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Darkest Dungeon and the Lovecrafting of crunch

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Edwin Evans-Thirlwell Eurogamer
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Darkest Dungeon
Genres · adventure, indie, rpg, strategy, tactical, tbs
Release · Jan 19, 2016
Developer · Red Hook Studios
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