Puzzles revolve around going back and forth, collecting items, using items, and shifting the level around by pulling levers. That said, there are some brain-teasers and during the three-and-a-half-hour runtime of the main game, I probably spent a good 45 minutes on the penultimate level – my least favourite of them all.

It turned out that the normal-sized wristwatch could actually be used to bridge a six-foot gap for Lloyd the cueball to walk over.ĭARQ is full of these oddities and once you loosen up and start buying into the idea that you’re playing a dream, you’ll find the puzzles open up a lot, too, and become much easier. I assumed it would be used in some mundane way. So, when I found an old wristwatch when exploring an early level, I thought nothing of it. The game hangs it hat on the idea of dreams being illogical but grounded in reality. But, you will find one of the smartest puzzle games around, and that’s no exaggeration. If you’re here for horror, you won’t find it. It’s more odd imagery and suggestions than in-your-face scares, though the game does try to pull a fast one every now and then with a quick jumpscare. Well, there was one devilish puzzle that did get me a little nervous, but aside from that, there’s no genuine horror here. I expected to be scared senseless but I wasn’t, ever. Instead, his dreams are nightmares full of puzzles and strange creatures. His dreams aren’t filled with bunnies and superheroes, though. If like me, you’re a newcomer to the creepy thriller, you’re in for a puzzling treat, but not much more.ĭARQ looks and feels like a horror game – Lloyd, the bald lad you play as – goes to bed and enters a surreal nightmare where he’s aware that he’s dreaming. If you’ve played DARQ before, you know what’s going on and what to expect.

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