A remarkably dense dungeon crawler where you craft puppet squads by the dozen before descending into gorgeous labyrinths. Managing covens takes patience, yet the gothic atmosphere and hand drawn mapping stay hypnotic throughout.
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Category
RPG1 player16+
Description
From the moon you delve into vast underground mazes, forming covens of living puppets to chase the city's seven secrets. Published by NIS America, released worldwide in 2023. Customizable caravan, puppet formations, first-person dungeon crawling, gothic mood and many hidden treasures.
Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
MAX
Story
★★★★★
"Masterful"
This first-person dungeon RPG by Nippon Ichi sets its gothic in a haunted manor-museum, the Galleria, where a wandering spirit leads living puppets through labyrinthine depths. Takehito Harada's character designs, all melancholy dolls and lace-laden outfits, stand out against dark corridors lit by stained glass and chandeliers.
The soundtrack matches the haunted-museum atmosphere with melancholy, refined themes, crystalline piano, veiled strings, music boxes and ethereal choirs that evoke a splendor in the process of fading. The exploration bathes in a restrained, almost contemplative unease, while the battles unleash tenser, more solemn swells.
At the heart of a labyrinth-city gnawed by a curse, a troupe of puppets animated by witchcraft explores galleries where the slightest corridor may hide a deadly trap. The story is steeped in a thick gothic atmosphere, where cruelty brushes against tragedy and every revelation carries its weight of darkness. This bleak narrative ambition, rare in the genre, draws dungeon-crawler fans seeking a world that feels truly inhabited.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Difficult"
Lifespan
"Massive"
Building and fielding your puppets through vast dungeons turns every descent into an expedition: hand-drawn mapping, traps, shortcuts and sealed chests reveal themselves slowly. The puppet system, Witch Petitions and multiple endings push you to probe far past the strictly necessary. This demanding dungeon-RPG structure wears its depth calmly.
Technical info
💾3 GB📅14/02/2023
Published by NIS America
Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society (Nintendo Switch) price, value & rarity
A first-person dungeon crawler, this labyrinth pits whole squads of puppets against immense guardians that turn difficulty into a tactical riddle. Formation, rank order and synergies decide everything, and the gothic staging drapes these clashes in menace. Galleria makes patience and planning its sharpest weapons.
