


Very little in the gaming world is more crushing than watching a character you’ve sunk days into developing and upgrading die off in an unfortunate series of enemy crits, or a cascade of party members scaring themselves into cardiac arrest. While that may not sound especially creative, what set Darkest Dungeon apart was the heavy emphasis on permanence and forcing the player to “roll with the punches.” The title screen featured a warning basically telling the player that bad luck would often hit them hard, and that it was their responsibility to make the best of a bad situation.

By Paul Broussard, posted on 11 June 2023 / 1,974 ViewsĢ015’s Darkest Dungeon was one of the most unique titles of the previous decade, combining turn-based strategy gameplay with dungeon crawling, character building, and RPG mechanics.
