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Heartless Dark

76%Game Brain Score
atmosphere, gameplay
89% User Score Based on 36 reviews

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"Heartless Dark" is a top-down action-roguelike game with survival horror elements, where your flashlight is your only source of light in a dark and ominous environment. Players must manage scarce resources and face hostile furniture while trying to survive and progress through procedurally generated levels. The game is designed for quick pick-up-and-play sessions and offers a challenging yet atmospheric experience.

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89%
Audience ScoreBased on 36 reviews
atmosphere12 positive mentions
  • The game features an excellent atmosphere with immersive sound design and visuals, enhancing the horror experience.
  • Gameplay is challenging yet rewarding, encouraging strategic resource management and tactical decision-making.
  • The roguelike mechanics, including a variety of upgrades and hidden gems, provide depth and replayability.
  • The AI is poorly designed, with enemies often getting stuck or behaving in unintelligent ways, detracting from the challenge.
  • The game is prone to crashes during loading screens, which can disrupt the gaming experience.
  • Accuracy issues with weapons can lead to frustrating gameplay, especially when combined with limited ammo and the need to kill enemies to progress.
  • atmosphere
    16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's atmosphere is widely praised for its eerie, claustrophobic environments and tense gameplay, creating a unique experience that stands out even among top-tier horror titles. Players appreciate the blend of dark, tactical action with a touch of humor, making it both challenging and rewarding. While it leans more towards a tense atmosphere than outright horror, it effectively immerses players in a lethal and atmospheric rogue-like setting.

    • “The atmosphere in this game tops that of even the best AAA horror/suspense titles; what the developer has done to create such an impressive atmosphere is truly remarkable!”
    • “Atmospheric, claustrophobic, and at times brutal.”
    • “It's slow, tactical gameplay accentuates its eerie atmosphere and claustrophobic environments, making for a tense experience unlike what you'd expect of a game in this category.”
    • “If you're looking for horror, I'd say this is more tense atmosphere than it is 'horror'.”
  • gameplay
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is described as riveting and spooky, featuring simple mechanics that are accessible to newcomers while maintaining a consistently tense and engaging experience. Its slow, tactical approach enhances the eerie atmosphere and claustrophobic settings, offering a unique challenge complemented by deep mechanics and subtle lore that encourage players to return.

    • “I find the game to be incredibly riveting and tooth-grittingly spooky, with simple enough mechanics for someone with little experience playing video games, while being consistently tense and engaging.”
    • “While the game is quite challenging, it features a depth in mechanics and subtle lore which makes for a world of intrigue that keeps you coming back for more.”
    • “It's slow, tactical gameplay accentuates its eerie atmosphere and claustrophobic environments, making for a tense experience unlike what you'd expect of a game in this category.”
  • graphics
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics are praised for their brilliance, complemented by immersive sound design that enhances the horror aesthetic of the roguelike experience. The combination of stunning visuals and effective audio creates a deeply engaging atmosphere.

    • “Truly brilliant visuals and terrifying, immersive sound design.”
    • “It's a roguelike with a horror aesthetic, with a big emphasis on audio.”
  • humor
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in "Heartless Dark" is characterized as a blend of creepiness and dark comedy, providing players with a unique challenge that is both engaging and amusing.

    • “Heartless Dark is a good but creepy (and kind of funny) challenge.”

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