The Donnerwald Experiment

The Donnerwald Experiment

Wegenbartho Games · 2019 · JRPG, Anime, Turn-Based Tactics, 2.5D, Interactive Fiction

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About The Donnerwald Experiment

An endless nightmare awaits Johanna Prokuri!


She was once a prodigy, capable of creating powerful automatons and other machines.
But three years ago, she lost her creativity during a nightmare.

One day a charming mole named Montgomery appears in her dreams.
He warns her that a Dream Demon "cursed" her with something known as the Mare Noctem.
The loss of her creativity is just one of the symptoms and she's about to turn into a monster soon.

Now the duo is hunting Dream Demons together and try to find a way to get rid of her curse before it's too late.

  • An interactive combat system with action commands. Aim with your skills and evade enemy attacks.
  • Build and personify your battle machine to fight off Dream Demons. Find a way for “more inspiration” to unlock additional modules.
  • Many characters, all with their own goals, fears and dreams. You can bond with them if you deem it necessary, maybe it pays off to be nice?
  • A big plot tree which allows to see the whole story from different angles.
  • Dogs which can be pet.
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  • Many special boss battles, all with their own high quality soundtrack.
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    What Steam players say

    Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

    Recommended Jun 24, 2023
    Currently playing trough it got it random on a sale. The story is at the start a little weird but rich of action. Also the gameplay is nothing special basically paper mario but well done. From a balance point of view till now everything is well balanced and the fights are fun. Not sure how it proceeds but im positivly impressed because this is not your average RPG Maker game with free Assets. If you like darker stories and story rich rpgs then go for it.
    1 found this helpful
    Recommended Nov 14, 2022
    This game is an underrated, understated incredibly fun experience. If you like RPG horror classics or the early Paper Mario games, TDE marries those concepts beautifully. Plus Isecar :)
    1 found this helpful
    Recommended May 7, 2022
    While the beginning is a little long, and perhaps a little rough, stick with it. By fifteen minutes in I was sent to another dimension where hands stuck out of the ground in what could only be described as a fever dream on par with Psychonauts. This game really tends to go from 0, to 100 in terms of legit scaring and putting you into creepy situations. And I like that, it reminds me of playing the mysterious yet dark T rated games as a kid again. Let it be known though, this is more visual novel with rpg elements second. Lots of reading, but really good dialogue and characters. Tons of fun interactions, lots of heart to hearts, and... *bonk* But, the rpg elements are nearly just as good when they are there! Lots of great skills, easy to understand mechanics, and an even more intriguing leveling system! If you've read up to this point, then the icing on the cake is the fact that YOU get to choose the story! There were so many choices I didn't think I'd get to have, yet the game gave me the option. Want to change how one character is? There's a possibility that's just off the beaten path! Want to make the main character stick to their ideals? I was actually given that ability! S…
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    Recommended Mar 31, 2026
    I did like Dream Demons from the Murder Hotel, so did want to see more stories with them. There is they are not such fluffy, but truly nightmaredoers!.
    Recommended Jul 19, 2023
    Good free game, its a 2D, turn based rpg game. Check it out.
    Recommended Nov 14, 2022
    isecar my beloved

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