Darza's Dominion

RPG· MMORPG· Bullet Hell· Action Roguelike

Released Apr 2022

The Dominion takes no prisoners! Fight for your survival in the unforgiving terrains that surround you, strengthen your hero through slaying dangerous creatures, gather a group of allies and bring the battle to Darza in this fast-paced roguelike cooperative bullet-hell MMO!

67% positive · 1,263 reviews

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Released, ongoing live service game

High confidence

Live Service

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Released, ongoing live service game

High confidence

Live Service

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Steam Free

Evaluation

Darza's Dominion is a cooperative bullet-hell MMORPG that launched on April 21, 2022 and has been in continuous, active development ever since. Ripple Studio has maintained a consistent cadence of major content releases throughout 2025 and 2026: the Winter Prison dungeon shipped on January 18, 2025; the Market Board system on February 9, 2025; Halls Twinstar on August 26, 2025; The Honey Hive on May 18, 2026; Memory of Honey on May 25, 2026; Chat 2.0 and the Memory of Flesh dungeon on June 15, 2026; and the largest update yet — introducing the HATED/PPE Totem system, Parties, a new UI, and Item Power Phase 1 — on July 28, 2026. That July 28 update is the most recent developer communication and explicitly previews future work, noting that Item Power as a "fully-integrated system is still a ways away" and teasing future Totem-based challenge modes. The store description references "an expanding roster of bosses," and the game's structure — seasonal content, a player economy, guilds, and ongoing systems overhauls — is designed for indefinite growth. There is no indication from the developer that content development is slowing or concluding.

Evidence

Massive update ships Totem/HATED PPE mode, Parties system, new UI, One-Click Sign-In, and Item Power Phase 1. Developer explicitly states that Item Power as a fully integrated system 'is still a ways away' and teases future Totem-based challenge modes.

news post · Jul 28, 2026 source development ongoing

high

Chat 2.0 and the new Memory of Flesh dungeon shipped, expanding the dungeon roster with new boss content and economy features.

news post · Jun 15, 2026 source content shipped

high

Media

Details

Developer

Ripple Studio

Publisher

Ripple Studio

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Unsupported

Players

Multiplayer · Co-op

MMORPG Bullet Hell Action Roguelike Dungeon Crawler Perma Death PvE Roguelike Adventure 2.5D Top-Down Shooter Roguelite Action RPG Tutorial RPG Crafting

About this game

The Dominion takes no prisoners! Fight for your survival in the unforgiving terrains that surround you, strengthen your hero through slaying the dangerous creatures, gather a group of allies to multiply your strength, and bring the battle to Darza!

As a cooperative bullet-hell MMORPG, Darza’s Dominion is a fast-paced game centered around being ready to dodge as many projectiles that can fit on the screen at once; the harder the difficulty, the more insane everything gets. You’re going to have to hope your reaction time is up to the test!

Taking back the Dominion is all about teamwork. Thankfully for you, all of your closest (and farthest!) friends can help you out! Group up in the Tavern, form a Guild, or just find them in the Dominion and take on the toughest challenges the game has to offer.

FAST-PACED GAMEPLAY

Face off against foes in a 2D orthographic roguelike featuring permadeath mechanics in a speedy bullet hell environment.

UNIQUE CHARACTER CLASSES

Discover the full power of seven class abilities by looting special gear capable of leveling the playing field.

RANDOMLY GENERATED UNIQUE DUNGEONS

Challenge the dungeon bosses of the Dominion in their own individually created stages and make it out alive.

INTENSE BOSS FIGHTS

Engage in battles against an expanding roster of bosses boasting different phases and collect loot along the way to upgrade your characters.

MULTIPLAYER ONLINE BULLET-HELL

Utilize your character classes and work together against Darza and his minions by fighting alongside dozens of players at any time against the perils that await you in the Dominion.