Chaos Strikes Back is a sequel to Dungeon Master. The game is much more difficult than its predecessor. The player can choose from a selection of moderately high-level characters , or classic Dungeon Master heros.
The player's task is to collect four pieces of corbum, a magical material from which the eponymous Lord Chaos draws his power. This requires the traversing of four separate paths each leading to a piece of corbamite and each themed around one of the disciplines open to characters in the game.