The Tower of Druaga

aka: Arcade Archives: Druaga no Tō, Arcade Archives: The Tower of Druaga, Druaga no Tō

Moby ID: 19625

Released

June 1984 on Arcade

Credits

6 people

Releases by Date (by platform)

Publishers

Developers

Namco Limited

Moby Score: 5.5
#24,546 of 26.1K
Critics: 39% (7)
Players: (19)
Collected By: 30 players

Genre: Action
Perspective: Top-down
Gameplay: Arcade
Puzzle elements
Setting: Fantasy

Arcade Specs

Input Devices Supported/Optional: 1 button
Multiplayer Options: Hot Seat
Number of Offline Players: 1-2 Players

Buy on Game Boy

$47.50 used, $165.00 new on eBay

Buy on NES

$10.94 used on eBay

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Conversion (official)

The Tower of Druaga (1992)

Included in

Namco Gallery Vol. 2 (1996)
Namco Museum Archives Vol. 1 (2020)

Description official descriptions

You control a heroic knight, who is actually prince Gilgamesh, who must attempt to rescue the maiden from the demon Druaga. You are armed with a sword and shield to attack and defend. You move from floor to floor, which are constructed as mazes, searching for the key; this key will unlock the stage exit. Items can be found by performing various (unknown/hidden) tasks on each floor.

Spellings

アーケードアーカイブスドルアーガの塔 - Japanese PS4 / Switch spelling
ドルアーガの塔 - Japanese spelling

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Credits (Arcade version)

6 People

Game Designer	Masanobu Endō (Évezoö End)
Programmer	Satoshi Naitō (Satoshi Knight)
Sound Composer	Junko Ozawa (Zunko Odawa)
Hard Ware	Shigeru Saitoh (Single Shigeru)
Graphic Design	Yūichirō Shinozaki (You.Shino)
and Amusement Creater	Namco

Reviews

Critics

Average score: 39% (based on 7 ratings)

Players

Average score: 3.0 out of 5 (based on 19 ratings with 0 reviews)

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Discussion

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Arcade games with puzzles, hidden endings e.g Bubble Bobble	Andrew Fisher (700)	Mar 29, 2023

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Contributors to this Entry

Game added by koffiepad.

Arcade, Nintendo 3DS added by GTramp. Wii U added by Michael Cassidy. Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 added by Rik Hideto. NES, Game Boy added by chirinea. GameCube added by PatMan785. Sharp X1, Sharp MZ-80B/2000/2500, Sharp MZ-80K/700/800/1500 added by Infernos. Wii added by gamewarrior. Antstream added by lights out party. FM-7 added by Unicorn Lynx.

Additional contributors: chirinea, tarmo888, Rik Hideto.

Game added October 21, 2005. Last modified March 7, 2025.