Gauntlet

Arcade 1985
4.8 / 10
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Rating Breakdown

Gameplay 18% weight
7/10
Depth 12% weight
4/10
Challenge 15% weight
6/10
Graphics 8% weight
4/10
Music 8% weight
5/10
Story 11% weight
1/10
Multiplayer 8% weight
—/10
Impact 9% weight
8/10
Nostalgia 11% weight
9/10
Score history 4.78 → 4.86
2026-05-17 4.86
2026-05-04 4.78 Initial rating

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About

Gauntlet is a 1985 hack and slash video game developed and published by Atari Games for arcades. It is one of the first multiplayer dungeon crawl arcade games. The core design of Gauntlet comes from the 1983 game Dandy for the Atari 8-bit computers, which resulted in a threat of legal action. It also has similarities to the 1983 maze game Time Bandit.

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Reviewed January 1, 1985  ·  Last updated May 17, 2026