Dungeons of Hinterberg

Dungeons of Hinterberg is a cozy dungeon crawling game with social elements and, in my experience, a much more modern setting than most games that deal with dungeons. The characters that inhabit Hinterberg were a joy to talk to and interact with. I kind of focused on a small handful while I was playing because there are just so many of them but from the small bits of conversation I had with most of them I could see myself enjoying almost all of them. They also added a social system where hanging out with and giving gifts to people will get you increased stats and new items so depending on what you are going for different characters can really come in handy if you are just looking for that sort of thing. Art and setting were amazing with even the town itself being just a nice little lakeside town that looked great. Each of the four areas of the game felt unique and looked amazing in their own right. From the more lush forested zone to an open swampy area that was just nice to kayak around in. All of them came with their own type of magic and dungeons as well which really made me excited to see what was coming in each of them. Combat was very simple with some nice variety and a surprisingly large amount of customization. You are stuck to using a sword but all of the Attack Conduits and chaining together basic and heavy attacks along with each zone's unique magic really made it feel nice. The equipment also had a nice steady growth that was often tied directly to the social aspects of the game. There is even an enchantment system that you can unlock but I never went deep enough into the friendship with the character that can do it for you to unlock it. I would be remiss to leave out the puzzles in this review because honestly they were a highlight. None of them felt too difficult and in some cases felt a little too easy but they were a good time. They really brought the dungeons together and made for nice breathers between fights as well. The only issues I had with them were on the movement side of things. Sometimes the mantling and jumping mechanics could get a bit weird and have you jump around when you didn't want to but it was never so bad that it took me out of the game. Overall, Dungeons of Hinterberg is a great game with awesome characters, amazing art and just good dungeons that are inhabited with nice puzzles and fun combat. I recommend this game for sure and think that fans of any dungeon crawl games or even more cozy games would enjoy this one.