{"id":89927,"date":"2026-01-30T19:00:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T19:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigbossbattle.com\/?p=89927"},"modified":"2026-01-24T21:49:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T21:49:01","slug":"hungry-horrors-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigbossbattle.com\/hungry-horrors-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Hungry Horrors – Fright bite!"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ever fancied dispatching creatures of British folklore using traditional recipes? <\/b>Hungry Horrors<\/i><\/b> has you covered.<\/b><\/h5>\n

As someone rather familiar with deckbuilding roguelites around here, I was already happy enough to take a look at the Early Access release of <\/span>Hungry Horrors<\/span><\/i>. Adding folk horror creatures from British history makes it even more appealing. Throw in classic food and you\u2019re onto a winner. Have you seen that Vince McMahon meme of him becoming increasingly interested in something? That\u2019s me with <\/span>Hungry Horrors<\/span><\/i>, but with far fewer problematic attitudes.<\/span><\/p>\n

The lovely <\/span>Dann<\/span><\/a> took a look at the <\/span>demo for <\/span>Hungry Horrors<\/span><\/i><\/a> and found it quite engaging, although somewhat mechanically familiar to other games in the genre, and having had a longer look at the game I think I agree to an extent. On a purely gameplay level, this isn\u2019t all that different to a lot of deckbuilders. You\u2019ll move from room to room, defeating enemies with an ever more effective deck of cards before eventually failing and returning to the start with more experience and access to a greater range of cards for your next attempt. <\/span>Hungry Horrors<\/span><\/i> absolutely slathers theme onto the mechanics though, and even introduces an interesting combo system that requires mastering to be most successful.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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There’s a good array of enemies to feed, but there only tend to be a few within a single region.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You play as a princess that finds her land cursed by ravenous hunger amongst the monsters that reside there. Being a princess, you\u2019re obviously far too important to bother yourself with this nonsense, but unfortunately you find yourself in possession of a magical cauldron that will cook the food needed to sate these beasts. Who bestowed this curse? Why are you the chosen one? Where is your dashing prince? The plot progresses, filling in these blanks with a dash of light humour and irreverence along the way.<\/span><\/p>\n

As you move from room to room, you\u2019ll come up against horrors that you\u2019ll need to satiate with food. Unlike other deckbuilders, you only get to play one card per turn, and you\u2019re under a time limit as the monster will approach you most turns. If they reach you, you lose immediately. Occasionally they\u2019ll heal themselves or directly attack you causing stamina damage, which will also result in your loss should it run out. What\u2019s interesting is that on your turn you can choose to feed a monster to fill its hunger meter, or feed yourself to recover stamina. There\u2019s a neat little bit of forward planning involved, as you may want to heal for the next battle at the risk of your current one going awry.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I love that you can learn the lore of different monsters and where the legends come from.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There are a <\/span>lot<\/span><\/i> of different foods, and each one falls into a category such as salty or bitter. Feeding a monster a meal will make them crave another category of meal, and should you satisfy that craving you\u2019ll increase their hunger bar faster. The trick to winning is having a deck that allows you to build ever longer combos, filling that hunger bar as quickly as possible. It does mean that the start of any battle is a little on the slow side as you build up that combo, but it\u2019s very enjoyable to see those numbers rocket up all of a sudden. Break the combo chain though, and you\u2019ll be in trouble.<\/span><\/p>\n

A few curveballs can impact this though. Monsters like and dislike certain meals. If they dislike one, it\u2019ll score zero but you can maintain your combo, and if they <\/span>love<\/span><\/i> a meal it\u2019ll be worth double, triple, or more! The real problem is if they hate a meal. This causes them to vomit back up meals from the previous combo, massively reducing the hunger bar and putting you in a really difficult position, often resulting in a loss. The obvious thing to do is not feed a monster something they hate, but this is very tricky as you don\u2019t know a monster’s likes and dislikes until you\u2019ve fed them a meal. I had more than a few runs where I\u2019d reach a boss of a region only to be sent right back to the start because I didn\u2019t know that it hated a meal and lost suddenly. It was quite frustrating, as I couldn\u2019t find a way to learn without fighting them other than with an occasional character that would allow you to spend resources to test meals out. I suppose it leans into that \u201clearning the game through failure\u201d element. It didn\u2019t feel like I\u2019d failed through my poorly constructed deck or bad decisions though.<\/span><\/p>\n

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You’ll come across quests as you go, providing you with rewards when you return for subsequent runs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Something I <\/span>really<\/span><\/i> liked though was the presentation. The art is absolutely gorgeous, and the animation that goes with it is really impressive. I like that the horrors each give you a unique death animation too. It\u2019s nothing gruesome, but one would fling you into your own cauldron, whilst another would gobble you up with its long tongue. This is nothing on Henry Taylor\u2019s soundtrack though, which is incredibly good. Subtle in places, loud and blaring in others, but always with a bouncy and upbeat feel. I legitimately asked people to come and listen to the menu music as it was such a banger.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hungry Horrors<\/span><\/i> is a solid deckbuilder with an excellent theme and presentation. It\u2019s a genre I occasionally feel burned out on, but this is one that I\u2019m always keen to have another run on. Considering it\u2019s in Early Access, it feels mechanically complete, so I feel you could play it in its current state without feeling hard done by. The nerd in me liked learning about different British folk horrors too, which is done as you meet them on your journey. As a neat variation on the genre, <\/span>Hungry Horrors<\/span><\/i> is worth sinking your teeth into.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The boss designs are really neat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hungry Horrors is available now on Steam Early Access.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n