Dungeons of Hinterberg

A breath of fresh air and a genuine contender for one of 2024’s best games yet, Dungeons of Hinterberg is a no-brainer pickup - whether you’re subscribed to Game Pass or not.

Despite a few technical shortcoming, due to its indie nature, Dungeons of Hinterberg is a great adventure game, with clever puzzles and a unique theme. It replaces ski-resort tourism with exploring-dungeons-full-of-goblins tourism. It simple works, offering a relaxing experience with highly enjoyable gameplay and beautiful cel-shaded environments.

Dungeon’s Hinterberg takes dungeon crawling, makes it a capitalist venture, and results in a personal story about the benefits and downfalls of tourism in our small towns. It’s a heartfelt story that charms you straight off the bat. The dungeons themselves are fun and feel more like a sightseeing holiday than terribly complex combat-fueled ventures, but if you’re looking for a chill time with hacking and slashing and hanging out with friends whilst saving the town from magic, then Dungeons of Hinterberg is a perfect holiday.

Playing Dungeons of Hinterberg is a fun experience and a nice break from games with darker themes. The artwork, too, adds levity to the feeling of the game. Luisa is a relatable character, too. She went into a career and lived the way she thought was right, but it led to her realizing that she doesn’t actually enjoy how her life turned out, and she decides that slaying monsters is the break she needs to fight off her burnout. All-in-all, I think this is a game worth trying if you enjoy a mix of dungeon diving, action, and social simulation.

A few small issues and some bugs aside, Dungeons of Hinterberg is a solid action-RPG. At its core though is some fantastic, sharp writing that asks interesting questions of its player and protagonist, all wrapped up in a cozy setting. Here's my review of Dungeons of Hinterberg.

There’s a lot to enjoy in Dungeons of Hinterberg. The premise is original and the combat ticks all the expected ARPG elements. Like in real life, I’m not fond of forced social interaction, and sometimes the game is a bit more gated than it appears. The puzzles are satisfying, and while movement and spell-casting can be janky, there’s quite a bit of content to explore. Fans of family-friendly ARPGs and the blend of magic and everyday life should definitely plan a staycation in Hinterberg.

Dungeons of Hinterberg is more like those all-inclusive package tours that blend together in a mind-collage of cocktails by the pool and the dine of the breakfast buffet: pleasant enough to pass the time but too safe to leave a lasting mark. [Issue#401, p.112]

Um jogo completo ,excelente narrativa, também ótima interação social com todos os personagens do jogo, uma variedade de habilidades , masmorras criativas e únicas.

Pros: enjoyable visual, most of the dungeons had good balance of solving puzzles and combat Cons: jumping mechanism is designed poorly

A great premise that is chock full of heart and charm, has a great relaxed feel and setting. The characters are unique and fun to interact with. The dungeons have a great 3D Zelda like feel that eventually become a little tedious as the mechanics aren't deep enough to support their quantity and length. Because of how gear focused the upgrade path is the game was in desperate need of different visuals for the armor sets and weapons as you progress, you wear the same outfit/weapons visually from start to finish. The story is solid, if predictable, but the real power here is in the setting and characters.

constantly freezes and it's boring too. mostly puzzles and climbing. this is basically every dungeon: you enter an area monsters appear you kill them usually just button mash maybe dodge now and than and move on, solve puzzles and climb than fight a boss at the end. all the dungeons are linear and boring.

Oh bordel l’étron indé carabiné ! c’est du lourd en matière de gros étron bien nul à chier ! et ça commence avec… les « graphismes »…! des graphismes, ça ? une espèce de cel shading tout pourri et complètement raté. C’est du point de vue technique totalement à la masse et du côté artistique… c’est encore pire : du mauvais goût à tous les étages, partout, sans **** jeu est un repoussant repoussoir, un imondice graphique. Et à propos du contenu ou de la jouabilité, aucun espoir à avoir, non plus, non, non : c’est tout pourri aussi, navrant tout le temps, le sous niveau zéro de la nullité boulottée par des incapables et des stagiaires. Et des stagiaires incapables. Et dire que ce sous produit, ce paquet de merde est vendu quand même, éhontément, pas moins de 30 boules ! c’est dingue, ça ! les abrutis de cons, décidément, ça ose tout !! (sinon, il est aussi disponible dans le daube pass, si le coeur vous en dit… mais ça reste une putain de perte de temps).