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Darkest Dungeon: The Shieldbreaker · LUDEX

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Release

Thursday, October 26, 2017

Player score

70/100

Platform families

6

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Inside Darkest Dungeon: The Shieldbreaker

What it is

Hailing from the distant windswept dunes of the east, the Shieldbreaker arrives in the Hamlet! Deadly as a viper, her iron will has been forged in the heat of the blazing desert sun. Though outwardly demure, her emancipation from the barren wastes came at a price so terrible, it haunts her dreams even now...

Play styles

Single player

Perspective

Side view

Themes

Fantasy · Horror · Historical

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Role-playing (RPG)Strategy Turn-based strategy (TBS)

Darkest Dungeon: The Shieldbreaker

Red Hook Studios

3.5/5Thursday, October 26, 20178.8 years ago

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12 supported

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1 release

BundleDarkest Dungeon: Ancestral EditionOct 1, 2018Multi-item package

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Who made it

Red Hook Studios
Developer · Publisher

Platforms

PlayStation 4
Gen 8
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Mac
Xbox One
Gen 8
Nintendo Switch
Gen 8

Release history

Oct 26, 2017Linux
Oct 26, 2017Mac
Oct 26, 2017PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jan 18, 2018Nintendo Switch

Themes & modes

FantasyHorrorHistoricalMysterySingle player

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3.5/5· 5 ratings

Details

Released: Thursday, October 26, 2017
Developer: Red Hook Studios
Publisher: Red Hook Studios
Franchise: Darkest Dungeon
Perspective: Side view
Modes: Single player
Languages: Spanish (Spain), Russian, Chinese (Simplified), German, Czech, Polish +6 more
In player libraries: 5

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PlayStation
Linux

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Role-playing (RPG)Strategy Turn-based strategy (TBS)Tactical Adventure Indie

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