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If you’re looking for your Diablo 3 fix and just can’t wait for its release, perhaps Dungeon Runners will entertain you for awhile. Its been over two years since I first took a look at Dungeon Runners and it was fun to jump back in for an hour or two today and run through some dungeons.

Dungeon Runners is a Free-to-play RPG with instanced dungeons similar to Guild Wars and Diablo. And while you won’t find an overarching story, the game’s humor, and singular focus on dungeon crawling tends to make up for it.

Launched in 2007 by NCsoft, the game continues to provide a home for those looking for light-hearted fare. This is a fantasy game where you can play as a mage, archer or fighter. The maximum level is 100 and rather than having access to just your primary class-based skills you can choose skills from the other two classes as well. Rather than being handed a fixed platter of skills when you level up, you buy them from trainers and pay gold to upgrade them so they become more powerful.

As you kill critters you will gather gold and loot ranging from the mundane vendor trash to “rainbow tagged” items representing some of the most powerful weapons and armor in the game. You also collect “King’s Coins” as you complete quests which you can trade in for a random item for your class.

When you get tired of fighting in PVE, the game also offers PVP. Everyone plays as a level 101 character and your stats are adjusted upward to even everything out. Like Diablo, and virtually every other RPG these days, the game is focused on loot collection to make your avatar as strong as possible.

While the game is free-to-play, it also offers a monthly subscription. Becoming a member for $5 a month gives you access to better loot and more XP, King’s Coins and bank storage. If you must have the best stuff and want to play competitively you will want to become a member. But check it out, you might find the awesome humor and fast paced gameplay to be a great way to spend a few hours.

You can find the game on the Dungeon Runners website. They also have an active community forum you can visit. Check out this gameplay video on YouTube: