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? Summary: IGDB
Mind Score
Fair to the playerAge · PEGI 12
Respect
90
Nourish
44
Stimulation
moderate
Has an endingStop anytime
On failure
Punishing: a death costs progress or a long way back
- IGDB keyword “permadeath”
- 10 of 100 reviews mention harsh death penalties
What it exercises
Planning and strategy
- Steam tag “Strategy” (995 votes)
- Genre: Strategy
Exploration and curiosity
- Wikipedia: built around exploration
High confidence · 27 Sept 2026 · Rules-based estimate from the Steam store, player reviews and PEGI/ESRB descriptors. Not a substitute for the official rating or your own judgement. Tap a label to see the evidence.