“A muddy, horny, trend-chasing mess”

PC Gamer US Edition|December 2022

To the dark ages in HUNTED: THE DEMON’S FORGE

ROBIN VALENTINE

THIS MONTH Finally justified buying this game in a sale five years ago.

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There’s a sad desperation that emanates from Hunted: The Demon’s Forge. Published by Bethesda and developed by InXile, it should by rights by a great fantasy RPG—but released at a time of real insecurity in the genre, it’s instead a muddy, horny, trend-chasing mess.

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