Surviving in the land of nightmare – review of the game “DARQ”

There will be no pleasant dreams here

The main character of DARQ is Lloyd – a teenager who has fallen asleep and is in a lucid dream. Although he tries his best, he still can’t wake up. Worse, his dream quickly turns into a nightmare. He wanders in gloomy places where he finds no soul mate. Worse, with time, monsters begin to come to him, waiting for his life. His only salvation is hiding and running. By the way, he must learn to move in a place where the laws of physics do not apply. Both he and his enemies can move across walls and ceilings, and turn rooms upside down.

By straining the brain

DARQ is an adventure game realized in a side throw. We will only move to the right or left as our hero. Our main task, in turn, will be to wake up from the nightmare that haunts us. To do this, we will not only have to run away from opponents who want to kill us. The main element of the game are puzzles. We will be forced to walk around dark rooms and collect various items. When we have all of them, then we will move on to solving the puzzles. To do this, we are going to break the laws of physics. As I mentioned, sometimes we’ll even climb onto the ceiling to place an item in the correct location, or turn the room upside down so that the item “clicks” into place. In this way, we usually manage to unlock the door, letting us into the next room,

A terrifying aura

Creators of DARQthey tried to scare the player properly. However, they did not need violence or bloodshed. They also used only a few so-called jump scares. First of all, they focused on the climate. From the very beginning, we are surrounded by an aura of mystery. Even before our hero goes to sleep, he can visit his house, which looks like it came from the beginning of the 20th century. Clocks, stairs, balustrades, paintings – everything looks old here, it is shrouded in mist and we just wait for something to attack us. The sleep phase is also similar. Everything is dark and gloomy, and we move in the twilight, trembling over what is about to happen to us. The creatures we encounter also arouse fear. They are confusing, grotesque and unnaturally moving. This is enough to make you want to stay away from them. A very interesting motive is also that that not everything makes sense in our dream. In addition to breaking the laws of physics, it often happens that we return to a room we have already been in. And then it turns out that it looks completely different. Its size, arrangement or the things in it have been changed. The game’s soundtrack also creates an additional atmosphere. We will practically not experience music here. For the most part, we will hear the sounds of working machines, a moving train or the chiming of clocks. The worst thing, however, is the flick of the light turned off. Then we know that one of our opponents is waiting for us in the dark and we must be on our guard. But that’s not all. On our journey, we will also discover the mystery of what happened to Lloyd, why he can’t wake up, and what the real world looks like. In addition to breaking the laws of physics, it often happens that we return to a room we have already been in. And then it turns out that it looks completely different. Its size, arrangement or the things in it have been changed. The game’s soundtrack also creates an additional atmosphere. We will practically not experience music here. For the most part, we will hear the sounds of working machines, a moving train or the chiming of clocks. The worst thing, however, is the flick of the light turned off. Then we know that one of our opponents is waiting for us in the dark and we must be on our guard. But that’s not all. On our journey, we will also discover the mystery of what happened to Lloyd, why he can’t wake up, and what the real world looks like. In addition to breaking the laws of physics, it often happens that we return to a room we have already been in. And then it turns out that it looks completely different. Its size, arrangement or the things in it have been changed. The game’s soundtrack also creates an additional atmosphere. We will practically not experience music here. For the most part, we will hear the sounds of working machines, a moving train or clocks chiming. The worst thing, however, is the light that is turned off. Then we know that one of our opponents is waiting for us in the dark and we must be on our guard. But that’s not all. On our journey, we will also discover the mystery of what happened to Lloyd, why he can’t wake up, and what the real world looks like. that it looks completely different. Its size, arrangement or the things in it have been changed. The game’s soundtrack also creates an additional atmosphere. We will practically not experience music here. For the most part, we will hear the sounds of working machines, a moving train or the chiming of clocks. The worst thing, however, is the flick of the light turned off. Then we know that one of our opponents is waiting for us in the dark and we must be on our guard. But that’s not all. On our journey, we’ll also discover the mystery of what happened to Lloyd, why he can’t wake up, and what the real world looks like. that it looks completely different. Its size, arrangement or the things in it have been changed. The game’s soundtrack also creates an additional atmosphere. We will practically not experience music here. For the most part, we will hear the sounds of working machines, a moving train or the chiming of clocks. The worst thing, however, is the light that is turned off. Then we know that one of our opponents is waiting for us in the dark and we must be on our guard. But that’s not all. On our journey, we’ll also discover the mystery of what happened to Lloyd, why he can’t wake up, and what the real world looks like. For the most part, we will hear the sounds of working machines, a moving train or the chiming of clocks. The worst thing, however, is the flick of the light turned off. Then we know that one of our opponents is waiting for us in the dark and we must be on our guard. But that’s not all. On our journey, we’ll also discover the mystery of what happened to Lloyd, why he can’t wake up, and what the real world looks like. For the most part, we will hear the sounds of working machines, a moving train or the chiming of clocks. The worst thing, however, is the flick of the light turned off. Then we know that one of our opponents is waiting for us in the dark and we must be on our guard. But that’s not all. On our journey, we’ll also discover the mystery of what happened to Lloyd, why he can’t wake up, and what the real world looks like.

It’s time to go back to sleep

DARQ is a great adventure game and skillfully made horror game. The creators made sure that we were afraid to discover new rooms, but at the same time our curiosity pushed us forward. While solving puzzles that aren’t particularly complicated can become monotonous over time, the whole story is so addictive that you don’t want to leave your computer anyway. The gloomy world, dense atmosphere, grotesque creatures, breaking the laws of physics and the secret of Lloyd can charm and suck us into this strange dream. The graphics are captivating, and when we realize that the rooms we visit change every now and then, often with only small details, we look at them with fascination. Most interestingly, the game has several endings. Each decision we make during the game will make the finale of our adventure different.DARQ and dream the nightmare again with Lloyd.