What platforms is Dungeon Explorer on?

Dungeon Explorer was released on Sega CD.

When did Dungeon Explorer release?

Dungeon Explorer was first released on December 31, 1995.

Dungeon Explorer

Dec 31, 1995Role-playing (RPG)Sega CD

Dungeon Explorer — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Dungeon Explorer on?: Dungeon Explorer was released on Sega CD.
When did Dungeon Explorer release?: Dungeon Explorer was first released on December 31, 1995.

About Dungeon Explorer

Dungeon Explorer is an action RPG developed by Westone and Hudson Soft and released for the Sega Mega-CD in 1995. Despite sharing a name, the Mega-CD Dungeon Explorer is not a port of an earlier Dungeon Explorer, released for the PC Engine in 1989. While related, the Mega-CD game is designed to play more like Atari Games's Gauntlet, and is exclusive to Sega's system.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Sega CD
Developer: Westone
Publisher: Sega of America
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Themes: Action, Fantasy

Details via IGDB.

Collector value & authenticity

Sega CD · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-11-02

Loose

$55

Complete

$135

Sealed

$182

few sales

Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
European (PAL) release	$204	$293	—

How often it sells

Loose: about once a month
Complete: about once a week
Sealed: about once a year

Prices marked “few sales” rest on about one recorded sale a year, so treat them as a rough guide: the next copy could sell well above or below. Expect to wait for one to come up.

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-11-02.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $12.10 in Oct 2008, $76 five years ago, and $55 as of Nov 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2009	$8.95	—
Jan 2010	$15.49	—
Jan 2011	$14.99	—
Jan 2012	$30	—
Jan 2013	$28	—
Jan 2014	$19.90	$30
Jan 2015	$28	$31
Jan 2016	$40	$50
Jan 2017	$48	$60
Jan 2018	$44	$55
Jan 2019	$48	$68
Jan 2020	$41	$77
Jan 2021	$73	$139
Jan 2022	$110	$175
Jan 2023	$65	$106
Jan 2024	$55	$132
Jan 2025	$57	$120
Jan 2026	$55	$110
Nov 2026	$55	$135

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Nov 2026.

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number	Barcode
North America	May 1995	4657	010086046571
Europe / PAL	1995	T-143025-50	—

Source: Japanese product numbers, dates and prices: Sega Japan's Mega-CD software lists, each number checked against MAME's Mega-CD software list. North American and European numbers: the number printed on the disc as recorded by Redump, shown where MAME's list agrees or has no number

Region: NA+EU
Released: 1995
Authenticity: Med

Modern re-releases of these games are not tracked hereMedium counterfeit risk

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A Gauntlet-style action RPG with real structure and four-player support, though critics found it repetitive.

This is the Sega CD version of Dungeon Explorer, co-developed by Hudson Soft and Westone. Sega published it in North America in May 1995, and Hudson Soft published it in Europe in 1995. It saves to the unit's internal backup memory or to a Backup RAM cartridge.

Next Generation called it a Gauntlet retread that is sometimes just as tedious, yet credited Westone with improvements: you work through six fortresses and then climb the Darkling Tower to free a trapped goddess, with eight characters to choose from and up to four players with a multitap. GameFan was cooler, calling it a large, playable, fairly repetitive time killer and wishing the voices were clearer.

How it was made

Hudson Soft and Westone co-developed it, with additional support from Sega.

What the press said at the time

Next Generation Issue 5	May 1995	* * *
Game Players Issue 74	August 1995	76%
GameRankings (aggregate)		40%
GamePro		13.5 / 20
Consoles +		85%
GamesMaster		78%
Gamers		2 (B)
Joypad		55%
MAN!AC		73%
Mega Force		87%
Mega Fun		67%
Player One		65%
RPGFan		40%
Sega Power		70%
Top Consoles		14 / 20
Video Games		71%
VideoGames		9 / 10

“The title isn't groundbreaking, but most of the puzzles are clever, and the variety and challenge will keep your interest high.”
— Next Generation, May 1995

“This time there is an ending to the game and a place to upgrade your character's armor.”
— Game Players, August 1995

Undated scores are from the review table in the game's Wikipedia article, limited to reviews of the Sega CD version.

Before you buy

Among North American Sega CD games the US disc is a pricier one, well above the middle. The European disc usually costs far more still, loose and complete, and it suits a European Mega-CD. Ask for photos of the disc's printed side, its data side and the inner ring, and make sure the catalogue number matches the case.