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Game Overview

Eye of the Beholder is one of those old-school dungeon crawlers that just feels like D&D—because, well, it is. You start in Waterdeep’s sewers with a party of four, and within minutes, you’re fumbling through dark corridors, bumping into walls (a lot), and getting jumped by giant spiders. The grid-based movement takes some getting used to, but once you do, it’s weirdly satisfying—like solving a puzzle while getting stabbed.

It’s basically Dungeon Master’s moodier cousin, with that same first-person, real-time combat where every swing of your sword feels desperate. And yeah, the sequels exist (Darkmoon’s a solid follow-up, Myth Drannor… less so), but the original nails that claustrophobic, "we’re definitely not making it out alive" vibe. Just don’t confuse it with the GBA game—same name, totally different beast.

If you’ve got the patience for ’90s RPG jank, this one’s a time capsule worth cracking open.

Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".