A Middlesbrough games company are bringing the excitement of a dungeon board game to your screen, and in beautifully gruesome detail…

The Living Dungeon has been in development for about two years, and is currently undergoing the ‘finishing touches’. At the helm is Radiation Burn, tucked away in Middlesbrough and comprising Graham, ‘the guy who does stuff’, and Chantelle, ‘the gal who codes stuff’.

Up to nine players can take part in the game. It’s a battle of wits, luck and skulduggery. The aim is to survive other adventurers, monsters, and the dungeon, all through combat, agility and dungeon manipulation. Only the strongest, fastest and smartest survive.

The North East indie game dev scene seems to be booming at the moment, but The Living Dungeon is looking to set the stage alight. It’s certainly the most interesting and visually impressive project we’ve seen from the region so far, and the team behind it are keen to assure us that this is only the start of things to come.

But the really interesting thing about The Living Dungeon is not its engaging gameplay, immersive environment, or art style… it’s the fact that this is a brand new, completely original type of game. In a world where all the great ideas have supposedly been thought of already, that’s an impressive feat to pull off.

Graham says, “We initially made a board game for fun. It turned out to be great fun, so we played it almost every week for 2 years. Someone came into the office, played it, and pointed out the obvious… we make video games, so we should make this into a video game.”

The game has already been on tour to various game expos and events, and is enjoying glowing testimonials from the first wave of trial gamers, some voicing concerns that they might end up losing a lot of time to it with friends.

You can look out for The Living Dungeon on Xbox One and Steam, and keep up to date with news at www.thelivingdungeon.com. Connect with the team on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.