{"id":124381,"date":"2022-03-28T15:43:39","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T13:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=124381"},"modified":"2022-03-28T15:43:39","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T13:43:39","slug":"dread-hunger-should-be-your-next-gaming-group-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/124381-dread-hunger-should-be-your-next-gaming-group-experience","title":{"rendered":"Dread Hunger should be your next gaming group experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The imposed lockdown, which started in 2020 due the outbreak of COVID-19,\u00a0 made it difficult for most people to go out and socialize with their friendship groups. This resulted in many gamers gravitating towards multiplayer party games.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, the genre has stuck as, for some unknown reason, stabbing your friends in the back (in a game) has become very popular, and <em>Among Us<\/em> is a good example of this &#8211; being one of the biggest hits and stress relievers since the start of the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Now we have <em>Dread Hunger, <\/em>which was released on Steam in January 2022. The game combines social deception mechanics with survival elements that will provide hours of thrilling gameplay for you and your friends.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Game premise<\/h3>\n<p>In <em>Dread Hunger<\/em>, you are one of eight crew members of a 19th-century artic expedition guiding your steam-powered ship through the icy seas.<\/p>\n<p>Along the voyage through the Arctic channel, your ship gets stuck, and the crew must work together to survive and destroy the glacier blocking its path.<\/p>\n<p>The game features familiar survival components, as you\u2019ll have to manage hunger and warmth by hunting for food and and gathering coal. You&#8217;ll also have to find and make weapons to protect yourself from the Arctic wildlife, which includes polar bears and wolves.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MountainTotem.1920x1080.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-124389\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MountainTotem.1920x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MountainTotem.1920x1080.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MountainTotem.1920x1080-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/MountainTotem.1920x1080-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-71.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-124390\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-71.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-71.png 800w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-71-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-71-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Your tasks and duties will be determined based on your specific role within the crew, like Captain, Engineer, or Hunter.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are two traitors amongst the crew known as \u201cThralls\u201d whose aim is to sabotage the expedition due to their allegiance to darker forces.<\/p>\n<p>The Thralls are tasked with undermining the voyage by any means necessary.<\/p>\n<p>There are many ways to accomplish this, from passive-aggressive moves to outright violence. For example, you can sabotage the ship, poison the food, or shoot a crewmember dead during a supply-gathering mission.<\/p>\n<p>You can even call on the dark forces to craft voodoo-like totems and use powerful magic, like commanding armies of cannibals to attack.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Backstab.1920x1080.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-124392\" src=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Backstab.1920x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Backstab.1920x1080.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Backstab.1920x1080-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Backstab.1920x1080-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Communication is key<\/h3>\n<p>Like any social deception game, communication is key to forming alliances, tricking others, and generally enjoying the experience.<\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t have headphones with a good mic, your silence will make it very hard to defend yourself to the crew and it will most likely get you killed.<\/p>\n<p>Graphically, <em>Dread Hunger<\/em> is okay at best. There is not much variety among the three artic-themed maps, and the mechanics within the game feel unrefined when compared to other modern games.<\/p>\n<p>However, the looks and sounds of the game are not what it is about; rather, it is a game focused on strategy and deception.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re an Among Us fan, then the offerings of <em>Dread Hunger<\/em> are more than satisfactory. Given the bad experiences expressed by solo players due to the online toxicity of some players, we feel that you would get the best out of <em>Dread Hunger<\/em> by playing with a good group of friends.<\/p>\n<p><em>Dread Hunger <\/em>is currently the 3rd top-selling game on Steam and you can grab it for <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1418630\/Dread_Hunger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">R175<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"myg_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" style=\"width: 100%;\" cellpadding=\"7\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">Recommended PC requirements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><b>Operating System<\/b>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Windows 10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Processor:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or Intel i7-4770<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Memory:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>8GB RAM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Graphics Card:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>AMD Radeon RX 580 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>HDD:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>15 GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Network:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Broadband Internet connection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TI-3h0JXjic\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read: <a title=\"Permalink to Midnight Ghost Hunt to launch on 31 March\" href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/124375-midnight-ghost-hunt-to-launch-on-31-march\" rel=\"bookmark\">Midnight Ghost Hunt to launch on 31 March<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The game combines social deception mechanics with survival elements that will provide hours of thrilling gameplay for you and your friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":251,"featured_media":124388,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,3],"tags":[1966,15397,25950,85,10426],"class_list":["post-124381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","category-pc","tag-games","tag-pc","tag-social-deception","tag-steam","tag-survival"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/251"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124381"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124381\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}