The Crimson Court‘s new character class, the Flagellant, is interesting if a bit overcomplicated. Characters with the Crimson Curse who actively need The Blood will have a status debuff, so bringing them along will be liability, even if they’re low stress. The Blood is also very rare, meaning that you’ll be managing thirst for it on top of stress. The first event in the Courtyard also makes stress-reducing buildings such as the Tavern and the Abbey less effective until you complete it, so inevitably a good third of your party will succumb to The Curse. You can also give them Blood at other times, which will give them Bloodlust: A huge stat boost that also raises everyone else’s stress levels. If they’re thirsting for Blood, it will bring them down to normal. It can’t be cured in the Sanitarium, and must be sated by The Blood.

It’s a kind of vampirism - in the new Courtyard area, your explorers can be bitten by monstrous mosquitoes who can give them this Curse. It adds a new character class, monsters and a creepy new area, but it’s most brilliant addition is the new Crimson Curse.

The Crimson Court launched yesterday for PC and Mac, with a PS4 and Vita version to come. Wanna see the lowest depths of humanity? Watch as unspeakable monsters tear through your party after a main healer becomes a kleptomaniac, opens a trapped treasure chest, and dies. If you’ve ever thumbed through a Lovecraft short story, it’s kind of like that, minus the racism. Despite being unrelentingly oppressive, it’s a fun time. Darkest Dungeon is a game about losing - you will lose all your party members as they explore dungeons, they will all lose their sanity, and you will lose the game.

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