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The Darkness Below
Embark on an epic journey into "The Darkness Below", a homage to the golden era of 90's cRPGs, with grid-based movement, turn-based combat and 2.5D perspective. Wander a vast and colorful fantasy world filled with puzzles, exotic creatures, forgotten dungeons and ancient guardians.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“Overall, i had fun playing this game, and its nice to play an RPG that isnt endlessly complex........ but some of the puzzles are frustrating and it can be tough to remember who gave you a quest. I appreciate that it adheres to the classic crpg rulebook, but its sort of…”
— a player, Steam review · 52 hrs played“Firstly, it's really just a Might & Magic 6-8 copy, but with Lands of Lore's item system (where every magic item is named) and it's skill progression and combat. So, if you loved Lands of Lore and the later Might and Magic games, you'll really love this. Music is creepy, the…”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played“If you're a fan of Might & Magic, Eye of the Beholder, Lands of Lore, etc... this game was made for YOU! I started the game not really taking it too seriously because I honestly thought it was going to be another poor soulless attempt at making a CRPG... This game is oozing with…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2026-08 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Game Updated to v1.94_20260914
v1.94 (2026-09-14) fixed: bug where map exit symbols were not always displayed correctly, with a few more issues still remaining fixed: bug where active skill challenges previously had an excessively
Game Updated to v1.93_20260516
v1.93 (2026-05-16) fixed: bug where map exit symbols to other maps were hidden when non-visible monsters occupied the tile fixed: bug where equipped items with the 'of Invigorate' enchantment were not
Game Updated to v1.92_20260501
v1.92 (2026-05-01) added: removed skill-to-skill prerequisites (e.g. Long Blade no longer requires Short Blade, armor tiers no longer require lower tiers), allowing direct access to core weapons and a
Game Updated to v1.91_20260420
1.91 (2026-04-20) fixed: overhauled combat system, enemy damage is now more consistent and meaningful, and protection interacts better with incoming damage, making fights feel fair, predictable, and b
Game Updated to v1.9_20260412
1.9 (2026-04-12) fixed: bug where the 'Character Creation -> Create New -> Skills' page was slowing down without any user interaction fixed: renamed spell 'Sanctified Chorus' to 'Mass Cure' for clarit
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Early Access · Adventure · RPG · Party-Based RPG · Puzzle · CRPG · Dungeon Crawler · Exploration · 2.5D · Colorful · First-Person · Pixel Graphics (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11 Processor: Intel Celeron Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Desktop resolution 800x600 or higher. Graphic cards with OpenGL v2.0 (2004) or higher Storage: 30 MB available space