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Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?

Darkest Dungeon® is a turn-based combat, dark fantasy and dungeon crawler game developed and published by Red Hook Studios.
Released on January 19th 2016 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 12 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Italian, Simplified Chinese, Korean and Japanese.

It has received 147,888 reviews of which 135,616 were positive and 12,272 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 3.67€ on Steam with a 85% discount.


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System requirements

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

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Jan. 2025
I bought this game on 2018. It has taken me almost 7 years to finish it. The main game, at least. When I first played it, it had been on Radiant. I was Not Very Good at games, and the unforgiving nature of Darkest Dungeon and my lackluster gaming skills, even on Radiant, meant that opinion turned from 'Not Very Good' to 'Oh Girl, You Are So Much Worse At This Than I Realized.' It had ended with me throwing my hands up in surrender after suffering a team wipe twice, almost in a row, first from the Shambler, and then later to Vvulf. Despite that, I resolved to one day come back and finish this damn game. And 7 years later, I come crawling back with gritted teeth and bloodied fingers, triumphantly better than ever before. My days of being 'Not Very Good' was over. I was now 'Eh, Acceptable.' And that was enough to fulfill a goal that was more than half a decade old by that point. On Default Difficulty, even! (I will not try it in Higher Difficulties. I know my limits. Confidence is an insidious killer, and all that.) Anyway, all that was to say, very dramatically, that I've finally finished it. Wonderful game. I absolutely love the sound effects and, of course, the narrator. It all really sets the Lovecraftian vibe the game was going for. While I was playfully complaining about the difficulty earlier, I didn't actually hate it. Struggling to be better, to improve, to overcome said difficulties made the victories all the more sweet. From what I understand, the game was purposely designed like that. It's supposed to be hard. It's supposed to be frustrating. And the challenge of it really elevated my experience playing the game. I might one day return. I still haven't defeated one of the mini bosses that made me quit the game in the first place (I Am Coming For You, Shambler). Some achievements here and there that I want to get. And, of course, the DLCs that I've been hearing good things about. Truly, one of the best games I've ever played. <3
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Jan. 2025
this game makes me geniunely fucking stressed i cant reccomend it to any normal person, i feel that if i made my grandma play this game she'd die of cardiac arrest but its like an abusive relationship i jjuust keep wanting more, yes one more dd1 run, just one more yeah dude yeah yeaha just onee more broooo just one moreeee fuckk my life FUCKKK WHY ARE YOU MISSING, STOP MISSING YOU PIECE OF SHIT LEPER FUCKING HIT THAT BITCH ALREADY
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Dec. 2024
Very hard game to review. It's pretty much the epitome of an abusive relationship. It's a game that you'd beg your best friend to play but wouldn't wish it on your worst enemy. It's a game that you'll love to hate and resent yourself for loving it. It's a game where skill is mocked and luck is a bipolar parent. And it's addictive as crack. You've been warned.
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Dec. 2024
Iconic. The world, the narration, the verbiage, the music, the intensity, the depth of mechanics, the constant weight always bearing down on the player... All executed in brilliant fashion. As you play the game, the Narrator makes remarks on your decisions. The remarks sometimes bolster your resolve; the remarks crush your spirit; the remarks teach you mindsets to use in the game, and they teach you a way of life. If you love campaign strategy and have a taste for eldritch horrors, this game is a must-have. I cannot overstate the impact this game had on myself, and I still hear the Narrator guiding me to this day during my own hardships - "You will endure this loss. You will learn from it"
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July 2024
This game is the absolute worst. It's unbelievably hard and unfair, after most of my missions my party needs like 2 weeks to recover because they're one inconvenience away from a heart attack, clinically depressed, and have the bubonic plague or some shit. I once had a whole party wipe due to 4 consecutive heart attacks. 10/10 I absolutely love this game. This game does not love me, however.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Darkest Dungeon® is currently priced at 3.67€ on Steam.

Darkest Dungeon® is currently available at a 85% discount. You can purchase it for 3.67€ on Steam.

Darkest Dungeon® received 135,616 positive votes out of a total of 147,888 achieving an impressive rating of 9.05.
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Darkest Dungeon® was developed and published by Red Hook Studios.

Darkest Dungeon® is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Darkest Dungeon® is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Darkest Dungeon® is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Darkest Dungeon® does not currently offer any DLC.

Darkest Dungeon® does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Darkest Dungeon® does not support Steam Remote Play.

Darkest Dungeon® does not currently support Steam Family Sharing.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Darkest Dungeon®.

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Darkest Dungeon®
9.1
135,616
12,272
Online players
3,140
Developer
Red Hook Studios
Publisher
Red Hook Studios
Release 19 Jan 2016
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