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Next Genium · Published by Next Genium · Official site ↗
Last updated 8 Oct 2026
Build and expand your own warm, cozy dungeon where your minions live miserable lives and do their evil things. Take part in thrilling battles against humans, angels, and powerful bosses, defending your domain. Conquer the world by commanding an army with a wave of your hand!
Simulation, Strategy · 2027 · More free games
Explore Dungeon Dominator, where you craft your own dungeon realm, command an army of minions, and engage in intense battles against formidable foes.
About this game
Dungeon Dominator is a dark fantasy dungeon management strategy game where you must reclaim your title as a god in a world that dared to forget you.
Now you are Illazar. Once a dreaded overlord, cast into the Sphere of Oblivion, and now summoned again by desperate mortals. While kingdoms drown in pointless wars, one ruler has unearthed a mysterious artifact that threatens all living things. The world stands on the brink of annihilation. And only you, an ancient evil, can bring order here. In your own way.
Forget cramped boundaries. Your power reaches as far as your tunnels will carry it. Carve passages through solid rock, uncovering hidden chambers, ancient tombs, and veins of rare resources. Build rooms and upgrade them, shaping your dungeon into a living, perfected organism. Every new hall is more than a space — it’s an instrument of influence: from incubators that breed new creatures to grim altars and torture chambers where prisoners’ wills are remade.
Werewolves, necromancers, witches, flesh-cutters, and demons — your subjects are not mindless drones. They live, feel, fear, and dream. Some grow tired of work, others thirst for blood, and a few may even plot against you. Rule. Punish the disloyal, reward the faithful, force them to breed, train, or torment your enemies. Bend their wretched fates to your will — because every creature knows: its god sees everything.
Your divine hand can do far more than command. Grab, shake, smash, and hurl anything within reach. Want construction to move faster? Slap a worker into action. Humans broke into the corridor? Drop a stalactite on their heads, trigger a bolt-thrower trap — or simply toss in a barrel of explosives. There is no single “right” way — only your will, and tons of interactive environments ready to collapse onto your enemies.
They will come for your lair. Humans, demons, and creatures of the abyss — everyone wants a piece of your riches. But you are no mere observer. Dive into battle, wield magic, aid your monsters, and turn the battlefield upside down. Make defense a blood-soaked spectacle where your enemies learn one lesson: it’s unwise to anger a god. Intrigue, betrayal, and conspiracy will be your daily bread — because when the true ruler returns, the rules of the game change forever.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Processor: AMD / Intel CPU running at 2.8 GHz or higher: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or Intel Core i5-8400 or newer is recommended.
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA/AMD dedicated graphics card, with at least 4GB of dedicated VRAM and with at least DirectX 11.0 support: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Equivalent or newer is recommended.
- Storage: 20 GB available space
- Sound Card: Integrated or dedicated
- Additional Notes: Low settings | Full-HD resolution | Average performance
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
- Processor: AMD / Intel CPU running at 2.9 GHz or higher: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X or Intel Core i7-10700 or newer is recommended.
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA/AMD dedicated graphics card, with at least 6GB of dedicated VRAM and with at least DirectX 11.0 support: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 or AMD Equivalent or newer is recommended.
- Storage: 20 GB available space
- Sound Card: Integrated or dedicated
- Additional Notes: High settings | Full-HD resolution | Average performance
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Dungeon Dispatch! Patch 0.2: Event Log, Tutorials & Rebalance!
Greetings, Dungeon Overlords!Managing your sprawling underground fortress just got a whole lot easier. We’ve added pop-up alerts and an event log filter so you can instantly react to riots, attacks, and resource shortages anywhere on the map. Alongside this, mana regeneration is now 3x faster, knockouts are far more lethal, room tutorials have been implemented, and general gameplay polish is live.Patch 0.2 Full Changelog▸ EVENT LOG & ALERT SYSTEM:Added pop-up warnings — critical events (famine, riots, resource shortages, building destruction, and expedition results) are now highlighted in real time.Added one-click navigation — clicking any notification instantly moves the camera to the incident or opens the target object card.Added an improved log — duplicate messages are now automatically grouped, and the log can be filtered by category with saved preferences.▸ COMBAT & BALANCE:Added friendly fire — spells and area-of-effect attacks can now deal damage to allied units.Added knockout execution — a direct weapon strike instantly slays a downed fighter, while any incoming damage reduces the knockout timer by 0.5 seconds.Accelerated mana regeneration — regen rate increased to 3 units per second with a 10-second delay after casting the last spell.▸ TUTORIAL & UI:Added tutorials — clear visual guides for every dungeon room (Secret Chamber, Barracks, Butcher's Shop, Necro-workshop, and more).Updated quest log — completely overhauled the visual design and layout of tutorial materials.Improved UI interaction — fixed overlapping windows, eliminated click-through issues into the game world, and updated squad banners with unit frames.▸ FIXES & POLISH:Fixed combat AI — resolved issues where units turned their backs on enemies, formed up incorrectly, or floated in mid-air after resting.Fixed save system — fixed loss of weapon parameters (slot, durability, rarity), salary payment glitches, and auto-combat locking up after loading.Updated visual effects — reworked VFX for most wea...Read full article on Community Announcements (Next Genium)AnnouncementsOfficial
Waiting for Dungeon Keeper's rebirth? Dungeon Dominator Playtest is live!
Greetings, Overlord.Our dungeon is empty, your minions are idle, and somewhere above, the heroes of light are having the time of their lives. A disgrace. Let's fix that!Dungeon Dominator Playtest — Open Now.If you miss Dungeon Keeper and Fallout Shelter — welcome home.How to Get Access:Request access on our Steam store page, wait for your invite, and start playing. Access is granted in waves, so if you don't make it into the first one, you'll just need a little patience until the next.What's in the Test Build:Prologue and Freeplay Mode: a tutorial for novice Overlords and a freeplay mode featuring multiple progression paths, each with its own rewards.Over 20 Unique Creatures: lycanthropes, necromancers, witches, demons, and things much worse — each with their own personality, mood, abilities, and fears.Rooms to Construct: slaughter livestock in the Butcher Shop, craft gear in the Forge, brew elixirs in the Alchemist's Lab, activate powerful artifacts in the Arcana Room, and summon fresh bodies through the portal.Hand of Evil: cast spells, grab weapons, issue commands, and slap workers when they forget who's in charge.Much More to Come: a story campaign, full dialogues with a voiced advisor, the complete Hand of Evil arsenal, traps, surface raids, and expanded localizations. We will showcase all of this in upcoming patches. We are rolling out testing in stages to fine-tune mechanics and economy, fix bugs, and improve the game based on your feedback — every new phase means more players and more content.Add Dungeon Dominator to your Wishlist, follow our social media, and join our Discord server — where we post updates and collect all your feedback. The dungeon won't build itself. We await you, Overlord! 👹Read full article on Community Announcements (Next Genium)AnnouncementsOfficial
Steam Playtest Dungeon Dominator — Opening the Dungeon Doors Soon!
Have you ever ruled over dungeons? Dungeon Keeper, Dungeons, or War for the Overworld. If these names bring back nostalgia — welcome home.We are creating Dungeon Dominator — a classic dungeon sim where evil feels right at home again. While our imps polish the trailer and goblins prepare the playtest, you can already enjoy fresh gameplay GIFs on our store page.Complete surface conquest is still a long way off, but the first gates will open very soon. Very soon, we will open the gates to the dungeon in our Steam Playtest.What awaits the future Overlord?A prologue with a tutorial (15–20 minutes).Free roam mode with 2+ hours of gameplay.25+ creatures, 8 room types, and 30 interactive objects.Hand of God. Grab. Shake. Throw. Break. Heroes love all of the above. Almost.How to support the dark forces?It's vital for us to know that our dungeon is growing in the right direction. That's why we're opening the playtest gradually and will welcome every piece of feedback.It's very simple:Request access to the Steam Playtest on the game's store page.Add Dungeon Dominator to your Wishlist.Wait for the gates to open... or rather, the playtest start date.If you love god sims, dark fantasy, and the spirit of classic games: — then a place on the Overlord's throne awaits you in our game Dungeon Dominator. See you in the dungeon. And try not to become food for our creatures.Read full article on Community Announcements (Next Genium)
