Fit check
Is Dark Scrolls worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action-platformer fans who want repeated runs with changing routes
- Players seeking local or online cooperative dungeon combat
- Players who enjoy experimenting with multiple heroes and upgrade combinations
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who prefer calm, low-pressure platforming may find the reflex-focused combat and escalating intensity demanding
- Players seeking a fixed, story-led campaign may find repeated procedural runs and branching choices less structured
- Players who want a purely solo experience may not use the cooperative systems
Our take on Dark Scrolls
The run-based structure trades a fixed level sequence for replayable variation. That choice brings changing routes and encounters, but it also makes progression less predictable and places greater emphasis on repeated attempts and split-second combat decisions.
What is Dark Scrolls?
Dark Scrolls is a fantasy action platformer that combines shooting-game chaos with roguelite progression.
Players select from quirky heroes and fight through runs built from procedurally arranged handcrafted rooms and levels. Combat includes melee attacks, dodging, traps, branching routes, quests, and bosses that vary between attempts. Coins can be spent at Bruce & Goose's Shoppe on perks, attacks, and summoned allies during breaks in the action. Combat performance allows perks and elemental abilities to be combined into different playstyles. The game supports solo play and cooperative sessions locally or online. Cooperative players can combine attacks and revive a fallen partner. Secrets, alternate locations, rescued heroes, customizable trinkets, and side objectives add progression beyond the main route.
How Dark Scrolls plays
- 01Solo and Co-op Play
- Two players can tackle dungeons together locally or online, combine attacks, and revive one another.
- 02Nine Playable Heroes
- The roster includes nine characters with individual skills, side objectives, and trinkets that modify gameplay.
- 03Procedural Runs
- Each attempt rearranges rooms and levels while retaining handcrafted screens, branching routes, and distinct bosses.
- 04Shop-Based Upgrades
- Collected coins can be exchanged for perks, attacks, and summoned allies during breaks in the action.
- 05Combat Combinations
- Perks and elemental abilities can be chained according to combat performance to create different attack styles.
Dark Scrolls compared to similar games
Dark Scrolls combines platforming combat, roguelite runs, branching routes, hero rescue, and cooperative play. Sundered: Eldritch Edition is a chaotic metroidvania, while Abyssus focuses on cooperative multiplayer shooting through handcrafted roguelite levels with weapon modifications. Dark Scrolls instead centers on nine heroes, platforming movement, shop upgrades, and local or online co-op.
Dark Scrolls: platforms & release
Is Dark Scrolls worth it?
It is worth it if: action-platformer fans who want repeated runs with changing routes. Skip it if: players who prefer calm, low-pressure platforming may find the reflex-focused combat and escalating intensity demanding.
Where can I download Dark Scrolls?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Dark Scrolls's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Dark Scrolls on?
Windows only.
