Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

Boasting beautiful, hand-drawn animations and a re-orchestrated soundtrack, the cult classic returns with a unique blend of exploration, action, and adventure!

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap is a platformer, adventure and action game developed by Lizardcube and published by DotEmu.
Released on June 08th 2017 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 12 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Swedish and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 2,404 reviews of which 2,045 were positive and 359 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 5.89€ on Instant Gaming.


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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Processor: Any
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000-5000 series (game in 720p)
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 1100 MB available space
MacOS
  • OS: OS X 10.10.5
  • Processor: Any
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 3.2 Core Profile support, Intel HD 4000-5000 series (Intel HD 3000 series unsupported)
  • Storage: 1100 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: SDL_GameController devices fully supported.
Linux
  • OS: glibc 2.17+, 32/64-bit
  • Processor: Any
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 3.2 Core Profile support, Intel HD 4000-5000 series (Intel HD 3000 series unsupported)
  • Storage: 1100 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: SDL_GameController devices fully supported.

User reviews & Ratings

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Jan. 2025
This is an excellent remake. Nice gameplay, graphics and sound. Based on a classic, but feels like a modern 2D platformer.
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Jan. 2025
This remake plays just like the original but with significantly improved graphics and controls
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Nov. 2024
Great adventure platformer from way back, one of the best SEGA master system games. Remastered in a brilliant and respectful way with quick and easy toggle of retro sound and graphics. Still to this day a solid 6-10 hr playthru.
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July 2024
What a great idea for the re-release of an old retro game! Instead of trying to remake or (gods forbid) re-imagine it, leave all the programs the same and give it a new coat of paint with improved graphics and sound superimposed over the old game. And what a great defense for the devs: I could complain about some of the jankey controls (which are successfully masked by the complex animations), or the mechanics and say that I would have done it different, but this game was made a long time ago and I have an additional 30 odd years of gaming experience beyond its initial release, so what is really the point (besides indulging in presentism)? Instead, you have a legitimate retro experience with beautiful hand-drawn characters and backgrounds, while employing professional arrangements of the otherwise primitive bit-tunes that are so toe-tapping, they will be with you for days after the game is finished. I could think of half a dozen old games that could benefit from this treatment... most notably Chrono Trigger, but that is another story... Now there may be more to this re-release than what I am thinking is apparent, but it seems like a brilliant approach to resurrecting old games: just get the rights to the program and pour your funds into a new production. My only really complaint is how the new version just reverses the sprites while in the original, the shield-hand is always the left. Also, the lion is missing his mane and the animal sprites for the girl character are the same as the boy so... there does not seem much of a point with the gender selection. But whatever: these are minor details in an otherwise beautiful presentation! Oh and I should probably mention that the game itself is a nifty little fantasy metroidvania. At any rate, with its whimsical animal characters, interesting items, secrets, and the other stuff I said above, I really liked this game. This is what all retro-game cash-grabs should be!
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June 2024
Highly recommended, a gorgeous love letter to the original title and a great opportunity to approach it at the present time. It won't be everyone's cup of tea, but as an enjoyer of older games I've appreciated that the controls remained the same. The graphics and soundtrack are switchable at any point between original and new. Regarding the game itself the map is cleverly designed, the different playable characters unlocked as you progress allow you to explore the world from a different perspective and keeps it from being boring or repetitive, and grinding required is close to non-existent. The result is a solid ~8h experience that I'd highly recommend to everyone, especially to those who are willing to give a chance to older games.
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Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
8.2
2,045
359
Online players
3
Developer
Lizardcube
Publisher
DotEmu
Release 08 Jun 2017
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