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 Souls, 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.
| Updated | 6 days ago |
| Status | Released |
| Platforms | HTML5 |
| Rating | Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars (855 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 |
Development log
- Looking for playtesters for the next update9 days ago
- 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


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For those who love to read for your minds imagination to expand. This game is for you.
Nice game
Coolio!
Love the images throughout the game, they look cool!
Creative and interesting game!
I like this kind of games, it reminds me old classics of the 80's... text/image only... good jb!
I played Dominion of Darkness and it was game peak. I was already looking for a power fantasy with a deep storyline where you see the consequences of your decisions, and I found what I was looking for.
Good Game
Nice idea and fans lord of the rings should love this. I like the idea behind befriending certain races and building your army up to rule all kingdoms. I think the stats section could be simplified rather than writing "influence over the kingdom of the dwarves" you could just have the stats section with Race: influence etc under it if that makes sense.
Cool concept one of the better text adventures I've played
Makes me think of Lone Wolf and Magnamund, I like the narration and creative graphic inclusions.
I have to say, I've never played a game like this before! It was really fun! I enjoyed the unique experience and I'm glad I got to try it out
creative idea and nice art
I like the idea and the visual cues and narrative are well executed. I would have liked to see more visual cues, but I think it is okay. The stats mechanics are interesting, I haven't tried all the routes I started recruiting and increasing influence on Greenskins and Humans. I haven't died yet, so let's see how this strategy goes. Will comment later once I give it more time, so far I have just played about an hour, trying different choices.
this game is very enjoyable and creative
magnifique just a beautifull game
I gave it a little playtest and it looks good overall, i like these kind of read and click genres though i would prefer if they had more images and visual cues but it's good, i will play it some other time to become a dark lord and give a full critique
hey, I wanted to say that this game has a really nice concept, It brings me back to when I was young and played those choose your own adventure games, really nice to see it adapted to browser
The playstyle is interesting! although I wished there were some more combat elements but overall its a great game!
Interesting playstyle! Liked the art!
Love your fresh and creative take on the genre. Looking forward to see where you take it.
A creative take on the genre
if you like adventure books and enjoy reading it with deep immersive imagination, you'll love this game! You will be inside in a fantasy adventure with the power to do your own choices. The strategic point of view is the real strenght of this game.
Very good, it reminded me of anime light novels. I liked the game's theme since I love that whole fantasy world, but as some others have said in the comments, "it needs to be seen a little more about the strategy".
Wow, text games... We had a classic text adventure here in Cuba in the 90s, and we all kept lot of pages with notes, maps, etc. Never finished it (we played in borrowed PCs at school or work). This game brings me memories.
Very creative. I enjoyed it
Playing as a Sauron-style Dark Lord is appealing and Dominion of Darkness leans into that fantasy well.
Super cool game! Has some great writing too. Keep it up!
Interesting!, i really enjoy these type of game
Pretty good! Quite liked choosing different story paths! I think the minimal UI works well and I wish I knew more about why I lost when I did but perhaps that's part of the experience. Am curious to try another life path again and get a feel for the strategy.
Very interesting. Lots of content. Looking forward to seeing this grow!
Really good...I recommend it to everyone..
Interesting game!
its like a modern choose your own adventure book.
I didn't have time to dive into it properly yet, but from what I've seen so far this seems like a really cool and deep text game, nice work!
I really enjoyed the immersive interactive novel vibe, and the illustrations were so high-quality that I'm curious if you created them yourself.
Really nice game!
love it , very interesting and narrative , nice history and characters
Interesting project!