In Dungeon Heroes one player takes on the role of the Hero Party and the other takes on the role of the Dungeon Lord. The Hero Party is attempting to discover three treasures within the dungeon and the Dungeon Lord is attempting to eliminate the entire Hero Party.
Dungeon Heroes is played in two phases, a passive phase in which the Dungeon Lord builds the dungeon while the Heroes explore and an aggressive phase, in which the monster tiles come to life and begin to actively pursue the Heroes during their exploration.