Darkest Dungeon is bringing turn-based misery to Switch later this month

Developer Red Hook Studios has announced that its superb turn-based misery generator Darkest Dungeon is heading to the Switch eShop on January 18th.

Darkest Dungeon is gloomy turn-based dungeon crawler with a striking art style and a heavy emphasis on unspeakable, otherworldly Lovecraftian horror. As you explore the dungeons and catacombs beneath your dilapidated manor, and the terrible lands around it, you'll encounter and battle ever-more unsettling sights.

Using your party members' class-based skills to reach the end of a dungeon is only half of the battle, however; once you're back in the relative safety of the village beyond the manor gates, you'll need to aid your party's recovering from stress or sickness or insanity by catering to their particular whims - perhaps leaving them to a period of self-flagellation at the abbey, or to drinking and whoring at the local tavern - while you face more antediluvian horrors with the remainder of your crew.

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