
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,911
- BGG rating
- 7.7
The World of SMOG: Rise of Moloch
- 2–5 players
- 45–90 min
- Complexity 2.9/5
- 2018

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Massive Darkness: Sunken Temple is an expansion for Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape released in 2026 for 1–6 players. It was designed by Alex Olteanu, Marco Portugal, Toi von Glehn, and Keli L. Cruz.
This exclusive expansion introduces a new environment, new thematic enemies, and Torment cards that can be added to any Massive Darkness game. In the vast underground networks of Shadowreach lies countless underground lakes, rivers, and seas. Who knows what you might find in their depths? A lost civilization holding a wealth of treasure or a leviathan lurking in the abyss, ready to consume you… Sunken Temple is an expansion for Massive Darkness: Dungeons of Shadowreach. This complete expansion will come with a new area to explore, new enemies, its own set of quests which can be played as a mini campaign in this brand-new adventure! It even adds a brand-new mechanic, Torments, which can be added to any core box of Massive Darkness to add punishing trials the Lightbringers must undertake for each quest. —description from the publisher
Massive Darkness: Sunken Temple supports 1–6 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
Massive Darkness: Sunken Temple belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Exploration, and Adventure. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed Massive Darkness: Sunken Temple and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Massive Darkness: Sunken Temple are: Alex Olteanu, Marco Portugal, Toi von Glehn, and Keli L. Cruz. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Massive Darkness: Sunken Temple as an expansion for Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape to use it. Check that your edition of Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.