Download the Demo (Windows)
Download the Demo (Linux)
Darkness Never Dies is a first-person grid-based dungeon crawler in the fine tradition of classics such as the Wizardry series. In Darkness Never Dies, you create a party of four intrepid adventurers and guide them through deadly labyrinths filled with monsters, traps, and puzzles. The game mechanics and flavor are crafted in the spirit of B/X or 1st-edition AD&D rules. Revive that hardcore old-school flavor and delve into the monster-infested darkness once again with Darkness Never Dies!
Note: This demo represents an early beta build of the game; therefore, many aspects of the game are subject to change, and some (such as the music) are very likely to change. In addition, there may be various bugs. If you find any bugs, please report them to the developer, explaining in as much detail as possible what the bug is and what you were doing when the bug occurred. In addition, if the game crashes, you should find a file called debug-log.txt in the game's folder. If you send that file along with your bug report, it will aid greatly in fixing the bug. Thanks!
Simply download the demo, unzip it wherever you like, and run the DarknessNeverDiesDemo executable to play. At present there is no manual (there will be in the future), but there are in-game tutorials explaining the controls and game mechanics.
The full version of Darkness Never Dies is tentatively scheduled for a release in Q4 of 2023. Sign up for the newsletter if you would like to stay updated about this and my other projects!
Note: I am in no way affiliated with Wizardry, Dungeons & Dragons, or any of these IPs' owners or copyright holders.