Dungeons
of Hinterberg

Dungeons of Hinterberg is an action-adventure game about a woman exploring a fantasy reimagining of the Austrian Alps to escape from her overwhelming work. You explore vast dungeons and scenic towns, fight enemies, and solve puzzles while using snowboards and minecarts to traverse. It stands out not only for its unique visual style but also for how it combines Zelda-style dungeon puzzles with magical weapons and powers.

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You play Luisa, a law trainee overwhelmed by her busy corporate life. To refocus your life, you travel to an idyllic tourist town far into the mountains, surrounded by snowcapped peaks and mysterious dungeons to explore. You investigate these dungeons, fighting off the monsters that inhabit them, and use the magical abilities you find to delve ever deeper into the depths.

Play involves traversing the mountains and dungeons using snowboards, minecarts, and magic to get around. When you enter a dungeon, you use swords and mystical weapons to defeat hordes of monsters in fast-paced combat. As you play you unlock new powers and abilities that can help you both in combat and solving the many puzzles that block your path, such as the ability to unlock special doors and blast new paths in the stone. Utilising these powers in ambitious and experimental ways is essential to discover new routes and fight stronger enemies.

The result is a game that takes the expansive dungeons and puzzles from the mostly grounded-in-reality Zelda series and places them in a magical, stylised fantasy world to create an experience that offers a meaningful challenge while still being fun, engaging, and unusual.

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Our examiner, Ben Kendall, first checked Dungeons of Hinterberg 9 months ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 9 months ago.