Dominion of Darkness
"Dominion of Darkness” is a RPG/strategy narrative focused game in which the player takes on the role of a Sauron-style Lord of Darkness with the goal of conquering the world. He will carry out his plans by making various decisions. He will build his army and send it into battles, weave intrigues and deceptions, create secret spy networks and sectarian cults, recruit agents and commanders, corrupt representatives of Free Peoples and sow discord among them, collect magical artifacts and perform sinister plots. Note – one game takes about 1 hour, but the premise is that the game can be approached several times, each time making different decisions, getting different results and discovering something new. Feedback is very much welcome. Very, very much.
Maybe You played in my other game with the same premise - "Malefactor". I want You to know, that "Malefactor" was just a demo. This version is much much more elaborate, with more content and mechanics.
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If you are hesitant to play the game, I invite you to watch/listen to the reviews:
- Indie Game Sampler (video):
- [BOKC] BlancoKix (video):
- Choice Beat (zine, page 30): https://www.flipsnack.com/choicebeat/choicebeat-issue-13/full-view.html
- Dads Game Review (podcast): https://www.dadsgamereview.com/dgr-78-dominion-of-darkness/
In the game there are few main love interests and full extended romances:1) Kiriela, fallen paladin who treats Dark Lord with religious devotion 2) Polena, young vampire lady, torn between good manners, innocence and bloodthirst 3) Airen, tomboyish dark elf pirate, 4) Namaah, sensual but cunning succubus 5) Meroe, serpentwoman, alchemist and inflitrator, a bit cold at the start. The game can be recommended to fans of games such as: Shadows of the Forbidden Gods, That Which Sleeps, Warhammer, Pathfinder, Crusader Kings, Europa Universalis, Overlord, Dungeon Keeper, World of Horror, Fallen London, visual novel, Diablo, Bloodborne, Heroes of Might and Magic, Disciples, Tyranny, Iratus, Cultist Simulator Ruinarch, Soulash, Corruption of Champions, Reigns, Blood of the Dawnwalker, Evil Genius, King of Dragon Pass. Game is very non-linear, there are plenty of meaningfull decisions, branching storylines and many different endings. Although the game is text-based, it features many beautiful 2D graphics that reflect its dark nature. The game can be recommended to fans of media as: Berserk, Lord of the Rings, Silmarillion, Game of Thrones, A Song of the Ice and Fire, Witcher, Elder Scrolls, Dark S watchiron lung, fortnite wraps, nimbus cliud, fortnite vbucks, punch cards, victory royale, catty corner, fort f fortnite midas, reboot van, slurpfish, ouls, the Black Company, First Law Trilogy, Cthulhu Mythos, Lovecraft. It was recommended by the Polish youtubers Andrzej Śledź and Anastazja Faith. You can play it on PC, laptop, Mac, smartphone, mobile. It is free 4x game. It is free RPG/strategy game. Already nearly 50k people have played the game, it was rated 821 with average rate over 4.8. Deep strategic layer, complicated many-levelled deep intrigues. God Game. Villain Protagonist. Corruption Mechanics. Resource Management. Dating Sim Elements. Grimdark. The ultimate power fantasy.fortnite , fortnite tracker, , fortnite skins, fortnite refunds,, asmr, hytale, mr beast, asmongold, valorant, HOW TO GET FREE ROBUX ON ROBLOX https://youtube.com/watch?v=qggYgert2-0 #roblox #robuxgiveaway incremental idle autobattler
| Updated | 17 days ago |
| Status | Released |
| Platforms | HTML5 |
| Rating | Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars (1,546 total ratings) |
| Author | Adeptus7 |
| Genre | Interactive Fiction, Role Playing, Strategy |
| Made with | Twine |
| Tags | Fantasy, Horror, Multiple Endings, Narrative, Story Rich, Text based, Twine |
| Average session | About an hour |
| AI Disclosure | AI Assisted, Graphics |
Development log
- Difficulty levels17 days ago
- Skeletons of the Gods - dark fantasy/horror story29 days ago
- Dominion of Darkness update37 days ago
- Despotic Tyrant cosplayApr 10, 2026
- Fan-art and fan videos for the Dominion of DarknessMar 19, 2026
- Fan work, review and something moreMar 06, 2026
- Support the text-based gamesFeb 25, 2026
- Big update and new fan songFeb 21, 2026



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The story is good! There is on spotify or something for audiobook?
The blend of art and textual story-telling makes this a page-turner video game. It’s accessible and pretty easy to pick-up and learn how to play. I don’t quite know how to consider the story, it’s mythology, which I like but don’t fully understand. That’s OK.
Interesting story. Personally, I wasn't a fan of the AI-generated images, but I enjoyed the concept.
“I just played the game and it’s an absolute masterpiece! The storytelling is incredibly deep, and the decisions really make you feel like a true Lord of Darkness. I also loved the stylized 2D graphics—they fit the grim atmosphere perfectly. You can see the huge effort put into the branching story lines. 5 stars from me, keep up the great work, legend!”
I actually liked it
Great game
nice art style!
good game, good job
This is awesome!!! Nice game!!!
10/10, I really love this atmosphere!
I'm a fan of story-driven games, and I really like the lore.
I think the UI could be refined a bit more to make it even better!
Great game!
Really cool concept. As another comment says, playing the villain is something rare, now go and check it out!
great game, I can really recommend it!
This is a really interesting concept! I didn't know this genre of game existed. It's quite engaging and the writing is done very well. Definitely recommend people playing it. :)
Great visual novel with a strategic depth of choices presented to the player! The theme is also intriguing being an anti-hero and managing your powers and armies to conquer the kingdoms.
Really cool concept. Playing the villain with actual strategic depth instead of just an evil skin, that's rare. The art gives it a great graphic novel feel too.
Awesome game
This is quite an interesting game, the writing is very well done and extremely descriptive. I don't really play these types of games that often so I didn't really know what I was doing but I enjoyed it, the art was nice too. I think for the right group of people this game would be really enjoyable, I just don't think I'm part of that target demographic. Also I don't know if I just did something wrong or what but when I got to the point when it told me it was time to launch a full invasion the only option was "I'm not ready yet". I don' think I beat the game so I saved to come back later if I feel like finishing my playthrough. The game definitely has potential to be really great!
7.5/10
Great game! I really enjoyed this one. I think it’s going in the right direction.
9/10 - great story-game. Keep it up and all the best for you with your vision.
10/10 brother keep keep it up 💖
Nice idea, must have taken a while to write for all the branching paths
Even I'm not into text based games this feel when I make decision and it has effects on my story is really good.
If you add a panel for stats it will be cool I think .
Although I am not usually a fan of narrative-driven games—especially text-based ones—I found this title to be excellent, particularly for story enthusiasts. I would recommend it to fans of fiction. I was slightly bothered by the fact that a large portion of the imagery is AI-generated, but it isn't a major issue since it complements the game's atmosphere well.
A great game for people who enjoy reading and immersing themselves in a dark RPG world. The game is very deep and packed with content. I really like it. Conquer the world!
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Epic art and interesting lore, I really enjoyed it. Someone said that you should add buttons styling, I think it can work for smaller buttons like "save the game", but not for long sentences.
I agree though that maybe adding more visuals inside the text to separate important things like stats would be interesting. Other than that, the game is great!
Good game.
Needs some styling for buttons and would be great.
I like it, but are the AI images really necessary? It throws me off while playing. This could be a purely text based game. idk
Really enjoyed this. The story kept me hooked and I ended up heavily supporting the Dwarves and Elves in my playthrough. Looking forward to future updates!
It's really good game! It's a mixture with dark fantasy and document Word)
I like the style of almost all the images. But I would definitely add more art to the font and the buttons, and I wouldn’t leave any page without images at all.
The tutorial is a bit too long :)
But overall, I liked it. By the way, I actually lost at the end ).
Even though I am not the biggest fan of rpg’s I like this one I like how it reminds me of reading lord of the rings
I really enjoyed this game.
It’s not the kind of game I usually play, but I liked the idea of choosing actions and seeing how the story develops from them.
In my first run, I played as a darker character who wanted to build an army, but didn’t want to start a war unless there was a strong reason for it. It was interesting to see how the story unfolded based on that approach.
Nice concept, and I can see a lot of potential here. Good work!
I was skeptical about a text-based game at first, but I ended up spending a couple of hours playing it. I really enjoyed it. Thanks!
Nice game bro!
This almost feels like a single player D&D game! I like this, and am curious where the story goes.
Great game bro, with unique concept
This game is great ,great story☺️🤩😍 10/10