Fit check
Is Darklands worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who enjoy medieval fantasy settings and want a large travel-focused adventure
- RPG fans who prefer improving skills without fixed classes or levels
- Players who want real-time battles with the option to pause and issue orders
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a tightly focused setting may find the journey across more than ninety cities too broad
- Players who prefer combat without real-time action may not enjoy its battle system
- Players looking for modern visual presentation may not want watercolor-style graphics
Our take on Darklands
The game gives up fixed class and level structure in favor of attribute and skill development. That choice offers flexible character growth but provides less predefined specialization for players who want roles established by the rules.
What is Darklands?
Lead a party of four adventurers across a mythical version of 15th-century Germany.
Travel by land and sea between more than ninety cities, reaching places from the Frisian Coast to Bohemia, the Alps, and Prussia. The journey includes city streets, mine shafts, robber-knight towers, and witch gatherings. Characters develop attributes and skills without fixed classes or levels. Learned alchemical formulas allow potion creation. Battles play out in real time, with the option to pause and issue new orders. The game uses watercolor-style graphics and includes a menu for role-playing choices. Extra materials include soundtrack files in MP3 and MIDI formats, a cluebook, a map, and an original reference card.
How Darklands plays
- 01Four-person party
- The campaign follows four adventurers traveling together through the game's medieval setting.
- 02Skill-based progression
- Characters improve attributes and skills without using fixed classes or levels.
- 03Potion crafting
- Players can learn alchemical formulas and use them to make potions.
- 04Pauseable real-time combat
- Fights continue in real time but can be stopped to assign fresh orders.
- 05Regional travel
- The journey covers more than ninety cities and reaches areas including Bohemia, the Alps, and Prussia.
- 06Bonus reference materials
- The package includes MP3 and MIDI soundtrack files, a cluebook, a map, and a reference card.
Darklands compared to similar games
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition emphasizes an unconventional story, distinctive characters, and a strange, dangerous city, while Darklands centers on four adventurers traveling across 15th-century Germany, developing skills, crafting potions, and fighting in real time. Back to the Dawn focuses on investigating a maximum-security facility and breaking free, rather than Darklands' medieval fantasy journey across many cities.
Darklands: platforms & release
Is Darklands worth it?
It is worth it if: players who enjoy medieval fantasy settings and want a large travel-focused adventure. Skip it if: players seeking a tightly focused setting may find the journey across more than ninety cities too broad.
Where can I download Darklands?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Darklands's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Darklands on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
