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Dark Reign + Expansion

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4.2/5

( 106 Reviews )

4.2

106 Reviews

English
9.999.99
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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
User reviews

4.2/5

( 106 Reviews )

4.2

106 Reviews

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Product details
1997, Auran, ...
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

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

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
Game features
Cloud saves
Single-player
Languages
English
audio
text
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Posted on: December 5, 2024

XLRDude2006

Verified owner

Games: 4 Reviews: 1

Dark reign

Love the game, huge rush of nostalgia for me.. even in 2024 it is fun and challenging. m

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Posted on: February 23, 2025

mouse4

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Games: 4 Reviews: 1

Classic Game

This game is a great classic , and laid the foundation for many future games , good fun to play without being too complicated..

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Posted on: February 28, 2025

vectornine

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Games: 65 Reviews: 2

Working perfectly

A wonderful classic. I adored this game back when it first came out, and I love it today in my adulthood.

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Posted on: April 15, 2025

YarpenDragonSlayer

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Games: 97 Reviews: 4

Amazing game

A game that deserves a remaster it unfortunalty will most likely never get one much like Dark Colony but it is still fun to go back and play a game that made giving orders to troops one of the best parts of the game.

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Posted on: April 26, 2025

jiggajones23

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Games: 14 Reviews: 1

greatest rts

love this game! works great. saves work and everything.

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