There are a ton of King's Field-inspired first person dungeon crawlers coming out of the indie scene these days, and I try to keep my finger on the pulse of which ones have the juice. Going off its demo, Hark the Ghoul is among that number.
The vibes are very reminiscent of 2023's killer Lunacid, but with a freaky Bloodborne gothic city instead of the older game's stately underground kingdom. Hark begins with a classic Fucked Up Little Man soulslike scenario. In life, you were some kind of anthropomorphic bug person with a bug job in a bug kingdom. In death, you have been deputized to explore, sword fight, and level up your way into setting r...
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