Ian Livingstone's Deathtrap Dungeon is an action-adventure video game developed by Asylum Studios and published by Eidos Interactive for PlayStation and Microsoft Windows in 1998. It is based on the a
Deathtrap Dungeon
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi was an Italian classical archaeologist, architect, and artist, famous for his etchings of Rome and of fictitious and atmospheric "prisons". He was the father of Francesco Pi
Deathtrap Dungeon (video game)
…was heavily involved in determining the game's level design and art style. The aesthetics and atmosphere are manifestly inspired by Italian artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi, whose ruins drawings fascinated Ian Livingstone. Though the game's 3D engine is very similar to that of Tomb Raider, another Eidos-published game with…
Portrait by Francesco Piranesi, 1779
The Round Tower, etching
The Pyramid of Cestius, etching
The Arch of Trajan at Benevento, etching