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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
User reviews

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?
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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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Game features
Single-player
Languages
English
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Deutsch
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User reviews

Posted on: February 18, 2018

dgdonnelly

Verified owner

Games: 26 Reviews: 6

Ye Olde Game

I feel bad for assigning this game 2 stars. But after attempting to play it on several different occasions, I found myself frustrated and confused every time. This game is not user-friendly. There are no tutorials - only PDFs to read on how combat works and how to create PCs. So, by today's standards, not a good game. However, back in the '90s, I'm sure this was a fantastic game and probably would have received at least 4/5 stars instead of 2/5. I think this game would benefit tremendously from a face-lift similar to what Shadowgate received.

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Posted on: February 22, 2018

DocBludgeon

Verified owner

Games: 270 Reviews: 1

Badly Needs an Update (gfx + snd)

I loved this game "back in the day". Unfortunately, it badly needs an update in graphics and sound. The DOSbox treatment does not seem very solid. My PC blue-screened after install. Maybe not related, but it hasn't again since I removed the game. I'll probably try again because I loved Darklands so much. But don't expect much.

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Posted on: October 15, 2011

Swampus

Games: 260 Reviews: 2

Barklands on DOG

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Posted on: October 17, 2011

Mattokun

Verified owner

Games: 18 Reviews: 1

@Aeril

Aeril, I know this is not part of this review, but how do you mod out the quest in Oblivion? Would love to do that, since I also like good old sandbox games, such as the awesome Darklands, Elite, etc. Thanks!

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Posted on: November 21, 2023

Ger Bib

Verified owner

Games: 381 Reviews: 192

An amazing game till you play it...

6 of 5 must play. 5 of 5 great story great gameplay. 4 of 5 great story average gameplay. 3 of 5 average story average gameplay. 2 of 5 play only if it's your favorite genre. 1 of 5 play if you have nothing better to do. 0 of 5 play if you're a masochist. -1 of 5 avoid. Darklands score is 2 of 5.

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