For example, there is one section where you have to light a long fuse for some dynamite to explode, but you have to chase the fuse across all manner of different dimensions to physically hold the gaps in the fuse together. This adds a whole new element to solving puzzles whereby you have to think in multiple dimensions. Later on, you might find levers on the ground that will change the perspective and gravity at the mere touch of a button. So, for example, you can walk up to a wall, and then Lloyd will be able to walk up that wall as the whole room turns in that direction by 45 degrees. You see, the game plays with gravity and perspective in its gameplay mechanics. I love the tone and the creativity of the game design, pretty much with every aspect from the monster design to the interiors you move through. It’s an incredibly dark world full of horrific monsters, surrealist items that have no respect for size or physics, and a complete homage to the macabre. The story has no text or cutscenes to speak of, with the world expressed through visuals alone. When you lie down on the dirty bed, you literally have an out of body experience and you find yourself in the world of the nightmare.

You start the game in a dingy apartment where everything looks like it should be in a reality TV program about condemned buildings.

You play the character of Lloyd, a man who is afraid to go to sleep in case he drifts off into a nightmare world that could kill him. The main game delivers an elusive story and only by delving into it will you be able to pick up hints and thoughts about its meaning.

DARQ: Complete Edition not only includes the base game but also comes complete with two bits of DLC – The Tower and The Crypt.

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