Fit check
Is Dark Times worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Dark fantasy fans who want turn-based tactical battles
- Players who prefer party-based hero progression
- Players seeking a campaign focused on undead enemies and cinematic storytelling
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking real-time combat instead of turn-based encounters
- Players looking for a setting without fantasy locations, skeletons, or a light-versus-darkness conflict
- Players who prefer a game centered on puzzles, racing, or sports rather than tactical RPG battles
Our take on Dark Times
The store copy gives substantial attention to cinematic storytelling and the fate of the entire world, while the described play centers on party building, hero upgrades, exploration, and tactical fights against undead enemies. The larger narrative framing may therefore set broader expectations than the specified gameplay systems.
What is Dark Times?
Dark Times is a tactical role-playing game with battles that unfold in turns, set in a grim fantasy realm under threat from the Lord of Darkness and his undead forces.
Assemble a group of heroes, improve their abilities, investigate varied places, and shape combat plans around each character’s skills and opponents’ vulnerabilities. Encounters range from common skeletal troops to formidable bosses. The journey passes through old temple remains, gloomy woodland, underground chambers, and regions devastated by dark forces. Story scenes shown through cinematic sequences mark major narrative events in the struggle between light and darkness. Choices can influence combat results as well as the destiny of the broader world.
How Dark Times plays
- 01Hero Team Building
- Players assemble a group of heroes and improve their characters through upgrades.
- 02Turn-Based Tactics
- Battles involve analyzing the battlefield, planning actions, and using hero abilities against enemy weaknesses.
- 03Skeleton Army
- Enemies include ordinary undead soldiers and powerful bosses with different challenges.
- 04Story Cutscenes
- Cinematic sequences show important moments in the campaign.
- 05Dark Fantasy Locations
- Exploration covers ancient temple ruins, forests, dungeons, and lands damaged by darkness.
Dark Times compared to similar games
Dark Times combines hero-team progression, dark-fantasy exploration, and battles against skeletons and bosses. Shogun Showdown also uses turn-based combat, but focuses on attack-tile upgrades, combo building, deck construction, and roguelike progression. Men of War: Assault Squad and Xenonauts instead center on military command, with World War II units in the former and Cold War soldiers fighting aliens in the latter.
Dark Times: platforms & release
Is Dark Times worth it?
It is worth it if: dark fantasy fans who want turn-based tactical battles. Skip it if: players seeking real-time combat instead of turn-based encounters.
Where can I download Dark Times?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Dark Times's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Dark Times on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
