- Publisher: Red Hook Studios
- Release Date: Jan 19, 2016
- Also On: iPhone/iPad, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Switch, Xbox One

- Summary:
- Developer: Red Hook Studios
- Genre(s): Role-Playing, General
- # of players: No Online Multiplayer
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Positive: 53 out of 56
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Mixed: 3 out of 56
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Jan 31, 2016Darkest Dungeon is one of the most intense and immersive games out there. A product of creative genius and flawless design, it delivers, with simplistic perfection, a difficult yet addictive experience.
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Jan 26, 2016Darkest Dungeon is an unrelenting adventure as well as an intricately designed puzzle. Swiftly punishing foolhardy players while rewarding the ruthlessly pragmatic, it hammers home the message that risk is not always worth the reward. Knowing when to fold them is the key to triumph, even if doing so means abandoning your loyal followers and slipping further into amorality...Being a heartless scumbag isn’t particularly pleasant, but if Darkest Dungeon‘s taught me anything, it can be one hell of an amazing ride.
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Mar 9, 2016Red Hook Studios' Darkest Dungeon is one of the most compelling Lovecraftian video games ever made.
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Jan 25, 2016Darkest Dungeon's sanity system is worth the entire experience. Try it, but don't expect a good story or a traditional RPG.
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Aug 12, 2020There is a good reason that Darkest Dungeon won a ton of awards and sold over 2 million copies - in portraying the dark underbelly of fantasy adventuring it touched on subjects rarely addressed in games before it. Its amazing sound, comic-like graphics, and intense, perpetual Ironman difficulty create a title that was addictive to those wanting Lovecraftian horror with a side of near Dark Souls difficulty. If you have never experienced it before, now is a great time to make its acquaintance, to be prepared for the release of Darkest Dungeon 2. And, if you were a previous visitor, make sure you take another look to experience the new DLC that has been added since your departure. Hours of broken peripherals and rage quits await.
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Game World Navigator MagazineFeb 11, 2016Budget deficit is the main problem of DD – you’re all but forced to replay the same dungeons over and over. On the other hand, that gives you ample time for experiments with party composition and skills. [Issue#206, p.65]
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Feb 26, 2016It would be a mistake to call Darkest Dungeon a roguelike game. It is, in fact, a more elaborate version of Cookie Clicker. You play with numbers instead of playing a game.
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Positive: 99 out of 165
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Mixed: 31 out of 165
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Negative: 35 out of 165
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Jul 20, 2020This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Sep 12, 2021this game cured all of my friends longing depression
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