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Prelude Dark Pain
Prelude Dark Pain is a Tactical RPG set in a dark fantasy world. Assume the role of a local blacksmith named Soren, lead an uprising against the Order of the Ashen Crusade and save a world ravaged by war.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“So far so its good, looking forward to more. But dear god, do not play this with a controller like the devs recommend, its the most clunky horrible PoS control system on controller i've ever seen. Just use your mouse and save yourself the headache.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“i really dig the story, the art, the tactical possibilities. it scratches a FF itch for me. is it perfect yet? no really. there are bugs (don't understand negative reviews because of that, it is EA after all...) and some suboptimal design choices (like exp distribution, some UI…”
— a player, Steam review · 27 hrs played“Sorry, I tried so hard but the current state is an alpha. There are many things and bugs that ruins the experience. The interface is confusing, there is the menu (escape key) and other different menu with the TAB key. The camera is unstable, movement and controls are awkward.…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
September is here - Upcoming update teasing
Hey everyone! It’s been a few months since the release, most of the team enjoyed some summer holidays but we’re back and we have plenty of things to talk about (especially teasing about the upcoming u
V0.3.9
Hello to everyone! It's been over a week since the launch of Prelude Dark Pain , and we're incredibly grateful for the warm reception. We've been listening closely to all your feedback and working har
Prelude Dark Pain is now available in Early Access!
Hello, members of the resistance! The day has arrived: Prelude Dark Pain is now available in Early Access ! We're excited as you will finally discover the world of Statera and you may have several que
Prelude Dark Pain launches in Early Access on July 27th!
Hey, members of the resistance! It’s official: Prelude Dark Pain Early Access launches on July 27th ! For the Early Access release, all of Act 1 will be available, including 9 heroes, 63 skills unlock
Demo Patch Notes v.0.1.96 – New Camera Modes, Motion Sickness Option & Bug fixes
Hello again, Members of the Resistance! A week after releasing our first public demo, we’re very happy with the feedback we’ve received. Our demo has now 91% positive reviews on Steam ! don’t forget t
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics · Tactical RPG · Dark Fantasy · RPG · Singleplayer · Strategy · Turn-Based Combat · Choices Matter · 2D · JRPG (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Full controller support · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · #category_playable_at_your_own_pace · Playable without Timed Input · Stereo Sound · Subtitle Options |
| Languages | English, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean |
| Controller | Full support |
| Official site | https://firesquid.games/games/prelude-dark-pain |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Core i5 4690K or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 460 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 6 GB available space