Dark Shadows - Army of Evil

Dark Shadows - Army of Evil

Released Mar 2014

Dark Shadows - Army of Evil takes you back to September 1362. A horde of monsters has been ravaging the country like a plague of locusts for over a year. While you were away doing your knightly duties of catching a runaway horse, the monsters stormed the castle, injured the king, and kidnapped Katarina, the love of your life.

34% positive · 318 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

Dark Shadows - Army of Evil launched on March 11, 2014 as a self-contained medieval hack-and-slash game with a fixed set of 19 levels and 18 weapons. The store description presents the game as a complete, finite package — there is no mention of DLC, expansions, seasons, or any planned post-launch content. The developer has never posted any news updates, patch notes, or communications of any kind through Steam since launch. With no post-launch content history and no announcements of future content, this game shipped as a finished product and has remained unchanged.
Evidence
Store description presents a fixed, self-contained game with 19 levels and 18 weapons — no mention of DLC, expansions, or post-launch content of any kind.
description · Mar 11, 2014 source content shipped
high
Zero developer news posts of any kind since launch in March 2014 — no patches, announcements, or development updates have ever been published.
news post ambiguous
low

Media

Details

Publisher
Volens Nolens Games
Achievements
—
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player

About this game

Dark Shadows - Army of Evil is a Classic Medieval Fantasy First Person - Hack and Slash Game with a kind of old school look.

Story

September 1362:

An army of evil, named "Dark Shadows", have been ravaging the country like a plague of locusts for over a year and are frightening the people with their scary get-up. Most people still think they are monsters. But they are only in disguise. While you were away these monsters stormed the castle. A woman named Katerina has been kidnapped. It is not just any woman. You are in love with her. They’ve also taken all the gold. All the taxes. And weapons! You are the only one who can help Katarina. You must hurry and follow them before they do something to her.

Gameplay

Classic Hack and Slash Game:

The player fights his way through 19 levels. Various weapons will be available. They can be found in different levels. Everything begins moderately and you need to find some keys and a sword. After the first level the game turns into a hack'n slash game. Most of the time, the player has to fight against enemies. But he has to do also other little things and must solve certain problems. You need keyboard and mouse.

Features

This game is an indie game with a kind of old school look.

It is also supporting SSAO and Bloom Shader effects.

  • 19 Levels and 18 Weapons
  • ​Single Player
  • 3D Realtime Cinematic Blood Splatter Scenes
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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