Fear & Hunger

Fear & Hunger is a horror dungeon crawler about four unfortunate adventurers who descend into an ancient fortress to uncover its secrets. The fortress is a nexus between planes of existence, and its depths are in turmoil as old and new gods struggle for power. You choose where you stand in that conflict while trying to survive.

The dungeon

The game combines survival horror, dungeon crawling and a strong j-RPG foundation, with roguelike elements. Its oppressive atmosphere and ruthless difficulty shape a trial-and-error experience: dungeon layouts, events, loot and enemy placements vary between playthroughs, and you may need to start over repeatedly. Learning from mistakes can help you reach deeper levels.

The dungeons contain extreme violence and gore, along with themes of drug and substance abuse, self-mutilation and sexual violence. These elements are part of the world and its atmosphere.

Combat and survival

Combat is turn-based, and you can target individual enemy limbs to dismember opponents strategically. Enemies can also cut off your characters’ arms and legs, so you need to prepare for encounters; fleeing is often the best option. Survival can also mean finding better equipment, learning blood and love magic, fusing characters together, praying to different gods, talking your way out of battles, recruiting party members, sniping enemies from a distance or using traps to disable them.

Characters and presentation

You can choose from four character classes, and recruit many additional characters. The game combines pixel art with digital painting, accompanied by an original ambient soundtrack.