Q 01/05

Which voice actor, first hired only for a trailer, became Darkest Dungeon's gravelly narrator?

A) Doug Cockle

B) Wayne June

C) Keith David

D) Troy Baker

Answer · why

B) Wayne June

Wayne June returned to narrate Darkest Dungeon II, and after he died in 2025 the developers ruled out recreating his voice with AI. He had even given ...

Q 02/05

Which crowdfunding site funded Darkest Dungeon, hitting its $75,000 goal within the first two days?

A) Kickstarter

B) Indiegogo

C) Crowdfunder

D) GoFundMe

Answer · why

A) Kickstarter

Kickstarter backers went on to pledge over $313,000, more than four times the goal. The team turned to crowdfunding after its application for a Canadi...

Q 03/05

In Darkest Dungeon, what does a hero suffer when their stress meter reaches its maximum of 200?

A) A fainting spell

B) A seizure

C) A heart attack

D) A nervous collapse

Answer · why

C) A heart attack

A heart attack strikes at 200 stress and drops the hero straight to zero health. A second one before they have been healed kills them outright.

Q 04/05

Which Darkest Dungeon class is Dismas, the pistol-and-dagger rogue in every new game's first party?

A) Grave Robber

B) Bounty Hunter

C) Houndmaster

D) Highwayman

Answer · why

D) Highwayman

Highwayman Dismas is named after the penitent thief crucified beside Jesus. He and Reynauld are the same two heroes every player starts with.

Q 05/05

Which horror author's stories, recorded as audiobooks by Darkest Dungeon's narrator, inspired the game?

A) H. P. Lovecraft

B) Edgar Allan Poe

C) Bram Stoker

D) Clive Barker

Answer · why

A) H. P. Lovecraft

H. P. Lovecraft readings were what director Chris Bourassa listened to before making the game. Even so, the team swapped the genre's usual insanity fo...