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DEATH PENALTY

YOU ARE SENTENCED TO DEATH... Slither your way through an impenetrable fortress crawling with devils faster, stronger, and more cunning than any human. By sheer luck you've slipped through the cracks, but discovery means certain death. How long are you going to delay the inevitable?

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Lunacid

91% 👍 OF 11K
About This Game

Cast into the Great Well, unwanted by the world above. You delve the dark in search of the Old One, your last salvation. Lunacid is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler inspired by Shadow Tower and King’s Field.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …have your spell damage change based on the real-life moon phase.
  • …wear a ring that spawns infinite coffins and stack them into walls, bridges, or whole hallway blockades.
  • …meet characters like a forgetful skeleton, a screaming newly-conscious jar, or even date strawberry gelatin.
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Verho - Curse of Faces

92% 👍 OF 1.4K
About This Game

Verho, a Dark RPG following the tradition of the King’s Field series, takes place after the catastrophic Era of Solitude, where masks have become the only protection against the Curse of Faces. Travel to the land of Yariv, find the source of this scourge and face its dangers.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Time Charged Strikes
  • …Find Hidden Weapons
  • …Cast Elemental Spells
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Pale Abyss - Prototype

87% 👍 OF 374
About This Game

Descend into the Pale Abyss, a cursed chasm where the forgotten truths of a dying world fester in its depths. Inspired by games such as King’s Field and Shadow Tower, Pale Abyss is a first-person action RPG about exploration and adventure. Currently it's just a demo with about 1 h of playtime.

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Darkest Dungeon®

92% 👍 OF 162K
About This Game

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?

Player reviews say you can…

  • …watch a hero snap from stress and start refusing orders or even attacking teammates mid-fight.
  • …deliberately let the torch go out to change how battles work and gamble for better loot before looting a chest.
  • …come back from a failed mission diseased and traumatized, then send heroes to the tavern, abbey, brothel, or sanitarium to recover.
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Exanima

80% 👍 OF 13K
About This Game

Explore, fight, survive and unravel mysteries in this unique and unforgiving 3D isometric RPG set in an original dark, low fantasy world. Exanima's exceptional attention to detail and realistic simulation of all things aim to provide a deeply immersive and dynamic gameplay experience.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Fight With Momentum
  • …Build Makeshift Bridges
  • …Turn Objects Into Traps
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DarkEnd

52% 👍 OF 355
About This Game

Conquer the ever changing dungeons of DarkEnd and save the fall of humanity! Choose your heroes and venture into a world filled with numerous treasures, mysterious secrets and discover a haunting past in this 10+ hours of retro 2D Dungeon-Crawling!

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Hellslave

85% 👍 OF 3.4K
About This Game

Hellslave is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler where you make a pact with the Devil to fight back a demon invasion. Customize your character with powerful demonic abilities, explore a cursed world, and battle nightmarish enemies to save humanity if you can resist the darkness.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Choose a Demon Patron
  • …Build Skill Synergies
  • …Explore Cursed Dungeons
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Vambrace: Cold Soul

66% 👍 OF 955
About This Game

Vambrace: Cold Soul is a story-driven roguelite set amidst a frozen landscape. Plan expeditions, then journey to the cursed city surface with your party. Wield unique powers, avoid traps, brave strange encounters, and survive deadly combat in this gothic fantasy adventure!

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Explore Frozen Icenaire
  • …Build Four-Person Parties
  • …Manage Cold and Supplies