DARQ

This game features creative puzzles, creepy horror elements, and a unique art style. It's everything I love in one package.

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☑ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Dialogue }---
☐ Deserves an Oscar
☐ Great
☐ Decent
☐ Underwhelming
☐ Horrible
☑ 404 Dialogue not found

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☑ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☑ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☑ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☑ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☑ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ Significant, nothing but a big terrarium for bugs
☐ Call the exterminators

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Good but strange. You sort of get thrown into the game with no idea of what's going on, and it ends the same way. I'm not sure how the nightmares are supposed to be deciphered either. It's clearly a nightmare though with an interesting atmosphere. The puzzles were a fairly good difficulty, never requiring a walkthrough. Whenever I got stuck more exploration inevitably led me to the solution
Pros:
- Creepy atmosphere without getting into jumpscares or true horror territory
- The puzzles are well done
Cons:
- Apparently there's a meaning to the dreams?
- Whatever story there's supposed to be besides 'guy stuck in nightmares' is completely lost on me
Verdict: 8/10

Art style is pleasing and very Tim Burton-esque. There are some unique puzzles and it has some of the most innovative level design I've ever experienced with some decent jump scares. I enjoyed this a ton but the second DLC broke me and I gave up on the 100%. Worth a playthrough
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The overall design is interesting, and the horror aspect (while a strange choice, it mostly works). The puzzles were fun, but the game is quite short. My biggest gripe is the monsters, which feel like they're only there to slow down your progress. The game would take half the time to complete if you weren’t constantly waiting for very slow moving creatures while navigating the levels.
I finished it in about two hours, though I got soft-locked twice in Chapter 6. Honestly, it didn’t engage me enough to bother with the DLC, even though I own it as part of the Complete Edition.
Overall, it’s a solid 5/10. The puzzles are decent, the theme is interesting, but the creatures are more annoying than scary. I’ll still recommend it, because it isn’t a bad game, and I’m sure plenty of people will enjoy it more than I did.

Randomizing and clearing my backlog as best as I can - 23/343
One of the most unique puzzle games Ive played. Amazing art style and unique.

Very creepy puzzle game! In general, puzzles aren't hard; only a couple of them represent a real challenge. Loved the experience and recommend it!

Difficulty: medium
100 % achievement difficulty: easy
Graphics: Decent dark art and nice atmosphere
Music: good sound effects