Underplayed Gems

Traumatarium: Penitent (2024)

Traumatarium: Penitent cover
Developer
Eligos Games
Publisher
ModRetro
Platforms
Game Boy, Nintendo Switch
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop

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How it feels

A grim dungeon crawler inspired by Fighting Fantasy and Warhammer Quest, demanding tough decisions in resource-scarce dark halls.

darkdungeon crawlerhardcoreindieatmosphericresource management

About

A dungeon crawler inspired by the Fighting Fantasy books and Warhammer Quest 1995. The followup to Traumatarium, Penitent aims to improve on the success of the original, while improving and expanding on almost all aspects. You have three distinct dungeons to overcome, all while managing scarce resources and making hard decisions on when to push on, or use a map to return to the safety of one of the few outposts found in those dark halls. Traumatarium Penitent takes place well after the events of the original game. The kingdom's knights have broken into two factions: the Penitents, who swore to pay off their sins in defense of the kingdom, and the Ebon Legion, who aim to bring forth again the evil spirits that once haunted the land.

Screenshots

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