14 DAY TRIAL // 
I have a dagger at the ready and a torch that offers some light around me, but otherwise, I am completely unprepared for the creatures that inhabit this twisted labyrinth, hoping that as I explore the levels and gain more knowledge about the mystical beats I am facing, I will find a simple and quick way to defeat them and then face the mighty Minotaur.
I am currently exploring a dungeon that houses a Satyr, which the game advises me not to try to take out directly, and I am currently using a ball of twine to track my steps and my weapon to take out the various vases around me.
A few snakes dangle around my feet, which are a bit too skinny for my liking, but the only real threat I had to face was a giant spider that I managed to dispatch after being on the receiving end of just one bite.
Then, just as I struggle to understand how I might unlock a door that stands in my way, a noise makes me turn around and I come face to face with the Satyr, who looks pretty annoyed by my presence and begins to try to cut me down.
I run for my life, extinguishing my torch to become invisible, and I finally settle down and look around to see where I might be.
The darkness is near impenetrable and I decide to light the torch again, which shows me a mass of spiders converging on my position, which leads to my death.
The game has been created entirely by Philip Willey, an indie developer who operates under the name of Dirigo Games, and this is a fairly impressive labor of love, even if, at times, the experience could have used a little more polishing.
The story of Depths of Fear: Knossos is pretty simple: the player becomes the legendary hero Theseus and he is sent by Athens to deal with the threat represented by King Minos, who quickly drops you in the middle of the labyrinth, easy prey for the Minotaur and his fearsome strength.
The developer also keeps the gameplay simple and easy to understand and finds easy ways to create mechanics around the edges of the Greek legend.
The player starts off in a hub and he can access eight stages that house eight mythical creatures: Satyr, Cerberus, Centaur, Manticore, Griffin, Medusa, Hydra and Minotaur himself.
In order to kill them, the player needs to buy weapons, which means that he needs to find scarce gold, while also finding books associated with the gods of the Pantheon, each of them able to offer one power to use.
This is not a hack and slash title and that means that gamers need to balance risk and reward and choose between sneaking, simply running away or facing a threat face on.
Each of the levels included in Depths of Fear: Knossos is randomly generated, which means that the player cannot rely on memorization and he needs to be constantly alert and attentive each time he enters the lair of one of the creatures.
The title offers a lot of replay value, which is enhanced by the endless dungeon mode that opens up once the Minotaur is taken out.
The graphics of Depths of Fear: Knossos are well above the traditional level of the indie space, with a lot of care afforded to details and to the various creatures that gamers can encounter.
The game also uses light very well and the soundtrack is designed to adapt to the situations that the title generates and enhance the overall feeling of tension and fear.
Despite its procedurally generated levels, Depths of Fear: Knossos can become a little repetitive at times, but the classic Greek theme and the simple to understand mechanics make it a solid match for mythology lovers who also share a love for first-person exploration and survival.
