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Dread Delusion is an open world RPG brimming with strange places and dark perils. Carve your own path through the flying continents of a shattered land. Discover curious towns, unearth occult secrets, master powerful magic - and change the world through your choices.
Dread Delusion is a rpg, open world and adventure game
developed by Lovely Hellplace
and published by DreadXP.
Released on May 14th 2024 is available in English only on Windows.
It has received 4,016 reviews of which 3,634 were positive and 382 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 16.79€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on Gamivo.
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Windows
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 | AMD Phenom II X4 965
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTS 450, 1 GB | AMD
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 2 GB available space
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The gameplay of "Dread Delusion" is reminiscent of "The Elder Scrolls" series, though comparing a solo developer's project to the scale of Bethesda's work would be unfair. The creator made a wise decision by focusing on a unique setting and rich lore, while keeping the other elements just good enough to maintain engagement. Character progression is handled in an unusual way: experience points aren't gained through combat or quests, but by exploring the world and collecting hidden items known as "Glimmers of Delusion". These are spent to improve your character's attributes, which serve as modifiers in skill calculations. The "Might" stat also allows you to break down doors depending on their strength. Key skills include: - Lockpick (used to pick locks and disarm traps) - Lore (lets you activate secret switches) - Charm (helps persuade NPCs and unlock alternate quest options) Many obstacles can be approached in multiple ways - brute force, a key switch, or a lockpick - adding variety to progression. Your character can equip weapons, armor, rings, and accessories. Weapons (dagger, sword, greatsword, and bow) and armor can be upgraded with materials. Consumables include arrows, throwing weapons, and potions. Combat yields only money and crafting resources, which reduces the incentive to fight. Encounters are simplistic and become repetitive even on the hardest difficulty. I found three effective combat strategies: - Strike with a power attack and back away. - Spam power attacks before the enemy can counter. - Circle-strafe with the bow while shooting continuously. There's little to spend money on - buying homes or gear is optional and offers little advantage. Even the starting rusty sword is enough to defeat any enemy, if you're patient. Consumables can be produced through the game's alchemy system. One item worth highlighting is the "Truth Potion", which lets you see through illusions, greatly aiding in exploration and quest completion. The magic system feels underwhelming. Offensive spells are weak compared to melee weapons. Summoned skeletons merely distract enemies, being too weak to deal real damage. The slow spell is useful but not necessary, and changing the time of day is more conveniently done by sleeping. Only teleportation stands out as a truly helpful spell for speeding up travel. So why does "Dread Delusion" have so many positive reviews? Because of its atmosphere, deep and original lore, and a setting unlike any other. The story begins in a prison, where augmented Inquisitors offer the protagonist a deal they can't refuse - death or a dangerous mission. The design of the Inquisition evokes a mix of Tech-Priests and Chaos cultists from "Warhammer 40000". In fact, many character designs feel inspired by that universe - myrmidons seem like something cobbled together by Chaos or Orks, and several monsters resemble warped followers of Chaos Gods. The open world consists of floating islands drifting in the void beneath a red neutron star. In the sky: pulses of light, clouds of gas, and monstrous celestial creatures. The terrain is rich in strange flora (towering mushrooms à la "Morrowind") and bizarre fauna. The ambient soundscape - wind, water, and the eerie singing of mushrooms like whales - creates a remarkably immersive atmosphere. This world blends magic and technology. Some mortal but sentient entities are revered as gods, feeding on worship and sacrifice to fuel their power. Since many of them brought suffering, humanity formed the Inquisition to eliminate both gods and their cults. Throughout the game, you face difficult moral decisions. On the first islands, for instance, you must choose whether to destroy the weakened gods - condemning the people to famine and decay - or restore their cruel cults, ensuring survival at the cost of blood sacrifices. These grim dilemmas are a common thread, and very few quests offer a truly happy ending. The island of the undead is especially disturbing: A king performed a ritual, sacrificing his daughter to gain immortality, but died in the process. Half his kingdom turned into intelligent, decaying zombies who devoured the rest - including mothers eating their children. One creative touch: a giant dragon that eats undead, whose digested souls continue to exist within it. A powerful mage, having also gained immortality, devised a way to grow sentient biomass as food for the undead. Another standout location is the steampunk kingdom ruled by a computer: The Mechanical King once ruled effectively with logic and magic, but eventually bugged out - plunging the realm into eternal winter, famine, plague, and mass amnesia. People, accustomed to obeying the infallible machine, continue to follow blindly. You must decide: repair the broken system or destroy it, forcing society to fend for itself under the harsh conditions it created. Later in the game, you obtain an airship that allows travel between distant islands, which initially seemed like background scenery. Notable among them: - A massive mollusk housing a decaying city inside its body, slowly infecting its inhabitants. - A battlefield where a colossal robot once fought a giant in an epic confrontation. The ending reveals the cause of the world's ruin: an advanced civilization made a catastrophic error, tearing the planet apart and altering physical laws, flooding the world with magic. You can either preserve the current order or risk all life for the chance of change. This risky choice, surprisingly, is the only quest that ends on a genuinely positive note - with no hidden consequences - standing out in an otherwise bleak universe. You can't earn all achievements in a single playthrough due to mutually exclusive decisions, but this can be resolved by backing up your save before key choices. Despite the simplistic mechanics and repetitive combat, "Dread Delusion" succeeds thanks to its imaginative world and morally complex storytelling. It absolutely deserves the attention of anyone who values narrative-driven RPGs.
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If I had to compare this game to any other game, I'd compare it to Citizen Sleeper. What a lovely game. The story is the reason to play it. In the end, I failed to follow my convictions. I was offered a chance at Heaven, and I leapt.
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Every convention overturned, every trope spurned. This is what the fantasy genre should have been all along; it's actually not about aping Tolkien. It's about daring to imagine something new, new worlds with new rules. Fantasy should be about human beings, at our ugliest and most beautiful. Here's a story about being born into a world after the most unimaginable conflict occurred. In some ways it got better, but gradually things are getting worse. And for most people the notion of things ever improving is unthinkable. Does this sound familiar? Mechanically the game is solid, nothing that hasn't been done before but the gameplay stays interesting as the player improves. Aesthetically it's inspired - the PS1 was never quite like this, but every now and then the clunky, lo-fi visuals give way to something special and you find yourself wishing you could be there. But the writing, you have to play this game for the writing. It puts many AAA titles to shame. With a few paragraphs more is said than 100 hours of Skyrim.
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Unforgettable World, Unbelievably Good Writing I came for the cool retro vibes, but stayed absolutely glued because the writing in Dread Delusion is on another level. Seriously, I'm struggling to find adequate words to praise it, because it's that good – intelligent, evocative, and perhaps some of the best I've encountered in gaming. The sheer quality of the narrative and world-building, woven into every interaction and discovery, is worth the asking price all by itself. This phenomenal writing breathes life into a bizarre, captivating, sometimes grotesque, always fascinating reality. The whole artistic design drips with a unique, surreal style, creating an expressive atmosphere – thick, dreamlike, and haunting – that most modern games just can't replicate. It feels handcrafted and visionary. Diving into its fleshy, fungal corners feels like genuinely unearthing lost, cryptic knowledge. Every discovery feels earned and meaningful, pulling you deeper into its wonderfully weird embrace. What's particularly clever is how the game fundamentally shifts gears partway through; gaining access to wider travel radically expands the scope and rhythm of exploration, making the world feel even bigger and more mysterious without feeling jarring. It’s brilliantly paced. On the gameplay side, while spellcasting feels distinct and satisfying, other combat elements like melee, ranged, and stealth are more functional than deep. They serve their purpose but can feel fairly basic compared to the game's towering strengths in atmosphere and narrative. Honestly, it’s a minor point – the real magic here is getting utterly lost in this incredible setting and story. Dread Delusion is a rare gem. If you value exceptional writing, a world that defies convention, rich atmosphere, and exploration that truly rewards curiosity, this comes very highly recommended. An unforgettable journey.
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Sure, it looks like Morrowind, but it doesn't play much like it. Instead, it shares the important parts: wacky, zany lore and the fact that you can look in any direction, see something, and then walk to it and find something neat there. I had a blast just wandering around the Oneric Isles with no particular goal, which is kinda rare these days in many of the RPGs I've played. But beware, potential player, there are a few caveats. The game suffers from a few bugs that, while not game-breaking, are annoying (most of said bugs having to do with collision—a patch would be nice even if the dev's officially moved on), and you can tell that the content near the end of the game was a little phoned in (still good, but with less depth—the Clockwork Kingdom pretty much rides on the Missing Persons quest instead of, like, the four or five in the game's other areas). Oh, and the combat's pretty much an afterthought lmao It's still a pretty gosh-darn good game despite the above, though. Get it on sale.
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Dread Delusion is currently priced at 16.79€ on Steam.
Dread Delusion is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 16.79€ on Steam.
Dread Delusion received 3,634 positive votes out of a total of 4,016 achieving a rating of 8.72.
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Dread Delusion was developed by Lovely Hellplace and published by DreadXP.
Dread Delusion is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Dread Delusion is not playable on MacOS.
Dread Delusion is not playable on Linux.
Dread Delusion is a single-player game.
Dread Delusion does not currently offer any DLC.
Dread Delusion does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Dread Delusion does not support Steam Remote Play.
Dread Delusion is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Lovely Hellplace
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DreadXP
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14 May 2024
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