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into situations which end fatal for her. But somehow, time turns back to moments before these things happen and the situation gets altered in the process, allowing Dronya to survive them. Madame Dronya is eager to revive one person that she lost in the past. But Baba Yaga, who was a teacher of Magic for Dronya and other girls, wants the keys for herself. Dronya is able to trick Baba Yaga and lure her into a trap, killing her in the process.
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revolves around a cursed underground labyrinth where people cannot survive very long. Despite that, a certain witch named Madame Dronya comes along with her assistant Luca and volunteers to explore the labyrinth. She is the owner of a legendary book called
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633:Push Square
516:Publication
502:PS4: 75/100
456:Development
365:Mad Raptors
103:Platform(s)
96:Tenpei Sato
91:Composer(s)
69:Producer(s)
59:Director(s)
1395:Categories
1353:4Gamer.net
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1100:Metacritic
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772:4Gamer.net
749:Metacritic
504:NS: 75/100
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699:79/100
695:RPGFan
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