RPGFit check
Is Draft of Darkness worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who enjoy survival horror and want turn-based card combat
- Deck-building fans who want weapons to shape card combinations
- Roguelike RPG players interested in story choices that affect progression
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking combat without escalating danger, since successful encounters make maps more hazardous
- Players looking for a fixed map layout, since maps are procedurally generated for each run
- Players who want a story that follows the same route regardless of decisions
Our take on Draft of Darkness
The defining pressure comes from combat itself: each successful encounter raises the map’s darkness, making the stage more dangerous while also offering rewards.
What is Draft of Darkness?
Draft of Darkness combines survival horror, role-playing, deck construction, and roguelike exploration in a post-apocalyptic world.
Select a survivor and initial cards, then traverse maps generated anew for each attempt. Turn-based battles use cards and limited ammunition against infected beings, robots, and rival survivors. Additional survivors can join the group, each bringing a distinct ability deck. Trading provides equipment and cards, while radiation, infection, and other status concerns affect the party. Defeating enemies increases the area’s darkness, raising danger in subsequent sections but offering possible rewards. Decisions made during the story can alter its conclusion and available routes. Whether a run succeeds or ends in failure, earned credits can open booster packs containing starting cards for later attempts.
How Draft of Darkness plays
- 01Weapon-based decks
- Cards are used by equipping weapon types, whose distinct mechanics can be combined in a deck.
- 02Rising darkness
- Each successful encounter increases the map’s danger level, with rewards also tied to surviving the darkness.
- 03Run-based card unlocks
- Credits earned after a run can open booster packs containing starting cards for later attempts.
- 04Choice-driven story
- Decisions can change the story’s outcome and create different routes through progression.
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Draft of Darkness: platforms & release
Is Draft of Darkness worth it?
It is worth it if: players who enjoy survival horror and want turn-based card combat. Skip it if: players seeking combat without escalating danger, since successful encounters make maps more hazardous.
Where can I download Draft of Darkness?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Draft of Darkness's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Draft of Darkness on?
Windows and Linux.
