


The team behind this recently released total conversion mod must love Darkest Dungeon with a passion exceeding any hobby I’ve ever possessed, because why else would they commit the absurd amount of time and resources it must have taken to create what is essentially an entirely new game? This mod doesn’t just offer “more content” for Darkest Dungeon fans it effectively doubles the footprint of the original game, coming just a couple weeks before the long-awaited proper sequel Darkest Dungeon II finally arrives with its full release.

If creating a hit indie videogame that offers dozens if not hundreds of hours of replay value is rightly regarded as a labor of love, then what does one call a fan-created total conversion mod–a free one–offering just as much new content? Try as I might, it’s truly difficult to imagine the dedication that must have been required to create something like Black Reliquary just because you’d like to see it exist.
