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Dark Reign + Expansion

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4.2/5

( 109 Reviews )

4.2

109 Reviews

English
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Dark Reign + Expansion
Description
A colossal war between the Imperium and Freedom Guard is annihilating your world. To save your civilization, you must enter the heart of an empire at war. Command over 35 units with specific orders and deploy suicide bombers, hostage takers, saboteurs and more. Use precisely calculated battlegrounds...
Genre:
Strategy - Real-time - Sci-fi
Tags:
Strategy, Sci-fi, Classic, Science, Real-Time, show 4 more... Isometric, War, Base Building, RTS
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4.2/5

( 109 Reviews )

4.2

109 Reviews

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Product details
1997, Auran, ESRB Rating: Everyone...
System requirements
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11), 1 GHz, 256 MB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c...
Time to beat
15 hMain
16 h Main + Sides
-- Completionist
15.5 h All Styles

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Description
A colossal war between the Imperium and Freedom Guard is annihilating your world. To save your civilization, you must enter the heart of an empire at war. Command over 35 units with specific orders and deploy suicide bombers, hostage takers, saboteurs and more. Use precisely calculated battlegrounds to your strategic advantage and play against a highly responsive and unpredictable AI that detects and adjusts intelligently to your tactics. Vanquish the military powers to alter the destiny of a galaxy.

ATI/AMD compatibility notice: Dark Reign requires graphic card drivers version 13.4 or older.
  • The pack contains Dark Reign®: The Future of War and its expansion, Dark Reign®:The Rise of the Shadowhand.
  • Many mods and impressively polished unofficial patches created by a still very active community.
  • Complex AI mechanic allows you to create and execute unique strategies.

© 1997 Activision Publishing, Inc. Activision and Dark Reign are registered trademarks of Activision Publishing, Inc. The ratings icon is a registered trademark of the Entertainment Software Association. All other trademarks and trade names are the properties of their respective owners.

Goodies
manual (56 pages) reference card
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:
Recommended system requirements:

ACCEPTANCE OF END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO PLAY

Please be advised that Windows 10 operating system will receive frequent hardware driver and software updates following its release; this may affect game compatibility

Recommended system requirements:

ACCEPTANCE OF END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO PLAY

Please be advised that Windows 10 operating system will receive frequent hardware driver and software updates following its release; this may affect game compatibility

Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
15 hMain
16 h Main + Sides
-- Completionist
15.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Strategy - Real-time - Sci-fi
Tags:
Strategy, Sci-fi, Classic, Science, Real-Time, show 4 more... Isometric, War, Base Building, RTS
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11)
Release date:
{{'1997-08-31T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Company:
Auran / Activision
Size:
514 MB
Links:
Forum discussion
Rating:
ESRB Rating: Everyone (Violence, Animated Violence)
Game features
Cloud saves
Single-player
Languages
English
audio
text
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User reviews

Posted on: October 25, 2024

caseyboice2014_471

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Games: 1 Reviews: 1

Dark Reign

love the game thanks for bringing this back to me!!! me and my son play everyday it helps with his autism!!! great paid 11 dollars for the best game in the worl works great

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Posted on: March 6, 2025

Roseveare

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Games: 1 Reviews: 1

Old But Good

This is one of my favourite games from two decades ago. Strategy and resource based game with lots of stages, two sides to play and plenty of individual settings to hone your skills.

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Posted on: July 6, 2025

fnp1963

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Games: 12 Reviews: 1

The best at that time

Played this on W95. Was fantastic then. still good now

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Posted on: July 8, 2025

mylittletony86

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Games: 23 Reviews: 1

kind of meh

Tried it for the nostalgia, but meh

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Posted on: August 16, 2025

mdchambers0_5153

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Games: 4 Reviews: 1

Froze during gameplay

Froze and could not complete game

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