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DarkSpar

$4.99
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Developer:
Brian Conley
Platforms:
Windows Mac
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About This Game

Warning: One of the core mechanics of this game is leaving your characters to grind experience points and items while you don't interact with them a whole lot. This style of play may be too passive for some. We recommend trying the free demo if you are unsure.

Enter the post-apocalyptic continent of DarkSpar, where the races of Dwarves, Elves, and Men lost their war against the forces of darkness long ago. Rebuild civilization from a minor settlement into a grandiose castle. Recover lost technologies and ancient artifacts. Recruit champions and outfit them with ancient relics and a wide array of skills then send them into battle against ancient and forgotten foes

Key features:
  • 8 bit look and 8 bit feel. Turn-based auto-combat reminiscent of the flagship RPG titles of the 8-bit console wars.
  • Old-school skill trees. Place points in 63 skills across three trees to customize your plan of attack.
  • A different loot system. An RPG with no inventory management.
  • It's quiet out here. No NPCs. No shops. Build all of your own equipment.
  • Free updates. Five content patches since release incorporating new play modes, difficult settings, randomization, and player suggestions. A large content update planned for the first half of 2022.
  • No Microtransactons. Complete game, one price.
  • Not an incremental game. One linear story. Different games modes add replay value.
  • Fully functional demo version (first 30 levels). Unsure if you'll like the game? Try the demo. Look for the button on the right of the store page.

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User Reviews

Mixed
20 user reviews
50%
Positive
9 min at review
Not Recommended

This is a long term Idle game, that does not have an early gameplay loop. At the start you can research (30 minutes), pick a character and have them gather (also 30 minutes) and build to unlock more buildings (also 30 minutes). Unlock a new character? 3 hours. I am going to point out that there are lots of long term idle games, but many of them have an earlier gameplay loop. The fact that there is going to be nothing interesting for the player to do for around an hour is a flaw. The game needs an early game tutorial/gameplay loop where you can experience some aspect of the game early. Also, no auto save function? It just fastforwards from a save file that I have to constantly manually save? This is not a good idea for this genre of game. I like the themes, I think the map is cool, I think the game lacks a lot of polish. In my opinion, this is an ok start but lacks a lot of pacing and depth that other idle games might offer. It is because of these factors that I don't think the ga...

56 helpful 1 funny
4 hrs at review
Not Recommended

not enough interraction for me. Feels much more idle with not much decision making. Research is really slow and there are only a couple of options at a time. Combat also feels really slow with a 10 second timer per action that you have no control over. If I'm watching an auto battle I'd rather just watch it battle not check back every so often to see if It's progressed. There's random 10 second pauses for various popups and things which seems weird. The game is already glacially slow so pausing progression for 10 extra seconds feels kinda needless and bad. Seems like there's some great foundation here but things need to be sped way up with a lot more decision making for it to be engaging for me. I don't see myself opening the game again after today unless big changes are made.

16 helpful
9 hrs at review
Not Recommended

meh. I would've refunded this but I accidentally left it running for too long. $10 is an insane price for this game.

14 helpful
4 hrs at review
Not Recommended

This game should be labeled as "early access" and if it's not, that's kinda sad What's good: nice rpg art it's a good idea for a game you can play it for a long time what's bad: this game is SLOW! upgrades and buildings take 30 min to 4 hours! and that's just in the early game! it looks like it could get worse! combat is also super slow and kinda lame no help guide. it's unclear what herbs do, why you want larger population, what exploring grants, how stats effect heros. worse yet, many resources aren't labeled ((you can even see it in the screenshots)) the upgrades are uninspired at best. . . nothing like grinding for hours to get +2 damage it's a small game stretched out. there isn't much content, it's just VERY slow to see it all. and most content is just rehased if this was some game on a website for free, i would be much less critical of it. but after paying 10$ for this game i feel ripped off don't get this game unless much more content is added

6 helpful
39 hrs at review
Recommended

First blush, it's solid. Nice images, fun gameplay. I don't know if I'd call it an idler or an incremental game though. I'ts more like a robust auto battler. From what I understand there is no loop (no actual prestige systems) so the main draw of idler/incremental games is out. It plays more akin to Runescape or Melvor Idle. You level your 'systems' and beat dungeons/areas. It is slow. Not glacially, as I've seen others say, but it'll be a game you play alongside ... other idle games, say. I've only got 2 issues with it. The first is the loop/gameplay. Since it appears to meant to be done in 1 run the gameplay elements are built around that. I feel, however, that the multi-hero system, and even the town/settlement system could be expanded upon. I'm so far having a lot of fun but finding my play halted by materials. EVERYONE, MINE, NAOW. More Heroes/expanded settlement stuff could help this, but the gameplay would have to be expanded upon. The second is the ui. It's not.. te...

5 helpful
13 hrs at review
Recommended

Enjoying this game quite a lot so far. Bought the game after playing the demo [h1]Early Game Review[/h1] [u]Pros[/u] [list] [*] Wonderful pixel graphics [*] Everything is on one screen, and the background is dark [*] No Rebirthing / Ascending where progress is reset. [*] Research and Building times are not too fast or too slow [*] Tons of save slots (I'm a compulsive saver) [*] Achievements seem achievable [*] Developer already has guides about the game [/list] [u]Cons[/u] [list] [*] Offline progress capped at 12 hours, I wish it was 24 (or not capped) [*] Renaming each character is an option, but not the portrait. At the beginning I re-rolled until I got max starting stats with the portrait I liked the most. It would be cool if clicking the portrait would change it. [/list] Looking forward to progressing further. Hoping more features are added. Highly encourage trying the demo if the price point is turning you away.

4 helpful 1 funny
15 min at review
Not Recommended

Stay far, FAR away from this game. I love minimalistic idle games. Increlution is one of my favorite of all time, and its just some bars and text. So why is this bad? First, this is either someone's first game, or a college or high school project someone decided they could make some money off of. The first thing a minimalistic idle game needs is clear presentation of information, and some feeling of impactful progress. There is almost no information presented as to what numbers mean. Cool, my exploration in fields is going up, but why should I care? Menu's are awful. There's a stat tree for each character. Stat points are not nicely laid out, and don't accidently click in the wrong thing, as you'll have to pay farmable in game currency to refund your accident. When you find something special, a pop up window with OK appears. But if you're in that stat screen window? BAM, replaced with the pop up instead of it being on the side somewhere. To the developer, this is a pr...

3 helpful
267 hrs at review
Recommended

I've enjoyed this title and It's hard to describe why. The developer is very helpful and seems interested in fleshing out the system even further. If you like idle games with a light rpg touch give it try.

3 helpful
14 hrs at review
Not Recommended

Right now, I just can't recommend purchasing this game for the asking price, it just doesn't have the content to really be worthwhile. However, I do recommend wishlisting the game, as the developer seems to be working hard to improve the game, and I look forward to what it will turn into. If the game ends up improving, then I will gladly change this to be positive.

2 helpful
23 hrs at review
Recommended

Interesting Minimalist Idle game. Not a lot of frequent interaction required to keep the game moving along. Graphics are super retro 8-bit era. Mechanics seem well thought out. Developer is interactive and responds to feedback. I look forward to seeing where this game goes. I feel the price point is a little high, so I recommend wishlisting and waiting for a sale.

2 helpful

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System Requirements

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Any Open GL2 / DX9 capable card

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM

FAQ

How much does DarkSpar cost?

DarkSpar costs $4.99.

What are the system requirements for DarkSpar?

Minimum: Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Any Open GL2 / DX9 capable card Recommended: Recommended: OS: Windows 10 Memory: 1 GB RAM

What platforms is DarkSpar available on?

DarkSpar is available on Windows PC, macOS.

Is DarkSpar worth buying?

DarkSpar has 50% positive reviews from 20 players.

When was DarkSpar released?

DarkSpar was released on Mar 7, 2022.

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