

The game has hordes of lesser enemies to wear you down on the way to bigger fights and you’ll quickly develop grudges against the ones you hate the most. Yet others are traditional horror staples like vampires, zombies, and knife-licking cultists all with a thoroughly medieval aesthetic. Some are gore-festering nightmares of Lovecraftian ilk whilst others are twisted versions of typically benign creatures. Each are terrifying for different reasons. Throughout the game’s surprisingly varied stages you’ll encounter bosses uniquely themed around the game’s internal lore and environments. Beyond that, the game packs a host of boss monsters with blood chilling designs like the Swine God pictured above. You’ll certainly do both before long.ĭarkest Dungeon features some of the most hair raising boss fights in any game I’ve played for challenge alone.

What work of horror is complete without some kind of monster? Darkest Dungeon boasts dozens of unique and horrifying enemies to test your mettle against…or run away screaming from. But enough of my raving! let’s descend into the nitty gritty of what makes Darkest Dungeon such a frightening and brutally medieval game.
