
In Stygian mode, however, there is an added failure condition where if the player does not complete the game in 86 weeks where the Final Boss awakens prematurely or has 12 deaths as the deaths of the adventurers cause the Final Boss to awaken from the blood of their deaths, they will get a Game Over and have their save subsequently deleted. By going in, collecting some Gold and then dismissing useless heroes you can build your Gold back up, although Gold problems should be easy to avoid. And because of that you can embark over and over again with new Heroes.


There is no real Game Over in Darkest Dungeon. Revived heroes will retain their quirks and resolve level, but their armor, weapons, and skills upgrades will be lost. There is a very low chance to have the Town Event From Beyond, which allow the player to resurrect one of 3 random heroes from the graveyard. When a hero falls, they cannot be recovered normally.
