Darkest Dungeon®

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Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring.
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About Darkest Dungeon®

About this game

Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring.

Reclaim Your Ancestor's Estate

Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes through twisted forests, forgotten warrens, ruined crypts, and beyond. You'll battle not only unimaginable foes, but stress, famine, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Uncover strange mysteries, and pit the heroes against an array of fearsome monsters with an innovative strategic turn-based combat system.

Core Features

  • The Affliction System – battle not only monsters, but stress! Contend with paranoia, masochism, fear, irrationality, and a host of gameplay-meaningful quirks!
  • Striking hand-drawn gothic crowquill art style
  • Innovative turn-based combat pits you against a host of diabolical monsters
  • Narration system to celebrate your successes...and failures
  • 16 (and counting!) playable hero classes, including Plague Doctor, Hellion, and even the Leper!
  • Camp to heal wounds or deliver inspiring speeches.
  • Rest your weary, shell-shocked characters in town at the Tavern or the Abbey to keep their stress in check.
  • Classic CRPG and roguelike features, including character permadeath, procedural dungeons, and incredible replay

Can you stem the tide of eldritch horrors erupting across your family’s ancestral estate?

Descend at your peril!

Game Details

Platform:
steam
Release Date:
January 19, 2016
Developer:
Red Hook Studios
Publisher:
Red Hook Studios
Rating:
ACB rating of 15
ESRB rating of 13
PEGI rating of 16
USK rating of 12
Supported Languages:
English
Franchise:
Darkest Dungeon
Link:
Genres:
Dungeon Crawler
Roguelike

RPG

Strategy

Roguelite
Themes:
Dark Fantasy
Lovecraftian

Difficult

Atmospheric

Dark

Horror

Gothic

Fantasy
Play Styles:
Turn-Based Combat
Turn-Based

Singleplayer

Perma Death

2D
Features:
Steam Achievements
Steam Trading Cards

Partial Controller Support

Steam Cloud

Remote Play on Tablet

Singleplayer

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS *: Windows XP
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Open GL 3.2+ Compliant
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: 1080p, 16:9 recommended

Recommended:

  • OS *: Windows 7+
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Open GL 3.2+ Compliant
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: 1080p, 16:9 recommended

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: OSX 10.9+
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Open GL 3.2+ Compliant
  • Storage: 2 GB available space

Recommended:

  • OS: OSX 10.9+
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Open GL 3.2+ Compliant
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: 1080p, 16:9 recommended

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Ubuntu 18.04
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Open GL 3.2+ Compliant
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: 1080p, 16:9 recommended

Recommended:

  • OS: Ubuntu 18.04
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Open GL 3.2+ Compliant
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: 1080p, 16:9 recommended

Darkest Dungeon® Editions

Critic Reviews

84

Hardcore Gamer

80 / 100
"Darkest Dungeon is difficult, but not because its systems are unclear or unfair. In fact, the richness and complexity of its mechanics are miraculously transparent. What makes...

Game Informer

93 / 100
"Darkest Dungeon is an incredible take on the classic dungeon crawl. The game brings Lovecraftian lore to new heights with cool classes, powerful narration, stylish art, and...

The Escapist

80 / 100
"Darkest Dungeon will kill your party, drive you insane, and leave you a gibbering mess at the Sanitarium. Yet it's so compelling and rewarding at the same time, you won't be...
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Darkest Dungeon® Statistics

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~4 Hours
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~8 Hours
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~12 Hours
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~20 Hours
5.53%
~40 Hours
19.15%
~60 Hours
23.4%
>= 80 Hours
43.83%
Achievement Hunter?
43.83% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!

Difficulty Statistics

Difficulty Rating

Simple
0.4%
Easy
0.4%
Just Right
4.25%
Tough
27.94%
Unforgiving
67%
Don't Ragequit! 67%  of players consider this game to be Unforgiving

Completion Statistics

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Play Behaviour

Tried It
8.35%
Played It
35.52%
Halfway
26.29%
Beat It
21.85%
Conquered It
7.99%
Completionist! 7.99%  of players have Conquered It

User Ratings & Reviews

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User Rating

Average score from 3 ratings
33% of users would recommend this.
5.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

There are 2 editions. They are Standard Edition and Ancestral Edition
Ancestral Edition contains:
  • Base Game
  • Soundtrack
  • The Crimson Court DLC
  • The Shieldbreaker DLC
  • The Color of Madness DLC
  • The Butcher's Circus DLC
Available DLCs for Darkest Dungeon® include Darkest Dungeon The Crimson Court, Darkest Dungeon The Color Of Madness, Darkest Dungeon The Shieldbreaker, and Darkest Dungeon Soundtrack
Are you ready for a challenge? 95% of GameFAQs users said Darkest Dungeon® is Tough or Unforgiving.
According to PEGI, Darkest Dungeon® is suitable for players aged 16 and above.
Yes, Darkest Dungeon® is Steam Deck Verified. Valve’s testing indicates that Darkest Dungeon\u00ae is Verified on Steam Deck. This game is fully functional on Steam Deck, and works great with the built-in controls and display.
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows XP
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Open GL 3.2+ Compliant
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: 1080p, 16:9 recommended
Recommended:
  • OS *: Windows 7+
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Open GL 3.2+ Compliant
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: 1080p, 16:9 recommended
Minimum:
  • OS: OSX 10.9+
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Open GL 3.2+ Compliant
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
Recommended:
  • OS: OSX 10.9+
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Open GL 3.2+ Compliant
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: 1080p, 16:9 recommended
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 63 hours. 86% of users played Darkest Dungeon® for over 40 hours.
Yes, Darkest Dungeon® has broad critical consensus. 95% of critics on Metacritic recommend Darkest Dungeon®. The Metascore is 84 out of 100.
Darkest Dungeon® was released on January 19, 2016
Yes, Darkest Dungeon® supports MacOS.
Yes, Darkest Dungeon® supports Linux.
Darkest Dungeon® is published by Red Hook Studios
Darkest Dungeon® was developed by Red Hook Studios
Fanatical users tagged Darkest Dungeon® as Dungeon Crawler, Roguelike, RPG, and Strategy
Fanatical users tagged Darkest Dungeon® as Dark Fantasy, Lovecraftian, Difficult, and Atmospheric
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Darkest Dungeon® as having Singleplayer
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Darkest Dungeon® as Dungeon Crawler
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Darkest Dungeon® as Roguelike
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Darkest Dungeon® as RPG

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