The Bat signal was shining throughout the evening skies on Tuesday in New York City. Filmmakers, talent, and special guests celebrated The Batman premiere. Zoe Kravitz wowed fans in her cat woman themed dress, while Robert Pattison made the ladies swoon as he suavely walked the red carpet.

The Batman opens in theaters on March 4, 2022.

LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 23: Zoë Kravitz attends “The Batman” special screening at BFI IMAX Waterloo on February 23, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images for Warner Bros.)– NYC – New York – 3/1/22 -The New York Premiere of ” THE BATMAN ” . – Pictured: Zoe Kravitz – Photo By: Dave Allocca/StarPix – Location: New York– NYC – New York – 3/1/22 -The New York Premiere of ” THE BATMAN ” . – Pictured: Zoe Kravitz – Photo By: Dave Allocca/StarPix – Location: New York– NYC – New York – 3/1/22 -The New York Premiere of ” THE BATMAN ” . – Pictured: Robert Pattinson and Zoe Kravitz – Photo By: Dave Allocca/StarPix – Location: New York– NYC – New York – 3/1/22 -The New York Premiere of ” THE BATMAN ” . – Pictured: Robert Pattinson – Photo By: Dave Allocca/StarPix – Location: New YorkLONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 23: (L-R) Andy Serkis, Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz, Paul Dano and Jeffrey Wright attend “The Batman” special screening at BFI IMAX Waterloo on February 23, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images for Warner Bros.)LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 23: Robert Pattinson attends “The Batman” special screening at BFI IMAX Waterloo on February 23, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images for Warner Bros.)– NYC – New York – 3/1/22 -The New York Premiere of ” THE BATMAN ” . – Pictured: Julia Fox – Photo By: Dave Allocca/StarPix – Location: New York– NYC – New York – 3/1/22 -The New York Premiere of ” THE BATMAN ” . – Pictured: Cast Of THE BATMAN – Photo By: Dave Allocca/StarPix – Location: New York

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Only a slight breather before the following St. Patrick’s Day activities, not to mention the likelihood of event for π Day (3/14) and maybe some 312 Day things.

Friday, March 4

Hop Butcher Releases
Iron&Glass, 632 S. Weber Rd., Romeoville, IL (815) 782-5559 Map
& Iron&Glass Minooka, 104 Ridge Rd., Minooka, IL (815) 255-2114 Map
Check out what Hop Butcher rocking this week:
Pneumatic Tube Room – 6.75% Nectaron, Mosaic & El Dorado-hopped Hazy India Pale Ale collab with Perennial
Sixty Feet West – 6.75% Strata, Belma & Nectaron-hoppped India Pale Ale (clear beer here!)
Order now for pickup on Friday.
Romeoville or Minooka

11:00 am – 10:00 pm • Kick the Keg
Holzlager Brewing Co., 150 S. Eastwood Dr., Unit F, Woodstock, IL (815) 308-5901 Map
Don’t miss Kick The Keg — this Friday!
This Friday, we will be saying goodbye (until next winter) to one of our seasonal crafts beers – the Proximity Porter!
We’ll be offering $5 Proximity Porter pints all day and delicious poutine provided by Fork N’ Fry food truck! Come hungry!

3:00 pm • Tug o War
The Harp & Fiddle, 110 Main St., Park Ridge, IL 847-720-4466 Map
It’s time for TUG OF WAR!
The Harp & Fiddle is collaborating with Beer on the Wall – Park Ridge for an amazing tug of war beer event. Starting at 3pm going until 6:30pm, a new beer will be tapped every 30 minutes. Get ready for war!

4:00 pm • Cosmic Nunchucks Release
The Church Street Brewing Co., 1480 Industrial Dr. Ste. C, Itasca, IL (630) 438-5725 Map
Cosmic Nunchucks is a highly crushable pale ale with rich citrus and tropical fruit flavor that pays homage to this year’s host brewery, Church Street.
This collaboration beer was made by members of the Chicago Chapter of the Pink Boots Society, an organization dedicated to assist, inspire and encourage women in the fermented beverage industry.
Brewed with malt donated by Malteurop, yeast donated by Omega Yeast Labs, and this year’s YCH Pink Boots hop blend. A portion of the proceeds are given to the Pink Boots Society.
Available on tap and in cans to go! Available for a limited time in the taproom or at one of the participating breweries.

4:00 – 9:00 pm • Goodstuff Eats BBQ Pop-Up
Temperance Beer Co., 2000 Dempster St., Evanston, IL (847) 864-1000 Map
Goodstuff Eats will be serving up some delicious BBQ in our lot this winter!
Try their baby back ribs, pastrami sandwiches (with Dilly Dally Provisions spicy beer mustard & skokie provisions pickle!), brisket sandwich, smashed pork shoulder, and smoked sweet potatoes and mangoes.
See their full menu here.

4:00 – 10:00 pm • Cocina Azteca at Sketchbook Evanston
Sketchbook Brewing Co., 821 Chicago Ave. # E2, Evanston, IL (847) 859-9051 Map
Homemade tamales and salsas from Cocina Azteca, an Evanston family-owned business. Order at the bar every Friday!

5:00 – 8:00 pm • Chuck’s Wood Fired Pizza
Riverlands Brewing Co., 1860 Dean St., Unit A, St. Charles, IL (630) 549-6293 Map
Chuck. Is. Back.
We’re marching into MARCH with beer, pizza, and live music on Friday, March 4. Grab some Chuck’s Wood Fired Pizza and settle in for the smooth acoustic sounds of Amber Berg.
Food at 5, music at 6. Friday’s rock at Riverlands.

5:00 – 8:00 pm • Friday Night Food Truck – Dia De Los Tacos
Buffalo Creek Brewing, 360 Historical Ln., Long Grove, IL 847-821-6140 Map
Dia De Los Tacos is proud to offer a gourmet selection of recipes passed down from several generation of Abuelitas!

5:00 pm • Seipp’s Columbia Release
Metropolitan Brewing, 3057 N. Rockwell St., Chicago (773) 754-0494 Map
On Friday March 4th celebrate Chicago’s 185th birthday with us at the Metropolitan Brewing taproom. To mark this special occasion, we are re-releasing Seipp’s Columbia. This World’s Fair Bock was originally brewed by the Conrad Seipp Brewing Company for the 1893 Columbian Exposition. Join us and raise a toast to our city. 5PM thru close.

7:00 pm • Pink Boots Collab Beer Release – Cosmic Nunchucks
Rabid Brewing, 17759 Bretz Dr., Homewood, IL (708) 960-3193,  Map
Cosmic Nunchucks is a highly crushable pale ale with rich citrus and tropical fruit flavor that pays homage to this year’s host brewery, Church Street Brewing.
This collaboration beer was made by members of the Pink Boots Society – Chicago Chapter, an organization dedicated to assist, inspire and encourage women in the fermented beverage industry.
Brewed with malt donated by Malteurop, yeast donated by Omega Yeast, and this year’s YCH Pink Boots hop blend. A portion of the proceeds are given to the Pink Boots Society.
Available on tap and in cans to go!

Saturday, March 5

9:00 am – 4:00 pm • Energy City Pickup
Energy City Brewing, 917 First St. Batavia, IL (630) 597-5581 Map
Two new beers will be released at the brewery this weekend! First up is a freshly squeezed Bistro Cabana with peaches, oranges & cranberries added after fermentation. It’s a ‘Sex on the Beach’ cocktail-beer, Energy City Brewing-style!
The second beer is Cosmic Nunchucks Pale Ale, a Pink Boots Collaboration Beer!This brew is a highly crushable pale ale with rich citrus and tropical fruit flavor that pays homage to this year’s host brewery, Church Street. 
A portion of the proceeds are given to the Pink Boots Society. The Pink Boots Society was created to assist, inspire and encourage professional women and non-binary individuals in the fermented and alcoholic beverage industry to advance their careers through education.
ALL beers are available for online pre-order now via our site.
Samples and pickup time at Energy City Brewing: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

10:00 am – 12:00 pm • Zumba and Spirits at River Hawk Brewing
River Hawk Brewing, 24735 W. Eames St., Channahon, IL (815) 255-2202 Map
Join Zumba with Sarah Short and Chris for the 2nd Zumba and Spirits event at River Hawk Brewing! A special 1 hour and 15 minute class of great music, dancing, friends, sweat and a glass of your favorite beer or wine afterwards!
Cost: $18/person. Price includes a $5 donation to a local Minooka family that lost their home the night of 2/26 in a house fire, and a glass of beer or wine of your choice.
To purchase tickets please send payment via Zelle or PayPal to [email protected] and message Zumba with Sarah Short. You will then receive confirmation of your purchase.

11:00 am – 1:00 pm • Luck Of The Irish Cookie Decorating Class
Hunter’s Brewing, 1535 S. Calumet Rd., Chesterton, IN (219) 728-6729 Map
Come learn to decorate these 6 St. Patrick’s themed cookies from start to finish and enjoy some great drinks with Hunters Brewing!
Hosted by Cookie by Kim LLC, this is a beginner cookie decorating class, no previous experience required!
If you have always wondered about the process of making decorated cookies, come enjoy a fun afternoon learning the basic elements to decorate beautiful cookies with royal icing.
All of the supplies will be provided and you will leave with 6 of your own masterpieces to share with family or friends 
Tickets $50 through Eventbrite.

12:00 – 3:00 pm • Coffee & Brew Expo
Fox Valley Mall, 195 Fox Valley Center Dr., Aurora, IL  Map
Sip local craft beers and specialty coffees while enjoying live music in the Center Park of Fox Valley.
Tickets are $25 through Eventbrite, and include:
-7 beer tickets to use at any brewery booth
-Unlimited espresso & coffee samples
-Koozie lanyard
-5oz commemorative tasting glass
Breweries: Church Street, First Forest, Foreign Exchange, Metal Monkey, Noon Whistle, Obscurity, Oswego Brewing Co., and Casa Humilde Cerveceria
Roasteries: Endiro, Soul Loco, Ninja Girl Coffee Company, Gigawatt Coffee, and Java Plus.
Food Vendors
-Gillerson’s Grubbery: coffee rubbed pork belly tacos, breakfast tacos and bacon jam donuts
-Banana Pudding Twist: hazelnut, Irish creme and espresso
CHECK-IN at Tapville Social Fox Valley located on the lower level near Center Park. Check-in times are staggered and chose in advance when you purchase tickets.
25% of ticket sales will go to Alive Aurora. Alive’s mission is to be a teen-led, teen-driven center focused on empowering the youth of today to become the impassioned, resilient leaders of tomorrow.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
This is a 21+ Event and all guests will be required to show valid and intact identification upon entry. Refunds will not be issued if access is denied.
For additional information, please visit shopfoxvalleymall.com or call the management office at 630.851.3000.

12:00 – 11:00 pm • Mardi Gras at Wolfden
Wolfden Brewing, 112 W. Lake St., Bloomingdale, IL (847) 610-5117 Map
Join us for a day of food, fun and festivities! Mardi Gras costumes and masks are encouraged!
-Tapping at Noon:
*Zombie Paczki Raspberry, Golden Pastry Ale
*Zombie Paczki Rose, Golden Pastry Ale
-Raspberry Paczki donuts from local bakery Ewa’s Polish Deli will be available for purchase!
-At 4pm: Dark Horse Pastries Food Pop-Up will be here with your favorite southern delights! Check out the discussion area for their menu.
-Free Mardi Gras Beads and DIY masks for each customer until supplies run out!
-Join us at 3pm for our BEER GARDEN POOCH PARADE!
Dress your pups up in their best costume (any and all are welcome- doesn’t need to be Mardi Gras themed) and let them show off their cuteness!
Email us at [email protected] to enter your pooch into the parade! Owners Katie & Krys will choose a winner, who will get a $25 gift card.

1:00 pm • Kosmonaut Rare-Beer Release Day
Lake Bluff Brewing Co., 16 E. Scranton Aven., Lake Bluff, IL (224) 544-5179 Map
Our award-winning Barrel-aged Imperial Stout that won both a gold and a bronze medal at the U.S. Beer Open. The original Kosmo and variants will be on tap that day along with a limited supply of bottles for sale. Lake Bluff Brewing Company is well-known for our barrel-aging program – it will be a fun day to stop by to see why!

2:00 – 7:00 pm • Goodstuff Eats BBQ Pop-Up
Temperance Beer Co., 2000 Dempster St., Evanston, IL (847) 864-1000 Map
Goodstuff Eats will be serving up some delicious BBQ in our lot this winter!
Try their baby back ribs, pastrami sandwiches (with Dilly Dally Provisions spicy beer mustard & skokie provisions pickle!), brisket sandwich, smashed pork shoulder, and smoked sweet potatoes and mangoes.
See their full menu here.

2:00 pm • Clash Between the Rivals
Rt 66 Old School Brewing, 110 Bridge St., Wilmington, IL (815) 476-2220 Map
Come out on March 5th at 2:00 for a fun fundraiser for Megan Bugg’s Global Rhabdomyosarcoma Research Laboratory (a cancer affecting muscle tissues, usually in children or teenagers)!
Wilmington, Coal City & Braidwood Athletic Directors will each have a specialty beer on tap. Best Named Beer, Best tasting Beer & Fastest Tap will be up for bragging rights for the rivals. We need the communities help to vote. Votes are $1 each.

4:00 – 9:00 pm • Chicago Brewsology
Museum of Science and Industry, 5700 S. Lake Shore Dr., Chicago  Map
The Chicago Beer Festival presents the Brewsology Beer Festival, taking place at the Museum of Science and Industry for a one of a kind experience — a night at the museum!
The event will feature over 60 breweries sampling their seasonal beers with access throughout the museum. General admission will be 8pm to 11pm, early admission will be 7pm to 11pm (in addition to the added hour), and VIP admission will be from 6pm to 11pm (includes two additional hours, limited release beers and $30 in food credit. The food menu can be found here). Tickets are $50-$90 through Eventbrite. Tickets will not be sold at the door and tickets are non refundable.

5:00 – 8:00 pm • Food Truck – Josh’s Local Flavor
Oswego Brewing Co., 61 S. Main St., Oswego, IL (331) 999-1991 Map
Josh’s Local Flavor food truck will be bringing their ever changing and delicious menu to OBC for your Saturday dinner.

5:00 – 8:00 pm • Dope Sandwich Food Truck
Alter Brewing Co., 2300 Wisconsin Ave. #213, Downers Grove, IL (630) 541-9558 Map
Alter your weekend with some hot tasty sammies from the dopest truck around. Dope Sandwich will be in the house from 5-8pm to get your weekend truly started.

Sunday, March 6

10:00 – 11:00 am • Beer & Yoga
Imperial Oak Brewing Co., 501 Willow Blvd., Willow Springs, IL (708) 559-7311 Map
Join us for a 60 minute guided yoga  lesson every Sunday from 10am-11am in the Willow Springs Savage Oak Room.
After you’ve reached a higher physical, mental and spiritual plane, reach for your cool down pint in the pub! Just $20 covers your class and your first pour of any IOB beer.
Our space is limited to 30 people, so come a little early to grab your spot and stretch. Please remember to BYO yoga mat and $20 (cash only).

10:30 – 11:30 am • Yoga with Jen
Oswego Brewing Co., 61 S. Main St., Oswego, IL (331) 999-1991 Map
Yoga at OBC will incorporate a vinyasa, power, yoga class designed to challenge, awaken, and detoxify every muscle of the body. This energetic flow style class guides students towards greater awareness of self, personal transformation and empowerment. It will sculpt, tone, and condition both your body and mind and at the same time bring forth a whole lot of fun and playfulness. The class is appropriate for all levels. Modifications and variations are encouraged to accommodate individual needs and experience levels. A yoga mat is required, a towel and water are strongly recommended.

12:00 – 5:00 pm • Chicken Truck Sunday in Oswego
Oswego Brewing Co., 61 S. Main St., Oswego, IL (331) 999-1991 Map
The Country Grill chicken truck comes every Sunday, rain or shine, to Oswego and brings the finest rotisserie chickens, ribs, homemade sides and wraps!
Check out our menu.
If you want to pre-order, just send us a Direct message what food you want us to reserve and at what time you plan to pick it up!

12:30 – 3:30 pm • Fierce FemALE Release Party
Scorched Earth Brewing Co., 203 Berg St., Algonquin, IL 224-209-8472,  Map
Calling all Fierce Females! Please join us on Sunday to celebrate the release of Fierce FemALE in honor of International Women’s Day and featuring Girls on the Run NW Illinois. Food from Fork N Fry Mobile Poutinerie and live music by Lara Bell will also be featured!
Purchase your ticket here.

1:00 – 5:00 pm • The Market at Steam Hollow
Steam Hollow Brewing Co., 450 S. Spruce St. Unit C, Manteno, IL  Map
Shop up to 18 vendors of crafted and handmade goods, decor, and more!
BRUNCH & lunch by The Neighborhood Kitchen!
BEERMOSAS!
Live music by Ryan Craig from 2-5pm!
Family and dog friendly!
List of vendors and future market dates at the Facebook event page.

1:00 – 6:00 pm • Church Street Artisan Market
The Church Street Brewing Co., 1480 Industrial Dr. Ste. C, Itasca, IL (630) 438-5725 Map
Come out on Sunday and grab a righteously good beer and support some local artists and handmakers. Buy something for yourself or find that perfect gift for that special someone. Who doesn’t love shopping with a beer in hand?
With events like St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, and Mother’s Day coming up, there’s lots of gift giving opportunity and the mix of artists here will be creative, wide, unique, horror related and dark. Geeky, fun, mysterious and comical. Something for everyone!
Parking on site, free street parking. Free to attend and family friendly.
Invite your friends, plan to attend and read up on the artists in the discussion page.

1:00 – 8:00 pm • Smittytown Market
Temperance Beer Co., 2000 Dempster St., Evanston, IL (847) 864-1000 Map
Come support some of your favorite local vendors directly at our indoor market. Grab a beer, browse, and buy!

2:00 pm • Paint & SIP! Lake Villa Taproom
Harbor Brewing Co., Lake Villa, 136 Cedar Ave., Lake Villa, IL  Map
HBC Lake Villa’s 1st Paint & Sip!
Sunday March 6th 2pm
PLEASE RSVP, Spots are limited.
Contact Lisa Allen @ 847-903-5202 to reserve & pay for your spot! $35.

2:00 – 5:00 pm • Pair-it-Up
Brother Chimp Brewing, 1059 W. Orchard Rd, North Aurora, IL (630) 800-1724 Map
Treat your palate to a warm and scrumptious Tikka Masala Meatball Sub and loaded Fusion Nachos from Pair-it-Up with your favorite craft brew at Brother Chimp Brewing!

2:00 – 4:00 pm • Bingo at Begyle
Begyle Brewing, 1800 W. Cuyler Ave., Chicago 773-661-6963 Map
Bring your friends and compete to win fantastic prizes (gift cards!). First time playing bingo at Begyle? No worries. The rules are easy and we supply the bingo sheets and dabbers. There is no cost to play. Reservations are not required but space is limited.
Proof of vaccination is required for entry.

2:00 – 6:00 pm • Nice Buns
Miskatonic Brewing Co., 1000 N. Frontage Rd., Darien, IL (630) 541-9414 Map
Come by Miskatonic this Sunday and help us give a warm welcome to Nice Buns Asian-fusion food truck!

3:00 – 9:00 pm • Bubski
Rock Island Public House, 13328 S. Western Ave., Blue Island, IL 708-388-5513 Map
The forces behind Butter Upon Bacon and Kimski Chicago came together for an awesome collaboration that you won’t want to miss! Special menu running from 3-9pm!

TICKET ALERTS:

March 19:Beth Stelling at The Den Theatre

March 25: Lauren Hooberman hosts Adam Kwaselow and headliner Paul Farahvar at Madame Zuzu’s in Highland Park. A Funnier By the Lake Production. This show will sell out!

April 9: River Butcher at The Den Theatre

April 12: Seth Meyers at The Vic

June 17: Mark Normand at The Vic

Oct. 13-14: Chris Rock at The Chicago Theatre

THIS WEEK AT:

ZANIES CHICAGO: K-Von, Casey Balsham, Jon Rudnitsky, Damon Williams (also livestreams), Fight the Funnies

ZANIES ROSEMONT: K-Von, Casey Balsham, Calvin Evans

RIDDLES: Marlon Mitchelll and Marc Henderson, Robert Kane Birthday Show

THE IMPROV: Ian Bagg, Kristina Kuzmic

Plus, here are ten more! Please confirm all details before leaving home. (I have a giant list of even more 2022 shows here.)

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2

Cara Connors at The Hideout, 9:30 p.m. Cara Connors is a nationally touring headliner and star of E!’s Dating #NoFilter and the feminist investigative series Cara Takes Up Space. Tonight she brings her Straight for Pay Tour to hometown Chicago. Interview with Cara here.

THURSDAY, MARCH 3

Las Locas Comedy Chingonas Comedy Hour at The Laugh Factory, 8:00 p.m. Featuring Jess Martinez, Janice Rodriguez, Victoria Vincent, Deanna Ortiz and more TBA. Interview with Janice here.

Jim Gaffigan at The Chicago Theatre, 7:00 p.m. Jim Gaffigan’s Fun Tour is here through Saturday, March 5. Interviews with Jim Gaffigan here and here. Interview with Jeannie Gaffigan, his partner in comedy and life, here.

FRIDAY, MARCH 4

Drink Date Laugh at The Laugh Factory, 7:30 p.m. The one-of-a-kind comedy showcase/game show created and hosted by Paul Farahvar. Interview with Paul here.

The Young Hustle Show at The Laugh Factory, 9:30 p.m. Featuring Clay Hurlbut, St James Jackson, Lyssa Laird, Ken Garr and more TBA. Zach Freeman wrote about Young Hustle in the Chicago Tribune here.

SATURDAY, MARCH 5

Kristina Kuzmic at The Improv, Schaumburg, 3:00 p.m. Kristina Kuzmic immigrated to the U.S. from Croatia in wartime, nearly lost everything, won Oprah’s Search for the Next TV Star and has only gone from strength to strength. Interviews with Kristina here and here.

One Group Mind & Tricky Mickey at The Comedy Clubhouse, 7:30 p.m. “Top improvisers and improv teams from One Group Mind followed by Tricky Mickey, a team known for some of the most complex techniques in the industry.” 

Main Stage Mic at the Comedy Clubhouse, 10:15 p.m. A showcase of Chicago’s top comics.

SUNDAY, MARCH 6

Together at Last at Second City, 7:00 p.m. “A non-stop celebration of how we have persisted and even thrived during these impossibly difficult times.” 

MONDAY, MARCH 7

We’re Here for the 7:30 at Second City, 7:30 p.m. “The Fifty/50 service staff is taking a night off from The Second City resident stages to take your improv suggestions instead of your orders. If you’ve ever asked the staff, “Are you a performer, too?”, THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO SEE THEM SHINE!” Amazing ticket price at just $5.

You are exploring a empty (at least you THINK it’s empty) mine 100’s of miles under the water. Should be simple right? Well it is…until the evil scary creatures come out to kill you! 

Cogwheel Software and Daedalic Entertainment’s Hidden Deep is a horror, atmospheric exploration game. You play as different workers exploring the mine and fighting off horrible creatures. You start out with a grappling hook and a gun, then eventually get more fun tools and even vehicles to maneuver. 

Hidden Deep is very scary and thrilling game. Creatures of all horrible sorts will attack you as you explore, and they are not happy you are there. The deaths are rather gruesome as well.

Hidden Deep is not only scary as hell, but it is HARD as hell! Even on easy mode! The main reason is that everything can kill you. If you fall too far, dead, monster attacking you? Kill it or you are dead. Walk into a spot you can’t get out of? Well guess what the only way to get out is? Yup, death. And what makes all that even harder is the fact that you have limited lives and limited bullets as well – though you can find more if you pick the correct route. Extra bullets are few and far between so you need to use your bullets (and lives) sparingly, but that is not easy when there are horrible creatures attacking you and there is no chance to escape! 

The only reconciliation is that it is rather hilarious when you fall from a high height and bounce bloody off the ground! Oh, and the blood stays where you died too, so that helps you know where you’ve been. “Have I been in this spot already? Oh yeah, there is my blood spot!” 

Hidden Deep is also a huge maze which fortunately comes with a map that generates as you walk. Generated maps are always a good thing. There are also different modes such as story mode that is -as the name says – the main quest. Then there are specific quests like getting to a certain point or finding items in randomly generated levels. 

I liked the grainy/ basic art style of Hidden Deep, it makes the game a bit more scary, especially when you see a creature suddenly grow or leap out of the ground at you! It also makes your graphic violent death that much better. 

The main issue I had with Hidden Deep is that it was just too hard. I even set the game on “easy” and I still ran out of bullets very quickly and had no chance to survive. It’s nice that when you die you regenerate right where you left off, but you have limited lives! Then when those lives are up, you have to start over. I wasn’t even able to get far enough to play with the cool other tools. The best strategy I suppose would be to learn from our mistakes and start again, maybe take a different path. But I feel that if a game has difficulty level settings, then the “easy” mode should reflect “easy” and save the challenging rage inducing stuff for the harder levels. 

So it is a nicely made game that has some fun features, it’s super scary and a bit silly at times. But because of the difficulty and because I think people who don’t mind the challenge will enjoy this game, I give it 3 out of 5 baby dragons.       

Hidden Deep is available on Steam now for $24.99, but’s currently 25% off so grab it soon! More details here https://store.steampowered.com/app/976890/Hidden_Deep/, Have fun and don’t get killed!