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    Darkest Dungeon

    Game » consists of 6 releases. Released Jan 19, 2016

    A dungeon crawler that seeks to weigh the psychological effects of delving into hellish monster abodes, not just the damage to HP. Team chemistry means more than just skill synergy.

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    4.3 stars

    Average score of 3 user reviews

    Swords to Rust - Hearts to Dust 4

    There is unique sadism in the way Darkest Dungeon tries on the one hand to make you care about its heroes and yet at the same time does everything in its power to mercilessly slaughter them. You can rename them, tweak their abilities and the process of developing them is fun and rewarding. It has all the things that help you get attached and yet all it takes for everything to come crashing down around you can be a simple game of luck. God may not use dice, but the devil sure does in Red Hook&rsq...

    5 out of 5 found this review helpful.

    Top class Lovecraft 0

    Love the game. Had a good strategy hook and fairly simple design. Great art as well and it does Lovecraftian horror proud. Also the narrator is awesome! One thing I will say is it's a little too unforgiving with no difficulty. I know that is the point in Lovecraft lore but even some of the starting quests are difficult. The other thing is how half-assed the PS4 port is. Way too many button combo shortcuts. They used the D-pad and the touchscreen poorly as it could've been used in the layout ins...

    2 out of 2 found this review helpful.

    Darkest Dungeon 0

    This is one I’ve been keeping an eye on for a while now, as it went through its Early Access phase. Officially released as of last week, now is the time to jump on board with Darkest Dungeon - a super stylish and super punishing Rogue-like dungeon crawler with a Lovecraftian theme (yes I know, I too am hoping 2016 is the year that we as a society are finally done with Cthulu, but bear with it at least one more time here).Darkest Dungeon is not your average dungeon crawler. You’ll rec...

    1 out of 1 found this review helpful.

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