Dark Thoughts

Horde game combining a hero whose trauma is the weapon with domains named for different fears.

How a run starts

You pick one of twelve damaged heroes and enter a domain such as apathy, grief, anger, hate, shame, or fear.

What you do

That hero's trauma is the weapon and the ability. You guide, heal, or evolve them. Aiming is not described.

What carries over

Surviving long enough forces a boss tied to a heavier trauma. What a death keeps, and how a level-up is chosen, is not written down.

Pick this if

• You want the character pick to change the weapon, because the weapon is that character's trauma.
• You like a sequence of named fear domains rather than one endless field.

Skip this if

• Movement, auto-fire, and the level-up menu are not described. Most of the page is character bios.