![]() ![]() Even if you’re not battling fish-men or necromancers, the days – especially these days – can take a toll.įor all the stress, I was put in a state of caring, of maintaining in the face of imminent doom, and that’s a lesson I’d do well to remember.ĭarkest Dungeon is available to play on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PS4, PS Vita and PC. It’s this latter point that I think is important: remembering that living is more than just avoiding death, and that food and water isn’t enough to keep you sane. Surely there’s something a bit more, well, chill to spend your free time in?īut this is the game that got me through those first few uncertain months – distracting me from real-life horrors with imagined ones, and keeping me proactive when it came to caring for the minds (as well as the lives) of my under-equipped party. Yup! And you might be wondering why this is the game I’m recommending. Sometimes, the stress is just too much (Image credit: Red Hook) ![]() When they become too stressed, they can gain mental afflictions that cause them to turn on each other, refuse to fight, or act in all sorts of unpredictable ways – even to the point of a heart attack. You also need to manage the stress of your party, limiting how psychologically taxing their monster-slaying and treasure-looting trips are. With a permadeath system and truly difficult bosses, it’s a game likely to keep you on edge – but the stress isn’t just the player’s. The stark 2D style and imaginative animations – even the ugly ones – are sure to imprint on your memory after just a few rounds of poorly-lit tunnels, traps, and beasts waiting for you in the depths. Things are kept interesting by a turn-based combat system, 17 character classes with mostly distinct abilities, weapon upgrades, skill trees, and a ‘resolve’ system that requires you to slowly scale up your heroes’ confidence before they’re willing to try out harder areas. ![]()
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