These “Shard Mercenaries” are the best trained and have the best equipment, but will only participate in The Harvest.

This takes Darkest Dungeon’s themes of endurance against terrifying creatures and cranks the difficulty - instead of making it to the end, it’s about how quickly players can cull the endless horde of enemies, and for how long.Īs players progress, new heroes start coming to the farmstead.

Players gear up to go in and survive for as long as possible, collecting comet shards (used as a new type of currency) as they struggle on. The player is tasked with exploring the farmstead to find the source of the shards and returning the farm to its normal state.Īfter the first couple of missions, the farmstead reveals the endless quest called “The Harvest”. Strange glowing shards have started appearing, and the locals have become husks - essentially, slaves to the shards. Instead of delving into caves or forgotten ruins, Madness focuses on a comet that’s crashed into a nearby farmstead. This add-on brings a new area for players to explore, new items to use, new districts to build, and a new mission type - Endless. WTF Why is this big rock so hard to find on this farm?ĭarkest Dungeon: The Color of Madness is the latest DLC addition to Red Hook’s wildly successful roguelike RPG. LOW The new trinkets aren’t always worth their price. HIGH New game balancing brings new strategies.

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