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    GenreRole-playing (RPG) · Adventure
    PlatformLinux · PC (Microsoft Windows) · DOS · Mac
    Game modeSingle player
    Initial release dateDecember 31, 1992
    Gameplay

    Darklands features an early example of open world gameplay in role-playing video games. The player is free to complete quests that will give them a positive reputation, or to pursue a negative reputation b… See more

    Plot

    The game is set in a historical fantasy version of medieval Europe, where monsters and magic actually exist. The plot is nonlinear and there is no set path for the player to follow.
    However, th… See more

    Development

    Darklands took almost three years to make and cost three million dollars, which was a very large sum for video game development at the time. According to the manual, "Darklands would have been impossible without the f… See more

    Release

    Darklands was released by MicroProse in 1992, albeit with a number of bugs, ranging from minor to major. These included many instances of what would now be called crash-to-desktop errors. Additionally, the "character c… See more

     
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  2. Darklands on GOG.com

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     · Set in medieval Germany, Darklands offers real time with pause combat and an interesting magic system that uses the power of prayer …

    • 4.6/5
    • Ratings: 74
    • Reviews: 74
  3. Darklands - My Abandonware

    Darklands, a really nice role-playing (rpg) game sold in 1992 for DOS, is available and ready to be played again! Time to play a fantasy, real-time, europe and …

    • 4.5/5
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    • Platform: DOS
    • Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
    • Year: 1992
  4. Darklands (1992) - MobyGames

  5. Darklands (Video Game) - TV Tropes

    Darklands is a Wide-Open Sandbox and Role-Playing Game by MicroProse, released in 1992 for DOS. Its most defining trait (there are many) is that it is set in 15th-century Central Europe, and turns real-world cultural lore and even religion …

  6. Darklands review: Revisiting A Forgotten RPG Classic

    Dec 9, 2014 · It's a largely realistic depiction of greater Germany in the 15th century, with scores of towns, authentic currency, and even time itself based on literally canonical hours. “RTFM” is a cliché, but here a fair warning, as that kind …

  7. Darklands Wiki - Fandom