Sekaiju no Meikyuu III - Seikai no Raihousha

Developer: Atlus

Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City is a tough, first-person dungeon-crawling RPG built around touchscreen mapmaking and party customization. Players guide a custom team through layered labyrinths, tracing maps by hand while managing resources, skills, and roaming FOEs that punish complacency. Progression rewards careful planning, experimentation with classes, and tactical positioning in unforgiving boss fights. Its deliberate pace, old-school difficulty, and tactile DS mapping create a nostalgic, hardcore experience that emphasizes exploration and risk-reward decisions. Ideal for players who enjoy methodical strategy, mapping challenges, and a satisfying sense of hard-earned discovery.