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 | 28 days ago |
| Status | Released |
| Platforms | HTML5 |
| Rating | Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars (1,625 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 levels28 days ago
- Skeletons of the Gods - dark fantasy/horror story40 days ago
- Dominion of Darkness update48 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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I love it perfect mix of a choose your adventure book and an actual rpg, i think there is a concept there
GoodGame! Thank you for a nice game :)
Nice game
so beaty i love it i spend 2 hours but the white are burning my eye
cool concept!
ohhh...some music gently music would be a huge boost
playthrough, didn't edit out long pauses while I wrote notes on the game.
Trailer I made for one of my games.
Border I designed for the top of the description to seperate from game text if you want to use it.
And how it looks when I used it for one of my pages.
Very nice game !
I really enjoyed Dominion of Darkness. What stood out to me most is how much depth there is behind the initial premise. Playing as the Dark Lord is a great concept on its own, but the game actually builds its mechanics around it instead of using it simply as a different perspective on a typical fantasy story.
The worldbuilding is probably one of its strongest aspects. There’s a lot of lore, different peoples, characters and history behind the setting, and it gives the feeling that there’s much more to discover beyond a single playthrough. I also really liked the visual style – the illustrations complement the dark fantasy atmosphere very well and give the game a strong identity.
The RPG side is surprisingly elaborate too. Character development, magic, agents and commanders, armies, intrigue and different ways of approaching your goals make your choices feel meaningful. I especially liked that the game gives you several ways to behave like a Dark Lord rather than reducing everything to simply choosing the “evil” dialogue option.
There’s clearly a huge amount of work behind this project, and the combination of interactive fiction, RPG and strategy works really well. It’s also impressive how much has been built on top of Twine.
Great work! I’m curious to see how Dominion of Darkness continues to develop.
Thank You very much for playing and such thorough feedback!
i lost but i loved it! 9/10!
Nice storytelling, waiting for more content.
Let the game have Turkish language support :smile:
Beautifull amazing
Damn, thats pretty great!!
Finally a narrative game with real context! Cheers!
I had fun playing it!
Its pretty addictive. Its hard to come across good narrative games but this one feels very engaging!
Actually very engaging story and plotline.
Please keep up the artistic effort!
Keep it up!
It looks promising
Excellent work! The game has a really interesting atmosphere. I’m definitely on board!
Nicely done!
Well done!
What really works here is how the mechanics give actual weight to playing an antagonist, rather than just giving you cosmetic 'evil' dialogue options. The dark fantasy tone comes through strongly in the narrative pacing and I really like the “document” style
Great, well done!
A very interesting dark fantasy strategy experience that combines politics, corruption, and society through meaningful choices.
It would be even better with more visuals and sound effects, but the narrative style works very well.
Very enjoyable!!!
Well done, gives me Lone wolf vibes!
Interesting and complex work
Game is really good, i love the story
Cool! :-)
Im very loved the story. Im really congratulate the game developer
Amazing game
amazing
Nice game!
Great game, must try...
Beautifull
That's the story!
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!”