About dungeon synth

When I first heard dungeon synth it felt like I just discovered an ancient and untold spell . Its many genres, themes, motifs, inspired authors and melodies take you to deepest darkest dungeons, everlasting journeys through fantasy realms, epic quests and embalm you in soothing melodies.

Here is the list of my fav DS subgenres and most listened authors/albums. This list will probably be updated with more recommendations. You can listen and discover more DS on The dungeon synth archieves, bandcamp and internet.

Old school ds

• Old tower - rise of the specter
• Old Sorcery - Strange and eternal, Realms of Magickal sorrow
• Secret Stairways - Enchantments of the ring, turning point
• Casket of Dreams - Dragons of Autumn Twilight

Raw dungeon synth (or more chiptune-y)

• Sunken Grove - Binding branches
• Sunken grove - Precious solitude
• Hole Dweller - Flies the Coop, Flies the coop 2, Another chance at peace
• Hedge wizard
• Anything by Quest master: The twelve temples, The twelve castles, Lost songs of distant realms vol. 1 & 2
• Tales Under the Oak - Swamp Kingdom, The Toad Folk, The Toad King
• Elador - forgotten land
• Vindkaldr - Enchantments Of Old Lore, Ambient 1, Miscreantic Mysteries And Invocations
• Fogweaver - Magelight
• Elyvilon - Nimueh's Gift
• Rune realms - Secrets of Deepwood
• Aindulmedir - The lunar lexicon, star lore, the winter scriptures
• Chaucerian Myth - The Canterbury Tales
• Umbria - Farwalker, The Entombed Wizard
• DIM - Compendium I,Compendium Reliquiae
• Blood Tower / Apothecarium - Split
• Knights of Nvrul - Sword of Äonheart
• Monastery - The Garden Of Abandon
• Erang - Tome 1
• Fief - I to V
• Elffor - Arkaik series
• Galdur - Age of legends
• Hole Dweller - Returns to roost

Resources

Channel focused on comfy synth

Someone's video essay on winter synth

Video essay about dungeon synth