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2019 PCXboxNintendo Switch

Darq is a dark puzzle-horror game in which a boy escapes a nightmare by twisting gravity and the rules of space. Striking atmosphere and clever puzzles define this short, linear experience.

What defines Darq:

  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Lavish presentation

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Little Nightmares

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  • Distinctive, stylised art style

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Little Nightmares II

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Gylt

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A dark stealth adventure in which a girl searches for her missing cousin in a nightmarish parallel world. Sneaking, light puzzles and an oppressive, childlike surreal atmosphere take centre stage.

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Puzzles and brain teasers

A short, darkly surreal point-and-click escape puzzle in the Rusty Lake universe: in a bedroom in Arles you collect art supplies and solve odd puzzles until a macabre sacrifice becomes necessary.

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