Massive Darkness (2017)

Massive Darkness is a challenging, visually engaging, and addictively fun dungeon crawler that will thrill tabletop fans and RPG players alike.

Massive Darkness: Dungeons of Shadowreach" is highly recommended (4.5/5) as a fun, dice-rolling dungeon crawler. Its asymmetric heroes and integrated difficulty modifications make it an excellent starting point, especially for new players.

Massive Darkness 2 delivers an engaging dungeon-crawling experience with deeply asymmetrical classes and a rewarding video-game-style loot system, though it suffers from lengthy setup times and a loss of tension late in scenarios.

The reviewer enthusiastically recommends Massive Darkness as an engaging, cooperative dungeon crawler that effectively captures a Diablo-like experience, praising its streamlined combat and unique Shadow Zone mechanics, despite minor criticisms regarding retail component variety and inherent dice-chucking randomness.

Massive Darkness delivers a streamlined, fast-paced dungeon bash with great components and clever mechanics like Shadow Mode, offering a satisfyingly sleek hack-and-slash experience despite its generic fantasy setting.

The video from Board Game Hangover ranks Tom Vasel's top 10 board games of all time. It briefly discusses Massive Darkness 2 within this multi-game ranking. The video is not a dedicated review of the original 'Massive Darkness'.

The reviewer from The Dungeon Dive offers a positive appraisal of Massive Darkness, praising its Diablo-like dungeon crawling experience and refreshing nature compared to longer campaign games. He highlights enjoyable aspects like character progression and monster variety while noting some minor criticisms.

Massive Darkness delivers a fun, beer-and-pretzels dungeon crawl experience featuring satisfying dice combat and epic miniatures. However, the campaign mode feels tacked-on and tedious, making the game much better suited for standalone, one-off scenarios.

Massive Darkness delivers a fun, miniature-heavy cooperative dungeon crawler with fresh mechanics like darkness bonuses. However, its steep price, rulebook disorganization, and reliance on expansions hold it back.