Fit check
Is The Dark Legions worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who want real-time medieval army command
- Campaign players who prefer story-driven empire building
- Skirmish players seeking randomly generated missions against computer opponents
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking turn-based combat rather than real-time strategy battles
- Players who prefer a narrow combat game without empire construction, research, exploration, and army training
- Players looking for a modern or science-fiction setting
Our take on The Dark Legions
The defining structure is the pairing of a story campaign centered on Theodoric with randomly generated missions against computer-controlled opponents.
What is The Dark Legions?
Set in a medieval world, this three-dimensional strategy game runs battles in real time.
Players guide Theodoric, a young leader whose family was slain by King Frank Kalap. Story missions involve expanding a realm, gathering resources, preparing troops, developing new technology, traveling across land and water, and protecting territory from hostile forces. Separate scenarios generate maps and pit the player against computer-controlled rivals. The campaign and skirmish modes combine settlement growth, exploration, scientific research, army management, and live combat.
How The Dark Legions plays
- 01Story-Driven Missions
- Theodoric’s conflict with King Frank Kalap provides the central narrative for the campaign.
- 02Randomly Generated Missions
- Computer-controlled opponents can be challenged in missions created at random.
- 03Empire Construction
- Players gather resources and expand an empire while preparing for conflict.
- 04Technology Research
- New technologies can be researched as part of developing the empire.
- 05Land And Sea Exploration
- The game allows exploration across both land and sea.
The Dark Legions compared to similar games
The Dark Legions combines medieval empire building, land and sea exploration, technology research, and real-time army command with story-driven and randomly generated missions. Men of War: Assault Squad focuses on direct unit control in World War II combat, while Xenonauts uses turn-based squads to defend Earth from an alien invasion and recover technology.
The Dark Legions: platforms & release
Is The Dark Legions worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who want real-time medieval army command. Skip it if: players seeking turn-based combat rather than real-time strategy battles.
Where can I download The Dark Legions?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Dark Legions's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Dark Legions on?
Windows only.
