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The Yellow King

A dark horror MMO inspired by the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. Infinite dungeon exploration, boss raids, guilds, PvP, leaderboards, and the destruction of your soul by an uncaring immortal e̵̺̙̺̥̅͆̾̽̈̇̇̂̑̊͊̽̕͜͝lde̸̮͔̞̮͖͖̙̍̒̽̓r̶̨̹̠̪̫͓̻͍̥͇̄͌͂̋̊̚ g̶̩̮̙̾̎̌̋̎͌͘͠oḓ̸̛̮̦̮͎͖̖͖͕͊͋̉̂́͛ slowly devouring the universe.

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February 5, 2020
6 years and 180 days ago
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Mixed219 reviews47.9%

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About the Game

A dark massively-multiplayer online world inspired by the horror writings of H. P. Lovecraft and Robert W. Chambers!

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Delve into infinite dungeons with hundreds of other players to discover secret treasure, ingenious traps, unspeakable monstrosities, roguelike puzzles, and a complex combat system.

Adventurers looking for more can also battle in Player vs Player arenas, advance the leaderboards, create a guild, and hunt down thousands of collectible vanity items.



You are invited to participate in continuous development of the game, with your feedback guiding the evolution of this project over the next several years.

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