As characters buckle under the stress of exploration, they earn permanent status effects that can either help their chances of survival or make them liabilities in battle. As they progress through each floor, players encounter random events that can either benefit their party members or lead them to their doom.ĭarkest Dungeon also features several ‘afflictions’ that party members suffer after extended dungeon dives. Players search each floor of a seemingly endless dungeon for weapons and resources, killing any creatures they encounter throughout. A feature-complete Steam release debuted earlier this year and ports for the PlayStation 4 and PS Vita premiered in September.īacked by a bleak, Gothic atmosphere, Darkest Dungeon features turn-based battles bridged by dungeon exploration sequences. Launching first via Steam Early Access, Darkest Dungeon saw numerous updates and improvements throughout 2015. Promising backers a turn-based RPG inspired by genre classics like The Bard’s Tale and Ultima Underworld, Darkest Dungeon went on to earn more than $300,000 in crowdsourced pledges and development soon kicked off in earnest. Darkest Dungeon debuted in 2014 via Kickstarter, where it managed to quadruple its initial funding goal.

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