Web Mystery Dungeon

FrequentGamer posted the game on itch.io on 2 August 2026, together with its full source code. The itch.io page calls it a “playable prototype and learning resource”. On its own title screen the game is named PMD: Web Rescue.

We opened the itch.io page on 21 October 2026. The game’s files load from itch.io and the title screen offers New Game, Continue and Credits. The game uses sprites and music from the original Mystery Dungeon games; its credits say the sprites come from the community PMD Sprite Repository.

How to play Web Mystery Dungeon

1. Open the Play link above. It goes to the author’s itch.io page in a new tab.
2. Press Run game, then choose New Game.
3. You start in Pokémon Square, the town. Talk to the shopkeepers, the storage and the bulletin board, take a rescue job, then head for the cave to enter a dungeon.
4. Dungeons are turn-based: each step or attack you make, the enemies make one too. Watch your HP and Belly, recruit Pokémon you defeat, and reach the stairs.

The four dungeons in the game files are Tiny Woods (3 floors), Thunderwave Cave (5), Mt. Steel (9) and Joyous Tower (99).

Controls

From the game’s own scripts:

There is no key for moving down-left; use the on-screen ↙ button. The on-screen arrows, Wait, Z/Talk, X/Menu and move buttons also work with a mouse.

Can you play it on a phone?

Maybe, but we have not confirmed it. The game has on-screen arrows and buttons, and its page is set up for phone screens. The itch.io page doesn’t say anything about phones.

What works and what is missing

According to the author’s itch.io page:

• Works: random dungeons, the town hub, turn-based movement and combat, recruitable teammates, rescue jobs, shops and storage, animated sprites, several moves, items and dungeons.
• Missing: story mode, a full Pokémon roster, boss battles, finished sound and music, a better save system and final balancing.

Because development has stopped, these gaps are not expected to be filled.

Saving

You can save in town only, from the menu. The save goes into your browser’s local storage, so it stays on that browser and device. Clearing site data, using a private window or switching browsers starts you over.

Is it official, and will it stay up?

No. The itch.io page says it is an unofficial, non-commercial fan project and that Pokémon belongs to Nintendo, Game Freak and The Pokémon Company. No generative AI was used, according to the same page. Pokémon fan games are often taken down; we check the itch.io page every day and will update this page if it goes.

Want a Pokémon fan game that is still being worked on? Try PokéSurvivor or PokéBonk.

Not working?

• Run game does nothing: allow scripts and third-party content from itch.io (itch.zone), then reload.
• No music: browsers block sound until you click or press a key; start a game first.
• Continue is empty: you only have a save if you saved in town in the same browser.

Unofficial. This page is written by an independent directory. It is not made by, endorsed by or affiliated with Nintendo / The Pokémon Company (developed by Spike Chunsoft) or FrequentGamer (Web Mystery Dungeon's author). We do not host any files, and we never link to game files, ROMs or ISOs.