Dread Hunger: Top Tips For Winning As A Thrall

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Deception games are often difficult to master. Since accomplishing your dastardly goals is all down to intuition and quick wit, it's up to you to know when to balance mechanics with social interaction. However, with a game like Dread Hunger where the art of lying is coupled with typical survival mechanics, winning through mastery of your environment isn't as far-fetched as you would think.

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Dread Hunger sees you embark on a voyage across the icy depths of the arctic above Canada during the 1800s in an attempt to find a passage through to the other side - a story which is not unlike the similar, ill-fated attempt undertaken by the HMS Terror and Erebus of 1846. As a thrall, it is your mission to make sure these voyagers never leave, by any means necessary. With these helpful tips, your objective can be completed with relative ease.

No matter where your allegiance lies, survival is key within the icy wilderness of Dread Hunger's map. Food, warmth, and health are all imperative to ensuring your wellbeing on the expedition, the three of which are monitored in the bottom left corner of your HUD. Keep note of the up and down arrows on each meter that indicate how quickly your stats are depleting or replenishing.

Hunting animals is your prime source of food and will likely be your first move upon landing ashore. Seals are a great starting resource, but keep in mind that they run out quickly. After a few days, your last cuts of meat will come from dangerous predators, or you can simply drop your moral compass and eat from the human corpses littered across the land. Cannibalizing the dead is a vital strategy for Thralls who don't see the same ill-fated effects of exclusive human feasting