10 Years and One Sequel Later, This Dark Fantasy Roguelike RPG Is Still A Stressful, Anxiety-Inducing Masterpiece That I’ll Never Put Down

Back when I was an overly anxious college junior trying to get back into video games, my beloved college roommate Diego gave me a suggestion I’ll never forget. This friend knows me like the back of his hand, so he was sure it was right up my alley. Mechanically, he knew I had never encountered a game like this. Tonally, he was aware it was like the fiction I enjoyed consuming. Visually, it was striking. So he did what any well-meaning friend would do and recommended Darkest Dungeon to me. Little did he know that I would briefly hate him for it.