
It also just so happens to be bloody brilliant too, and a game I highly recommend Switch owners checking out – if they’re brave enough…Īnyone who has played a rogue-like will know what to expect from Darkest Dungeon you’ve got your randomised heroes to recruit, randomised dungeons to explore, and randomised situations to find yourself in. I’ve spent a good while with the game now, and yes, I can confirm that it’s particularly brutal at times. This isn’t a game for the fainthearted, but rather one for those who enjoy a challenge and are willing to sink the hours in to build up a team that’s strong enough (mentally and physically) to conquer the darkest of dungeons. Of course, whilst it has mostly been compliments that are associated with Darkest Dungeon, I’ve also heard how punishing it can be to play. I’d missed out on the title for quite a while, but with the convenience of the portability with the Switch, it seemed like the perfect time to play it.

Have you ever heard so many good things about a game that you’ve simply HAD to play it? That’s how I’d been feeling about Darkest Dungeon, the rogue-like dungeon crawler from Red Hook Studios that started life on PC but has now made its way over to the Nintendo Switch. To see this content please enable targeting cookies.ĭarkest Dungeon has yet to offer a Switch release date, but you can pick it up for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, or iOS today.Platform(s): Nintendo Switch (Reviewed), PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, PC, Mac, Linux Successfully completing missions involves managing your party's health and emotional states equally, which is no easy task when you run out of torches. Outside of physical dangers, each hero is subject to mental afflictions which worsen as they witness horrible events. If you wait until the end, you'll see the camera pan back to reveal the game you've been watching was fully rendered on a Switch.ĭarkest Dungeon is a turn-based roleplaying game where players form adventuring parties to loot abandoned ruins and clear them of monsters. The announcement was subtly made today on Twitter, where the Darkest Dungeon team uploaded some video footage. And the latest game to join Nintendo's bandwagon? None other than the game of mind-shattering dungeon crawling, Darkest Dungeon.

After the rough time Nintendo had attracting third-party games to the Wii U, it's encouraging to see everything from Stardew Valley to Attack on Titan 2 rush to the Switch.
