Galleria's predecessor already lays the groundwork: a vast legion of puppets to mold and dungeons riddled with traps and breakable walls. Rougher than its successor, but the dark writing and sharp difficulty leave a lasting mark.
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Category
RPG1 player16+
Description
An enchanted tome leads an army of puppets through the cursed depths beneath Refrain. Published by NIS America, released worldwide in 2018. Dozens of puppet covens, varied classes, first-person exploration, breakable walls and buried treasure under a dark atmosphere.
Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
MAX
Story
★★★★★
"Masterful"
A puppet sent to explore the underground of a town haunted by a sleeping witch: the stage is set for a descent where every step may be your last. Beneath its guise of a simple dungeon-crawler hides a devious tale shot through with manipulation, secrets and a mordant humour. This unapologetic darkness, paired with well-placed revelations, gives the exploration a bitter flavour that genre fans relish to the full.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Difficult"
Lifespan
"Massive"
Leading a coven of puppets to the depths of Refrain means patiently mapping trapped labyrinths where every wall might hide a passage. Pact customisation, a difficulty that rewards planning and alternate endings invite you to start over stronger. Its name as a generous dungeon-crawler rests on this progression loop, forever rekindled.
Technical info
💾3 GB📅18/09/2018
Published by NIS America
Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk (Nintendo Switch) price, value & rarity
This dungeon RPG lets you craft puppets and split them into covens, turning each major fight into martial arithmetic: who strikes, in what order, with which boosts. The deep guardians punish improvisation and reward optimization. Refrain builds its tension spikes on strategy far more than reflex.
