Posted on: March 22, 2025
Kazansky22
Verified ownerGames: 22 Reviews: 1
awesome game
they don't make them liek this anymore, very in depth, doesn't hold your hand.
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Darklands
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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!
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).
Click here to discover the Throwback Thursday collection of games.
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).
Click here to discover the Throwback Thursday collection of games.
Goodies
manual
cluebook
map
soundtrack (MP3)
reference card
extended soundtrack (FLAC)
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Adventure, Role-playing, Classic, Pixel Graphics, Open World,
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Sandbox, Historical, Medieval
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User reviews
Posted on: November 23, 2014
RockNRollBeachClub
Games: Reviews: 11
Impressive
A cool game, very advanced for it's time no doubt. Amazing what they did with so little back then. Also say hi to Adam and his Wench(on the box) for me. :)
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Posted on: December 20, 2017
chocolithic
Games: 40 Reviews: 1
Still the Best
This is my favourite PC game of all time. I still have the original game in it's box - all 10 FDDs worth.
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Posted on: June 12, 2024
hovnis
Verified ownerGames: 108 Reviews: 3
This is as good as it gets
A Perfect Game
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Posted on: October 18, 2011
VanZanz
Verified ownerGames: 1265 Reviews: 2
An interesting twist on the RPG
I bought this game when it first came out, before I knew what minimum requirements meant. I had to wait one year before I could get a job to build myself a PC to run the game, which was why I started into computer building. This game was TOTALLY worth the wait. I loved the saints system and exploring the country side to find that little out of the way monastery to learn about the right saint to battle your next mission. I found the economics system fascinated me. But the best part to me was that the game had so many modes, from isometric squad combat, to adventure-esce menu town interaction, to world map overview. This was the first game I had encountered that really captured my attention and taught me a few things about middle age history. (Edu-tainment got a leg up with this title.)
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