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Darklands

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4.6/5

( 83 Reviews )

4.6

83 Reviews

English & 1 more
6.996.99
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Darklands
Description
Prepare yourself to enter Darklands - the first realistic fantasy role-playing game. Leading a band of four adventurers across the sinister landscape of 15th Century Germany, you’ll face the Middle Ages as people believed it to be: land filled with mythical beasts, religious power-mongers, and blood...
Genre:
Role-playing - Adventure - Historical
Tags:
Adventure, Role-playing, Classic, Pixel Graphics, Open World, show 3 more... Sandbox, Historical, Medieval
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4.6/5

( 83 Reviews )

4.6

83 Reviews

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Product details
1992, MPS Labs, ...
System requirements
Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10, 1.8 GHz, 512 MB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (co...
Description
Prepare yourself to enter Darklands - the first realistic fantasy role-playing game. Leading a band of four adventurers across the sinister landscape of 15th Century Germany, you’ll face the Middle Ages as people believed it to be: land filled with mythical beasts, religious power-mongers, and bloodthirsty robber-knights!

Watch savage battles unfold before your eyes! Travel hundreds of miles by land and sea from Frisian Coast to Bohemia, from the alps to Prussia, visiting over ninety cities along the way.

Your quest for fame and fortune can take you through raucous city streets and dark mine shafts, or from a robber knight’s tower to the terrifying Witches' Sabbath! Get ready for the astonishing wonders of a realistic fantasy adventure in the mysterious Darklands!

  • One of “The Greatest Games Of All Time” according to Gamespot®.
  • Improve each character's attributes and skills as the game progresses. No artificial character classes or levels!
  • Active pause system lets you to freeze the action and give new orders to characters any time you wish.

Throwback Thursday Recommendation




We share the earnest reasons that make a classic game so dear to us!

Recommended by Judas, Technical Customer Support Specialist at GOG: If you're looking for an RPG that is different from the usual Dungeons & Dragons fare from the early 1990s then look no further. Set in medieval Germany, Darklands offers real time with pause combat and an interesting magic system that uses the power of prayer and alchemy. Break apart witch covens, perform quests for the Hanseatic League, and free people from the oppressive rule of various Raubritters (robber barons).

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manual cluebook map soundtrack (MP3) reference card extended soundtrack (FLAC)
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This game is powered by DOSBox.
Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
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Game details
Genre:
Role-playing - Adventure - Historical
Tags:
Adventure, Role-playing, Classic, Pixel Graphics, Open World, show 3 more... Sandbox, Historical, Medieval
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11), Linux (Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04), Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Release date:
{{'1992-01-02T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
Company:
MPS Labs / Ziggurat Interactive
Size:
82 MB
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Single-player
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User reviews

Posted on: March 4, 2025

sjwc1978

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Games: 1037 Reviews: 28

Hate to give this 2 Stars

There's some nice ideas in this game and I did enjoy it for a while. However, the combat grind, slow dungeon movement, lack of character models and quest repetition got the better of me. Almost no sound, but I like the gfx. I bet this was well liked in it's day though.

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Posted on: November 14, 2011

fa3den

Verified owner

Games: 145 Reviews: 1

Amazing Game

I remember in college when this came out, one of my roommates and I were playing it. He completely dissappeared for a week to play this game. He only came out to relieve himself and pay for his pizza and coke deliveries. This is an amazing game and I've been sad that I couldn't load it up on modern equipment.

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Posted on: November 18, 2011

alberte49

Verified owner

Games: 7 Reviews: 1

Amazing Game!

I like pretty much everything about it! I've been playing it for the past 8 hours! although the writing is a bit hard to read at times. the people who made this should have taken the background colors into consideration. aside from that, it's a perfect gane!

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Posted on: October 13, 2011

Thutman

Verified owner

Games: 324 Reviews: 2

Sweet moses YES!

Holy crap this game rules. Forget what you know about modern RPGs, this game is simultaneously balls-2-the-wall hard and yet devilishly clever and satisfying. seriously, if you like the Elder Scrolls, then pick this hidden gem up now!

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Posted on: October 13, 2011

pearle

Verified owner

Games: Reviews: 3

One of the Greats

One of the all time great RPGs and one of my favourite games. I've been wishing for a sequel to this game for almost 20 years.

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