Darkest Dungeon is a gothic roguelike dungeon crawler released in 2016 by Red Hook Studios, known for its harsh difficulty, hand-drawn art and a distinctive narrator who comments on the player's doomed expeditions. Clips built around its bleak, mortality-focused narration have circulated among players, streamers and video editors who want an instantly recognisable sign of impending doom. It remains popular because the game's grim tone translates well outside its original context, turning a defeat, death or failed attempt in almost any video into something darker and more memorable.