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Darkest Dungeon

Red Hook Studios

2016•Strategy•PEGI 12•About 83 hours

Taste attributes: adventurefantasyhorrormysteryhistoricalvehiclesslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questempowerment/personal growthfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerags to richesrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeAn inventive strategy game that is fantastical, unsavoury and sweeping. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

82 / 100

472 ratings

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About This Game

Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?

Summary: IGDB

Story

The player inherits a gothic estate from an Ancestor who, in his pursuit of ambiguous ambitions, excavated the dungeons beneath his manor and unleashed terrible creatures upon the surrounding lands. Now the new owner must recruit adventurers and mount expeditions into the corrupted grounds to cleanse them. As the player explores deeper, they uncover their Ancestor's memoirs detailing the horrible deeds he committed in pursuit of knowledge and power. The path leads eventually to the Darkest Dungeon itself, the source of all the corruption, where something ancient and world-ending stirs beneath...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

AdventureFantasyHorrorMysteryHistoricalVehiclesAll consuming questEmpowerment/personal growthFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRags to richesRescue/escape/jeopardySelf destruction/implosionSocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

MedievalTurn-basedRoguelikeProcedural generationPermadeathFemale protagonistInsanitySide-scrolling

Where to play

Details

Developer: Red Hook Studios
Publisher: Red Hook Studios
Released: 19 January 2016
Series: Darkest Dungeon
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Side view
Time to beat: 48h rushed, 83h normally, 98h complete
Age rating: PEGI 12
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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