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'''Floor types''' are a defining characterstic of a floor or area in the {{Meta|Mystery Dungeon}} games.

* Arranged floors are generated by arranging bigger pre-made areas together.
* Fixed floors always look the same and are always found at the same floor number.
** Gridless floors are a type of fixed floor where the grid doesn't appear until a fight starts.
* Random floors are randomly generated and change every time they are entered.
* Shuffle floors are pre-made floors that are randomly used on a given floor number.

==Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon==
{| class="MDWiki" style="text-align:center; margin:auto"
! rowspan="2" |Game
! colspan="5" |Floor type Availability
|-
!Arranged 
!Fixed
!Gridless
!Random
!Shuffle
|-
!{{DragonQuest|Torneko 1}}
|{{No}}
|
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
!{{DragonQuest|Torneko 2 PS1}}
|
|
|{{No}}
|
|
|-
!{{DragonQuest|Torneko 2 GBA}}
|
|
|{{No}}
|
|
|-
!{{DragonQuest|Torneko 3 PS2}}
|
|
|{{No}}
|
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|-
!{{DragonQuest|Torneko 3 GBA}}
|
|
|{{No}}
|
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|-
!{{DragonQuest|Dragon Quest: Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon|Young Yangus}}
|
|
|{{No}}
|
|
|}

==Shiren the Wanderer==
{| class="MDWiki" style="text-align:center; margin:auto"
! rowspan="2" |Game
! colspan="5" |Floor type Availability
|-
!Arranged 
!Fixed
!Gridless
!Random
!Shuffle
|-
!{{Shiren|Shiren 1 SFC}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|-
!{{Shiren|Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer (game)|Shiren 1 DS}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|-
!{{Shiren|Shiren 1 SP}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|-
!{{Shiren|Satellaview Shiren}}
|{{No}}
|
|{{No}}
|
|
|-
!{{Shiren|Moonlight Village GB}}
|
|
|{{No}}
|
|
|-
!{{Shiren|Moonlight Village PC}}
|
|
|{{No}}
|
|
|-
!{{Shiren|Moonlight Village Mobile}}
|
|
|{{No}}
|
|
|-
!{{Shiren|Shiren 2}}
|
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|-
!{{Shiren|Magic Castle GBC}}
|
|
|{{No}}
|
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|-
!{{Shiren|Magic Castle DS}}
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|
|{{No}}
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|-
!{{Shiren|Asuka the Swordswoman DC}}
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|{{No}}
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|-
!{{Shiren|Asuka the Swordswoman PC}}
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|{{No}}
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|-
!{{Shiren|Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 3: The Sleeping Princess and the Karakuri Mansion (game)|Shiren 3 Wii}}
|
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|-
!{{Shiren|Shiren 3 PSP}}
|
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|-
!{{Shiren|Shiren 4 DS}}
|
|
|{{No}}
|
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|-
!{{Shiren|Shiren 4 PSP}}
|
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|{{No}}
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|-
!{{Shiren|Shiren 5 DS}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|-
!{{Shiren|Shiren 5 Vita}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|-
!{{Shiren|Shiren 5 Switch}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|-
!{{Shiren|Shiren 5 Steam}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|-
!{{Shiren|Shiren 5 SP}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|}

==Final Fantasy Mystery Dungeon==
{| class="MDWiki" style="text-align:center; margin:auto"
! rowspan="2" |Game
! colspan="5" |Floor type Availability
|-
!Arranged 
!Fixed
!Gridless
!Random
!Shuffle
|-
!{{FinalFantasy|Chocobo 1 PS1}}
|
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|{{No}}
|
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|-
!{{FinalFantasy|Chocobo 1 WS}}
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|{{No}}
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|-
!{{FinalFantasy|Chocobo 2}}
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|{{No}}
|
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|-
!{{FinalFantasy|Chocobo 3 Wii}}
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|{{No}}
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|-
!{{FinalFantasy|Chocobo 3 DS}}
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|{{No}}
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|-
!{{FinalFantasy|Chocobo 3 Switch}}
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|{{No}}
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|-
!{{FinalFantasy|Chocobo 3 PS4}}
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|{{No}}
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|}

==Pokémon Mystery Dungeon==
{{Gates|Gridless Floors}} made their debut and so far only appearance in {{Pkmn|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity}}.

{| class="MDWiki" style="text-align:center; margin:auto"
|-
! rowspan="2" |Game
! colspan="5" |Floor type Availability
|-
!Arranged 
!Fixed
!Gridless
!Random
!Shuffle
|-
!{{Pkmn|Red Rescue Team}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
!{{Pkmn|Blue Rescue Team}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
!{{Pkmn|Explorers of Time}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
!{{Pkmn|Explorers of Darkness}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
!{{Pkmn|Explorers of Sky}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
!{{Pkmn|Adventure Squad}}
|
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
!{{Pkmn|Gates to Infinity}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|-
!{{Pkmn|Super MD}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
!{{Pkmn|Rescue Team DX}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|}

==Etrian Odyssey Mystery Dungeon==
{| class="MDWiki" style="text-align:center; margin:auto"
|-
! rowspan="2" |Game
! colspan="5" |Floor type Availability
|-
!Arranged 
!Fixed
!Gridless
!Random
!Shuffle
|-
!{{EtrianOdyssey|Etrian 1}}
|
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|
|-
!{{EtrianOdyssey|Etrian 2}}
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|{{No}}
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|}

==Other==
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
Shiren 1 SFC - Cave of the Wall Scroll.png                | A random floor in Shiren 1 SFC.
Shiren 1 SFC - Tenma Pass.png                             | A shuffle floor in Shiren 1 SFC.
Shiren 1 DS Fay's Puzzles No.5 Part 1.png                 | A fixed floor in Shiren 1 DS.
Gates to Infinity - Forest of Shadows.png                 | An arranged floor in Gates to Infinity.
Gates to Infinity - Stompstump Peak entrance overview.png | A Gridless Floor in Gates to Infinity.
Super MD - Tree of Life - Trunk.png                       | A random floor in Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon.
</gallery>

==See Also==
{{Cross Series Mechanics in Mystery Dungeon}}

==References==
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[[Category:Research]]

[[Category:Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon (series) Gameplay Elements]]
[[Category:Shiren the Wanderer (series) Gameplay Elements]]
[[Category:Final Fantasy Mystery Dungeon (series) Gameplay Elements]]
[[Category:Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (series) Gameplay Elements]]
[[Category:Etrian Odyssey Mystery Dungeon (series) Gameplay Elements]]