Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

The Tower of Druaga

Title	The Tower of Druaga
First release	1984
Developer	Namco
Publisher	Namco
Platforms	Arcade, MSX, NES / Famicom
Genres	action role-playing game, maze video game
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	No
Releases	Arcade: 1984-10-01 NES / Famicom: 1985-08-06
Wikidata ID	Q5231241

Gilgamesh ascends 60 maze levels within the Tower of Druaga to rescue Ki and retrieve the Blue Crystal Rod. Players navigate an isometric perspective, searching each floor for a specific key required to unlock the path to the next level while battling through various fantasy-themed encounters.

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Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB and Arcade Database (ADB). Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.

Sources

Wikidata (Q5231241) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (msx/the-tower-of-druaga) · last updated 2026-10-11 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (24422) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (27325) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (todruaga) · last updated 2026-10-13 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`todruaga`
Title at ADB	The Tower of Druaga (New Ver.)
Manufacturer	Namco
Year	1984
Genre	Maze / Collect
Players	2
MAME driver status	GOOD

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Namco); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (mame-title+year) · fetched 2026-10-13 17:37 UTC · no fields filled (other sources take precedence)

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Namco · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Artwork (4): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Namco · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Namco · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (1): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Namco · internal use only.

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Videos

Arcade Longplay [858] Tower of Druaga

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Arcade Game: Tower of Druaga (1984 Namco)

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