy animated television series created by Pendleton Ward and co-produced by Frederator Studios for Cartoon Network. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Finn the Human, Finn (Jeremy Shada) and ...

'' *

Dungeon (band) Dungeon was an Australian melodic power metal band based in Sydney, considered by some as one of Australia's leading metal bands. The group existed from 1989 to 2005, released six full-length albums, and toured heavily both throughout Australi ...

, an Australian power metal musical group *

Dungeon (BDSM) BDSM is a variety of often erotic practices or roleplaying involving bondage, discipline, dominance and submission, sadomasochism, and other related interpersonal dynamics. Given the wide range of practices, some of which may be engaged in ...

, a playspace for BDSM activities *

Hart Dungeon The Hart Dungeon or Hart Family Dungeon, otherwise known simply as The Dungeon, was the gym and wrestling school located in the basement of the Hart mansion. The school was created by Stu Hart, patriarch of the Hart wrestling family and is known ...

or The Dungeon, a wrestling school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada * The Dungeons, a series of tourist attractions owned by

Merlin Entertainment Merlin Entertainments Limited is a global entertainment company based in London, England, which operates a number of theme park resorts and other visitor attractions. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange until November 2019, when it was ...

London Dungeon The London Dungeon is a tourist attraction/ haunted attraction along London's South Bank, England, which recreates various gory and macabre historical events in a gallows humour style. It uses a mixture of live actors, special effects and ...

York Dungeon York Dungeon is a tourist attraction in York, England. York Dungeon depicts history of the dungeon using actor led shows, special effects and displays of models and objects. The York Dungeons reopened in March 2013 after a period of closure du ...

Edinburgh Dungeon The Edinburgh Dungeon is an underground tourist attraction in Edinburgh's city centre, on Market Street, which uses live actor shows and interactive rides to show various historical events from Scottish history in a scary fun style, with audien ...

Berlin Dungeon Berlin Dungeon is a tourist attraction from a chain including the London Dungeon and Hamburg Dungeon. It provides a journey through Berlin's dark history in an actor led, interactive experience. There are both German and English shows and the ...

Hamburg Dungeon Built in 2000, the Hamburg Dungeon is a tourist attraction from a chain including the London Dungeon and Berlin Dungeon. It is the first of this brand to be built in mainland Europe. It provides a journey through Hamburg’s dark history in a ...

Amsterdam Dungeon The Amsterdam Dungeon, in the city of Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 202 ...

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