Fit check
Is The Donnerwald Experiment worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- RPG players who want combat with aimed skills and evasion
- Folklore fans interested in German-inspired demons and dream curses
- Story-focused players who prefer branching viewpoints and character relationships
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a purely menu-driven RPG without aiming or evasion during combat
- Players who prefer a single fixed narrative viewpoint rather than a plot shown from different angles
- Players looking for a non-fantasy setting without demons, curses, or monsters
Our take on The Donnerwald Experiment
Combat departs from a purely menu-based RPG structure by asking players to aim skills and evade attacks. The plot also moves beyond a single viewpoint, using a large tree to present the story from different angles.
What is The Donnerwald Experiment?
The Donnerwald Experiment follows Johanna Prokuri, a former inventor who lost her creativity after a nightmare and now risks becoming a monster.
Together with Montgomery, a charming mole, she hunts Dream Demons while seeking a cure for the Mare Noctem curse. Combat uses action commands, aimed skills, and evasive moves. Players develop and personalize a battle machine by finding more inspiration to unlock additional modules. Characters have their own goals, fears, and dreams, and relationships with them may affect events. A large plot tree presents the story from different angles. The game also includes boss battles with individual soundtracks and dogs that can be petted.
How The Donnerwald Experiment plays
- 01Action Command Combat
- Battles combine skill aiming with moves used to evade enemy attacks.
- 02Custom Battle Machine
- Additional modules become available through finding more inspiration.
- 03Branching Plot Tree
- The story can be viewed from multiple angles through a large plot structure.
- 04Character Relationships
- Characters have individual goals, fears, and dreams, with bonds available through interaction.
- 05Individual Boss Soundtracks
- Special boss encounters each have their own soundtrack.
The Donnerwald Experiment compared to similar games
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition focuses on exploring a strange city and an unconventional story, while The Donnerwald Experiment combines demon hunting with action-command combat and battle-machine customization. Back to the Dawn centers on prison escape, investigation, survival, and crime, whereas The Donnerwald Experiment follows a curse-related hunt involving Dream Demons, character bonds, and a branching plot. Tales of Symphonia presents a conflict involving two connected worlds; The Donnerwald Experiment instead follows Johanna's search for a cure and the development of her battle machine.
The Donnerwald Experiment: platforms & release
Is The Donnerwald Experiment worth it?
It is worth it if: RPG players who want combat with aimed skills and evasion. Skip it if: players seeking a purely menu-driven RPG without aiming or evasion during combat.
Where can I download The Donnerwald Experiment?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Donnerwald Experiment's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Donnerwald Experiment on?
Windows only.
