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.
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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 | 9 days ago |
| Status | Released |
| Platforms | HTML5 |
| Rating | Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars (1,288 total ratings) |
| Author | Adeptus7 |
| Genre | Interactive Fiction, Role Playing, Strategy |
| Made with | Twine |
| Tags | Dark Fantasy, Horror, Multiple Endings, Narrative, Story Rich, Text based, Twine |
| Average session | About an hour |
| AI Disclosure | AI Assisted, Graphics |
Development log
- Despotic Tyrant cosplay59 days ago
- Fan-art and fan videos for the Dominion of Darkness81 days ago
- Fan work, review and something more94 days ago
- Support the text-based gamesFeb 25, 2026
- Big update and new fan songFeb 21, 2026
- Fan gons for the Dominion of DarknessJan 30, 2026
- Looking for playtesters for the next updateJan 16, 2026
- Forum/subreddit active again!Apr 11, 2025



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Lacks any creativity or originality, time would of been better spent jumping off a nearby bridge than playing that tripe. Also the creator has some retarded opinions and won't shut up about them.
“time would of been better spent jumping off a nearby bridge than playing that tripe” Well, your choice!
“Also the creator has some retarded opinions and won’t shut up about them” Let me guess, You are from Facebook and You dislike that I ma not a commie? :)
Very cool game, I like it!
Richtig geiles Konzept!
Interesting idea. Excited to continue exploring the world. The text based was a change but its really fun!
Beautiful brother! i love This desing, a Hug from Brazil :)
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Yes! :)
Never played a text based game before, but this was very nice!
With all the updates it became really good: resource management and replayability especially
Very nice! Haven't played a text based game in quite some time.
It's so much fun! I've played horror text games before, but this is my first time playing a fantasy strategy text game, so it was refreshing! I think it's fun how the story progression changes depending on the choices.
Dude, this Game looks awesome! I like it :)
Nice game if you're into lore and choose your own adventure.
It is good
Interesting concept!
Nice gamee man
good game
seems good, i only played for half hour but in that time it was interesting, nice story, wanna try as a fire wielding dark mage next
Old school! Seems like a really in depth text adventure. Will have to spend some more time with it. Nice job!
Nice game
Good game!
Love the drawings, and atmosphere!
Unique game for sure! From a design perspective one thing that would be cool is adding icons for the stats and actions, I think it would break up the walls of text a bit 😌
Bring me back memories!
I always love text adventure, Great work!
If you like text adventure games you'll like this
Hi!! This is really good! Have you thought about making it as a visual novel? With more graphics?
At first i was shocked by the amount of text. But after some time a really started enjoying it. May the Greenskins rule over all humans!
Fantastic
I love the story, it is interesting and great. Good job!
great game man
This is an immersive fantasy game where every player can forge their own unique journey and shape their own story. Great work!
Quite a lot of content for people that have always wanted to feel like Sauron. While the AI art is not my cup of tea, I think that the writing is quite decent. I like how characters are recurring after you've accepted them to your court.
This is a game that knows its target audience, and I love that these kinds of games are still being played in a world where CEOs believe DLSS 5 is the key to make games more fun.
Very interesting game!!
This is a great story rich fantasy game where each player gets to create their own story.
This game really reminds me of those classic choose-your-own-adventure books. The story is interesting, the writing has real depth, and the art style is beautiful. Some UI improvements like bigger fonts or more visuals would make it even better, but overall it’s a very unique and enjoyable experience!
Reminds me a lot of the choose your own adventure books I would read as a kid. I would add some more graphics and improve some of the headings and font sizes in the text to make it easier to read. Other than that you got a really good game!
Your games are like wonderful graphic novels.
the story of the game was written pretty well but the problem is there is tons of tons of text that might be hard for the avrege users to navigate
I absolutley LOVE text adventure games! They are much less resource intensive and can run on web better. The premise of the game is very intresting too.