Do you like a challenge? Do you like a hardcore challenge? Do you like a hardcore and fair challenge? So you must check this game. There is no tutorial, but you can check the controls (and I recommend you to do so). The game is simple in his mechanics and in the graphic. But it have more challenge than many other games. You gonna need to be pacient to find out the way through the maze. Mostly because of the traps and because of the annoying enemies. You have lives. And you can collect point to get some more. It's possible to do the entire series of mazes without dying, but requires training. One shot and you gonna need to restar from the beginning of the maze. Lost all of your lives and you gonna need to restar from the first maze, unless you manageg to get to a save point. But, sometimes, it can be harder to spawn from a save point than simple restar the entire run. Don't need to rush. The game isn't that big. It worth the price in the challegen it provides.
Darkness Maze Cube - Hardcore Puzzle Game
- Release Date:
- Jan 28, 2020
- Developer:
- YAW Studios
- Publisher:
- YAW Studios
- Platforms:
- Windows
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About This Game
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About the Game

A new perspective for traditional maze games.
Tired of games where there are tips and tutorials of all kinds and you can finish them without much difficulty?
If the answer is YES; YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE, DARKNESS MAZE CUBE it's the right game for you!
In brief, it means that ONLY THE ELITE OF PLAYERS CAN FINISH THIS GAME and find out what will happen in the end!
The game was made for you to feel that you are in a dangerous exploration of empty hands where your only resources are hearing, vision and your special abilities, while exploring the mazes your memory, determination, agility and attention to every detail of the environment including sounds can be the difference between predicting an attack and escaping death, solving a puzzle or succumbing to the maze!
- Game Details:
- Practice makes perfect, in this game dying is part of the learning and as you pass the phases you will notice you can get through them more easily, because you will have a learning background until a new challenge appears.
- In this game your most precious asset is your life , so try to accumulate as much as you can and be careful when venturing into the mazes, because if it reaches zero and you have not found the SAVE POINT it will be Game Over and all progress will be lost.
- Made for the strong, who don't back down from frustrations, as explained above this game was made for the strong and if you finish this game, YOU'LL BE AMONG AN ELITE OF STRONG PLAYERS!
- Leaderboard In this game take risks, generate more points, the less you use SAVE POINT the more points you will earn, show the world your score and challenge others to beat it.
- A game with simpler graphics and animations in reference to old games, in a dark setting, which conveys the presence of death to adventurers, with ominous, immersive sound. A game that aims to challenge the most experienced in Hardcore, survival and puzzle.
- Brutal HardCore style game that will push your determination to the limit. Test your skills and have fun finding ways to overcome mazes on your own.
- Game Modes:
- Adventure: Deadly mazes where only the strong will survive.
- HardCore: If you found Adventure Mode difficult, this one you will find it HELL, in this game mode many of the traps will be hidden, you will depend even more on your memory and agility, it will be much harder to come alive and find save points, with just a slip you will surely find death.
- Time For Life: Want to beat developer time? This is your opportunity! The levels are the same as in adventure mode, but to make your life more difficult the maze puts a bomb on our hero's body; if he doesn't complete the phase within the given time "BOOM!" death is certain!
- Relaxing mode: Enjoy all the mazes in the game with no enemies, traps or collectables, just for the pleasure of discovering the exit portal to the next maze. Oh! Just to make it difficult ... LOL, the exit portal is random, meaning every time you play it will be in a different place, so you can play this mode as many times as you want.
- Adventure: Deadly mazes where only the strong will survive.
- Seemingly simple mazes but prepared to complicate your life mazes, find the clues left by the Cubic Matrix to solve puzzles more easily, as a wrong answer can be costly!
Your reaction time will be put to the test all the time. Accumulating cubics to ensure extra lives, finding the save point and memorizing the position of some enemies are the key to survival. - - The Maze:
Embedded in the depths it is a living trap and will do its best to prevent you from discovering the secrets and mysteries of the “Cubic Dies”.
“If you find the " Red Eye "... just run."
- - Save Point:
All mazes have a hidden one, but it will not be an easy task to find and reach it, often it will be your salvation in case of running out of lives, so you do not have to start from the first maze again. - - Cubic Matrix:
Hidden in the maze are mysterious entities endowed with magical and light power.
Legend tells that secrets will be revealed and something SPECIAL will happen to the brave adventurer who makes it to the end of the maze. - - The Cube:
A brave adventurer determined to reveal the secrets and mysteries of the Cubic Matrix and become the greatest cubic explorer in the universe. (Is there another hidden purpose?) - - Bonus Level:
Beat all 16 levels in Hard Core Mode and unlock 2 secret levels to win.
A game for the strong, take your agility, determination, attention and memory to the limit in a “Brutal HardCore” world where your chances are slim!
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User Reviews
WOWWWW!!! I can´t stop playing, this game is so amazing!!! The traps are predictable, but you must pay attention all the time to stay alive The maze are so challenge at all times, and I “thank the lord” every time I find the savepoint. The commands respond quickly and make all the difference in the game and the game soundtrack it's so good, it makes me feel in the game. I was so bored in this quarantine times, but you´re making my days!!! Thanks!!!
Hi! I always liked to play video games, but as I had little time I ended up putting this hobby aside ... Now with the quarantine, I decided to play again. Since I always liked challenging games, I researched and ended up finding this game! He is very cool and challenging in the right measure, paying attention to the environment and sounds I can see the traps and prepare for them. At first I thought it was strange not to have a tutorial, then I remembered the old games and pressed the ESC and there were all the commands ... A nice thing is also that the game gives you freedom to choose the path you want to take and you bear the risks of your choice! Thanks to the developers I'm having a great time!
Fun and Hardcore game! I really liked the ambience and the soundtrack. It is challenging. I died many times, but I learned with my mistakes. I loved it!
Amazing! I participated in the closed tests and it really is a game for those who enjoy challenges and strong emotions ... Not taking the save and dying ... makes you think "Why, why didn't I go to get the save first?" The team is to be congratulated, the game was thought of details, paying attention to the paths, sounds and details of the environment really helps to prevent traps. I took several scares ... rsss Very cool! Congratulations!
Analyze my first hour of play, the game to get angry ... but I will persist and zero the game, so I will make the developers angry!
Cool and intriguing game! In my case it was better to collect all the notes scattered or I wont know how to answer the orb. I like to sprint without using the defense, but if you are too aggressive you most likely die. I am curious about new mechanics in the further levels. Traps sometimes made jump out of chair. Dark cool game!
Amazing game! any mistake ends up leading to your death, pay attention to every detail. test your skills and memory, solving puzzles and trying to stay alive every second. Participating in the closed test was such a great experience, now I`m trying to improve my score!
>>>[b]Update as of 11 February 2025[/b]: see [url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/1153980/discussions/0/1745643424483109702/]IT[/url] for yourself: almost 3 years later and I could finally finish this game, as there previously was a bug that caused a hardlock ... Nevertheless — and apart from remaining achievement-bugs and at least a sound settings bug — this is truly a thrilling maze-game for me and a great reflex test! I'm looking forward to a sequel, but then more polished, please 🙏 >>> [b]Update as of 13 June 2022[/b]: as much as I enjoyed this game, it has started to annoy me that I still can't finish it due to [see below update!]. Not sure how others did it, but I bet the hardlock is for everyone, and I felt like a tester of this game — probably respected, but ignored by now; having given them enough time to look into the problem. It's seemingly hard to communicate with the devs, and they seem to have other priorities ... >>> [b]UPDATE_1[/b]: (seemingly) [url=https://st...
A challenging game! Many games describe themselves as challenging and when we play we don't feel the challenge that was described, but in the case of this game the challenge is part of your DNA and that makes this game very cool! The feeling of victory you feel when you win the mazes is really good, but make no mistake, because in this game mistakes are not forgiven! For those who like challenges it is the right game!!!
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System Requirements
Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Win 7 - 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core I3
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 500 MB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
FAQ
How much does Darkness Maze Cube - Hardcore Puzzle Game cost?
Darkness Maze Cube - Hardcore Puzzle Game costs $2.99.
What are the system requirements for Darkness Maze Cube - Hardcore Puzzle Game?
Minimum: Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Win 7 - 64-bit Processor: Intel Core I3 Memory: 2 GB RAM DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 500 MB available space Recommended: Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
What platforms is Darkness Maze Cube - Hardcore Puzzle Game available on?
Darkness Maze Cube - Hardcore Puzzle Game is available on Windows PC.
Is Darkness Maze Cube - Hardcore Puzzle Game worth buying?
Darkness Maze Cube - Hardcore Puzzle Game has 97% positive reviews from 31 players.
When was Darkness Maze Cube - Hardcore Puzzle Game released?
Darkness Maze Cube - Hardcore Puzzle Game was released on Jan 28, 2020.
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