Dungeons of Hinterberg

Dungeons of Hinterberg is a charming, photogenic puzzle game that pairs radical fights and platforming action with delightful moments of peaceful reflection. There's a constant challenge and a feeling of forward motion through a well-paced narrative with a meaningful message.

Put simply, Dungeons of Hinterberg is sensational. It distils its three gameplay pillars of thoughtful dungeon puzzle solving, snappy combat, and meaningful relationship building into a frightfully fun loop that I hardly ever wanted to put down throughout its runtime.

“Dungeons of Hinterberg will make you think differently about how you behave on your next vacation.”

Dungeons of Hinterberg immaculately captures the idyllic spirit of a small mountain village with its vibrant characters, and the heightened sense of adventure that comes from exploring its many intricately designed magical dungeons.

Arguably, slaying monsters in the woods is self-care.

Combat and RPG progression get an ingenious social twist in this disarming slice of fantasy.

Explore a series of 25 dungeons as part of Luisa's slaycation to help with her burnout.

Dungeons of Hinterberg runs well on the Steam Deck, while some areas have slight frame drops, the main parts of the game run just fine, and the controls work beautifully.

Though Dungeons of Hinterberg falters to execute on some minor details and its broader narrative never coalesces with the gameplay, its breathtaking art design, heartful character writing, and addictive gameplay loop make this a solid action-adventure RPG with a great sense of magic.

Dungeons of Hinterberg is a hugely stylish and hipster-cool action-RPG that does a fantastic job in building a world that feels worth exploring, replete with dungeons that require effort whilst remaining fittingly chilled out. This is a puzzle-orientated affair more than an action-heavy thing, and that's a wise choice, as the puzzles here easily trump the fairly average fighting. Make peace with s...

A flowery, gorgeous world that is enthralling to listen to, but abrasive to interact with, to the point where its structure can confuse players with its intent.

Cosy fantasy meets monster hack 'n slashing in Dungeons of Hinterberg, an action RPG that will spirit you away to the majestic Austrian alps.