Darklands - DOS, Linux, Windows XP/98/95, Mac OS game

Darklands is what happens when medieval Europe gets even darker than it already was. This 1992 RPG drops you into the Holy Roman Empire, but don’t expect knights in shining armor—expect alchemy, witch trials, and demons who’d love to ruin your day. Unlike other RPGs of the era, it ditches elves and orcs for real-world folklore. Want to brew a potion to charm the locals? Go ahead. Want to pick a fight with a demonic cult in a back alley? Sure, but don’t cry when you lose. It’s tough, gritty, and oddly refreshing—a game that makes “permadeath” feel historically accurate.

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designers:

Arnold Hendrick, Sandy Petersen, Douglas Kaufman

themes:

medieval, historical, dark fantasy

keywords:

open world, party-based, class-based, Europe, Germany

graphics:

top down

Game modes:

single-player

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NOT abandonware

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Rating

3.97 / 5.00 (87 votes)

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Computer Gaming World (1992): "Darklands started out with a good idea, and had some interesting aspects. Unfortunately, between design problems (some of which I didn’t have room to mention) and bugs, the game ultimately brings little or no satisfaction when “finished.” This is a shame, since Darklands might have been one of the great ones. Instead, it turns out to he a game more to be avoided than anything else."

Retro gamer collector's corner:

An Amiga version of Darklands was considered but the game was judged as too large to be played from a floppy disk and the potential market of hard disk equipped Amigas was not large enough.

At least one third-party commercial character editor was advertised for Darklands.

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Status: NOT abandonware
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Awards won by Darklands:

1992 - Gamespot Greatest PC Games of all Time.
1990s - Hystorical RPG with high nostalgic value, Abandonware DOS favorite games.

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