DarkTimes: Wrath of the Raven (v1.0)

Anne’s final hunt trades heroic glory for something more personal: finding the partner and newborn child torn from her life. DarkTimes: Wrath of the Raven is a gothic action-platformer built around twin-stick shooting, supernatural monsters, and a grim reimagining of 1880s Louisiana. Its bayous, dense forests, and abandoned settlements carry the weight of regional folklore, with dark magic and twisted creatures turning familiar Southern imagery into a hostile nightmare. The mood stays urgent and bleak, but Anne’s determination gives the journey a strong human core.

Combat asks players to manage Anne’s guns while also directing Friend, her mystical raven companion. Friend is more than a visual flourish: the bird functions as a grappling tool, letting Anne pull herself across gaps, reach elevated routes, evade incoming danger, and quickly close the distance on enemies. That dual-character control gives encounters a more demanding rhythm than a standard shooter, since accurate aiming, movement, positioning, and platforming all matter at once. Progress comes through pushing deeper into dangerous regions, overcoming monster-filled arenas, and using the raven’s mobility to navigate terrain that would otherwise slow a conventional hunter down.

The strongest idea here is the partnership between hunter and crow, which turns traversal into an active part of fighting rather than a break between battles. DarkTimes favors skilled, fast reactions over passive cover shooting, and its horror-inflected Louisiana setting helps it stand apart from the usual sci-fi or fantasy twin-stick battlefield. Players who enjoy the intense arena pressure of games like Enter the Gungeon but want more platforming and a narrative-driven setting should find plenty to like. It suits action veterans best, though anyone willing to learn its two-part control scheme can appreciate its atmospheric monster hunting and inventive movement.