The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk review
The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk is a goofy, D&D-themed turn-based tactics game. It’s mechanically sound, extremely polished, and surprisingly difficult – although if the word ‘zany’ sets your teeth on edge, be warned.
- Developer: Artefacts Studio
- Publisher: Dear Villagers
- Release: Out now
- On: Windows
- From: Steam, Epic
- Price: £30/€35/$35
In the classic opening move for the type of review some of you might typify as “the classic 7/10”, I’ll say this: I liked The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos far more than I expected to. It’s XCOM by way of Order Of The Stick, but with the battles connected by wandering about in the ‘gather your party and venture forth’ tradition of Baldur’s Gate.
Don’t expect Baldur’s-Gate-style roleplaying, however, ‘cos this ain’t an RPG. It’s a satire of one – primarily the tabletop kind, though it takes aim at CRPGs too – and while the tactical bits are played straight, nothing else is. There’s my biggest caveat about this game, then. Its humour is relentless. And while it ended up hitting the mark frequently enough for me to warm to it, it was a close call. Your mileage, as they say, may vary.