Status GigaDeathNullGolem Jun 23, 2017
having a second go around. enjoying the updates. on easy mode.
Darkest Dungeon (2016)
Linux · Mac · Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation Vita · Xbox One · iOS
3.72 from 1420 ratings
5384 members have it in their collection · 284 playing now · 2077 backlogged · 482 wish listed
How long? Main story 72h · with extras 66h · 100% 25h (from 24 logged playthroughs)
Details
- Developers
- Red Hook Studios
- Publishers
- Red Hook Studios
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Tactical, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
- Themes
- Fantasy, Historical, Horror, Mystery
- Series
- Darkest Dungeon
- Events
- PlayStation E3 Experience 2015 Press Conference, PlayStation Experience 2014 Keynote
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Feb 03, 2015 (Early Access) (Worldwide) Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Jan 19, 2016 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Mar 27, 2016 (Beta) (Worldwide) Linux
- Apr 26, 2016 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Linux
- Sep 27, 2016 (Full Release) (Worldwide) PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita
- Aug 24, 2017 (Full Release) (Worldwide) iOS
- Jan 18, 2018 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch
- Feb 28, 2018 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Xbox One
Also available on
- Darkest Dungeon: Crimson Edition (2017) · PS4, VITA, XONE
- Darkest Dungeon: Tablet Edition (2017) · iOS
- Darkest Dungeon: Collector's Edition
Related
Bundled in
- Darkest Dungeon: Ancestral Edition (Oct 2018) · LIN, MAC, NSW, PC, PS4, XONE
DLC
- Darkest Dungeon: The Crimson Court (Jun 2017) · LIN, MAC, NSW, PC, PS4, VITA, iOS
- Darkest Dungeon: The Shieldbreaker (Oct 2017) · LIN, MAC, NSW, PC, PS4, XONE
- Darkest Dungeon: The Color of Madness (Jun 2018) · LIN, MAC, NSW, PC, XONE
- Darkest Dungeon: The Musketeer (Jun 2018) · LIN, MAC, NSW, PC, PS4, XONE
- Darkest Dungeon: The Butcher's Circus (May 2020) · PC, PS4
Featured in lists
Rating distribution
5 stars
302
4 stars
593
3 stars
378
2 stars
126
1 star
21
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status Torgo Jun 4, 2016
Huge updates to Darkest Dungeon!! - http://www.darkestdungeon.com/everything-burns/
Very exciting. Lots of new features, balancing, a new hero, new items and game mechanics and "town events."
I was playing this recently but (as usual) the game completely wrecked me and sucked my soul out of my body. Once again I lost all my best heroes and all my important trinkets. …
Huge updates to Darkest Dungeon!! - http://www.darkestdungeon.com/everything-burns/
Very exciting. Lots of new features, balancing, a new hero, new items and game mechanics and "town events."
I was playing this recently but (as usual) the game completely wrecked me and sucked my soul out of my body. Once again I lost all my best heroes and all my important trinkets. So I'm actually too traumatised to play it at the moment, but I'm installing the update, perhaps in a month or so I'll have the courage to face the unspeakable horrors once again.
Status Torgo May 13, 2016
I'm slowly getting the hang of this game. It's really hard and mean, but I recently downloaded the update and the devs have addressed some balancing issues.
I was almost about to completely give up on this game after all of my characters were wiped out completely on multiple occasions, causing me to have to start over. But two little …
I'm slowly getting the hang of this game. It's really hard and mean, but I recently downloaded the update and the devs have addressed some balancing issues.
I was almost about to completely give up on this game after all of my characters were wiped out completely on multiple occasions, causing me to have to start over. But two little tips have made the experience better for me:
1. It's ok to fail. This sounds like the kind of advice I'd give someone for Dark Souls or UFO: Enemy Unknown. Let go of your characters and allow them to die if they fail. Learn from mistakes. Even send in poorly-equipped death parties and kill them intentionally to bring back a couple scraps of treasure. Retire stressed out or diseased characters instead of wasting money trying to cure them. Focus on upgrading your village and realise that heroes are expendable.
2. Cheat. Cheat wisely and cheat frequently. If you don't cheat in this game then you're doomed, so go wild googling all the help you can get. Even with google's help it's still an extremely difficult experience. Once I started looking up guides, party combinations and curio interactions the experience became much more enjoyable. Instead of simply guessing I started trying to apply useful/recommended strategies. It didn't make it easy, but it made the experience fun and slightly less hopeless.
Status Torgo Apr 30, 2016
Great, it sounds like Darkest Dungeon has received some much-needed patching and updates recently. I like tough games but some of the RNG nonsense I experienced mid-game made this almost unplayable, especially because I stubbornly refuse to look at a guide. Perhaps I'll dive back in and give it another go, though I'm still a bit scared to play it.. …
Read moreGreat, it sounds like Darkest Dungeon has received some much-needed patching and updates recently. I like tough games but some of the RNG nonsense I experienced mid-game made this almost unplayable, especially because I stubbornly refuse to look at a guide. Perhaps I'll dive back in and give it another go, though I'm still a bit scared to play it.. this game was so mean to me. :( If people think Dark Souls is hard they should try this game, it makes the Souls series look like Lego Island.
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Status Incus Feb 4, 2016
I started playing this game in the early access and I love it. I'd like to finish it, but I haven't even got to the Darkest Dungeon part yet, cause I feel like I have to kill all the bosses, cause there's a checklist with their names on them... checklists are the spawn of Satan, I swear. When I found …
Read moreI started playing this game in the early access and I love it. I'd like to finish it, but I haven't even got to the Darkest Dungeon part yet, cause I feel like I have to kill all the bosses, cause there's a checklist with their names on them... checklists are the spawn of Satan, I swear. When I found out I have to beat the same bosses on 3 different difficulties, I just plummeted into depression. Maybe I need therapy or something...
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