DarkEnd

Released Oct 2014

Conquer the ever changing dungeons of DarkEnd and save the fall of humanity! Choose your heroes and venture into a world filled with numerous treasures, mysterious secrets and discover a haunting past in this 10+ hours of retro 2D Dungeon-Crawling!

51% positive · 354 reviews

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Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

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Evaluation

DarkEnd launched on October 17, 2014 as a self-contained retro dungeon-crawler RPG. Shortly after launch, the developer announced a free expansion called "The Vault of Avalon," which was delivered and incorporated into the game. A feature update (version 1.5) followed on July 19, 2015, adding Steam Achievements, a new leveling system, music, and various bug fixes. Two small bug-fix patches rounded out post-launch support. The developer's last substantive communication about DarkEnd was a price reduction announcement on July 27, 2018, which closed with "please look forward to our future project" — indicating the studio had moved on. An earlier 2016 post confirmed the team had shifted focus to a new game (Wanda - A Beautiful Apocalypse). No additional DLC, expansions, or updates have been announced or shipped since mid-2015. The store description contains no references to ongoing or planned content. The game appears to have launched as a complete product, received its one planned expansion, and concluded support over a decade ago.

Evidence

Developer permanently reduced DarkEnd's price and said 'please look forward to our future project,' indicating no further DarkEnd content is planned.

news post · Jul 27, 2018 source development ending

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Version 1.5 released with Steam Achievements, a new Milestone Leveling System, rebalanced enemies, new music, and bug fixes — the last major update to the game.

news post · Jul 19, 2015 source content shipped

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Details

Developer

Kodots Games

Publisher

Kodots Games

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

partial support

Steam Deck

Not rated

Players

Single-player

RPG Indie Dungeon Crawler

About this game

Can you conquer the ever changing dungeons of DarkEnd and save the fall of humanity? Choose your heroes and venture into a world filled with numerous treasures, mysterious secrets and discover a haunting past in this 10+ hours of retro 2D Dungeon-Crawling!

Your hero, your destiny

There are four playable characters, each with his/her own unique story-line. Select your heroes and help them face their dark past.

Xia: A primagus from the East with the mastery over prime elements.

Griselda: A necromagus with rare ability to control dark ether.

Svas: A Blood Hunter – master of gadgets and the bowgun; a feared assassin of the night.

Lucion: A Knight Templar reputable to be the one chosen to wield the godblade Lorelei.

Retro Dungeon-Crawling Experience

Enjoy traditional gameplay reminiscent of dungeon crawlers RPGs from the 90’s. The battles are challenging yet rewarding, along with a multitude of quests, hidden enemies and treasures around every corner! In addition, DarkEnd also features flexible skill trees that allow you to shape your hero to your liking and tactical needs!

Play as you please

There are 4 difficulties which will allow you to either fully experience the game or simply blitz through. Do not like grinding for EXP? Turn on the "Milestone Leveling System" and your heroes will level up automatically as the story advances.The choice is yours!