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Dark Lord

Dark Lord

Unleash your power in Dark Lord, a roguelike RPG filled with strategy, adventure, and sardonic wit. Rule your growing realm with an iron fist in Story Mode, dive deep into the legends created by other players, or forge your own in Community Stories Mode!

Released Aug 15, 2024 Developer Undead Fox Publisher LTG Studio Platforms Windows · Mac SimulationSingleplayerCard GameDark HumorVisual Novel
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-09-27)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27.

88.8%positive188 reviews
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“This is barely a game IMO. I kept thinking I was in phase 1 of the game and soon something else would happen... nope... the game is literally "pick A or pick B", sometimes the outcome makes sense, sometimes it doesn't. It basically just becomes a memory match game of trial and…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2024-10 via SteamCharts.

717all-time peak
0 100 200 126 avg · Aug 2024

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-27.

26achievements
3.2%median completion
1.9%rarest: You failed yourself
57.8% of players 50.0% of players 31.0% of players 23.2% of players 19.1% of players 15.4% of players 10.6% of players 8.0% of players 5.9% of players 5.5% of players 5.4% of players 5.2% of players 3.7% of players 3.2% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 2.7% of players 2.1% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 57.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
57.8%Dark management bootcamp — Learn how to manage your manor
50.0%Favoritism — Get a conflict between your advisors
31.0%A valuable ally — Meet the Merchant
Rarest badges of honor
1.9%You failed yourself — Get the ending of the Failed Ruler
1.9%Throned and dethroned — Get the ending of the Dethroned Ruler
1.9%Sounds сruel — Get the ending of the Cruel Ruler

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

May 15, 2025
The end of UGC Support

Lords! Dark times have fallen upon our realm. With heavy hearts, we must inform you that custom stories are no longer available . This unfortunate change comes as a result of Unity discontinuing suppo

Sep 19, 2024
The Story Contest Results!

Hey Dark Lords! What a joy it was to dive into your stories! Your talent and sharp wit are truly beyond comparison, which made it almost impossible to choose winners without going mad! Or maybe we did

Sep 11, 2024
Update Notes

Fixed issues with publishing user stories. Fixed a bug where advisors' influence could exceed 100. Fixed a number of minor bugs.

Aug 22, 2024
The Golden Debt DLC is out!

Hey Dark Lords! The new Golden Debt DLC is now available on Steam! In this short story, you’ll see a different side of the Treasurer, help him get out of a sticky situation, and uncover the mystery of

Aug 16, 2024
The Story Contest Returns!

Hey Dark Lords – old-timers and newcomers! The long-awaited Dark Lord release took place yesterday, and we’re here now to announce a community contest! The story writing competition is an ancient trad

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-27.

GenresAdventure, Casual, Simulation, Strategy, Free To Play
Player tagsSimulation · Singleplayer · Card Game · Dark Humor · Visual Novel · Roguelike · Story Rich · Choose Your Own Adventure · 2D · Strategy · Medieval · Dark Comedy (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Includes level editor · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean, Russian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese
Achievements26
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7, 8, 10, 11+ x64 bit Processor: 4 Cores / 2.5 GHz+ Graphics: GeForce GTX 760 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 4 GB available space