Dominion of Darkness
"Dominion of Darkness” is a strategy text 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.
(PS. For the people interested in such elements - there are potential romances. They are definitely not main focus of the main game, but they exist).
If You want to download offline version, it is here: https://www.mediafire.com/file/hbuzyx71allnktr/Dominion_of_Darkness_2.89.html/fi...
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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/
Development log
- Forum/subreddit active again!Apr 11, 2025
- New review of the Dominion of Darkness and plansFeb 22, 2025
- Update 2.70Nov 09, 2024
- Dominion of Darkness ranked 25th on the strategy toplistAug 02, 2024
- New update - 2.4Dec 29, 2023
- "Dominion of Darkness" - big updateNov 19, 2023
- Looking for playtestersOct 09, 2023
- First English language video review and further plans for DoDMay 10, 2023
Comments
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A unique, breath of fresh air. Recommended :)
interesting game and i recommed it to download
Very engaging and descriptive game, i'm surprised the greenskins haven't turned on me yet... I think I will avoid the beast (like the behemoth) for now, they seem destructive lol.
Interesting game, I really liked it!
An interesting and new style. It Is a very entertaining text game! Very detailed in its storytelling, It let you shape the story, letting you take a a lots of different choice at every step. 😁
Professional layout, looks fantastic. Can't wait to give it a try!
Looks really cool I will have to try this out!
Amazing game!
Yooooooo this is peak bro. So far it amazing.
Such an interesting text game to be honest!
Amazing!
Fun game to play! Nice history depth
A great strategy text game with good sense like cult of the lamb and i would recommend for people with interest in text-based game
10/10 I Love it🥳
Really cool game
story was good! Thanks for this
This is a solid text fantasy game
Amazing game!!!
Interesting concept
Choose your Own Adventure but for grown ups! Since my friends are too busy to play DnD this has been fun to play by myself. Great narrative!
Love word RPG so much. 100000000/10
Like nothing I have played before.
Reminds me a bit of the PUGs of yore with a bit of the choose- your-own adventure. Throw in some Tolkien/Lovecraft and maybe even a hint of Utopia.
You can tell a lot of time and passion went into crafting the writing and conditions. Massive replay-ability!
So creative! Loved this game!
interesting concept
pretty cool game, just wish you tagged it as ai
So cruel
Fun & Creative! Kudos 🙌
Fantastic!
Fun and creative text game, recommended!
Great writing in this, felt like a fantasy game book of books, on my phone
Game has a lot of depth, nice writing and real good replay value! The mix of strategy, intrigue and dark fantasy is very satisfying.
Good start, but may need a full UI instead of the current system as there are a lot of things that can happen that aren't really accessible or visible.
Also wouldn't recommend arbitrary lose conditions as my playthroughs never ended up having anything to do with the any of the statistics shown on screen.
Nice! Reminds me of the Jackson & Livingstone fantasy gamebooks I grew up on :)
Slick game, nicely executed LOTR style multiple choice adventure game with a D&D feel.
Really cool game and idea!
Reminds me when I played RPGs like this when I was young!
I feel like this could end up going really deep. Guess I know what I'll be doing when I should be working 😅 I also really dig the dark style. Feels about as villainous as I hoped it would.
Great game, keep up the good work.
sick idea!! Reminds me of elden ring for some reason
amazing game!, love it!
nice game, remind me of like d and d or something like that