The Darkness Below: a retro CRPG in the making
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vlzvl
Watchdog
thank you!This looks fantastic - wish you masses of luck and success with it
luck indeed is needed as my steam discussion board has grown enormously with feedback in less than a week
nope, until you fix the starting equipment the game is basically unplayable.Thanks man for supporting
Hopefully, you'll enjoy it in its current state.
vlzvl
Watchdog
hey
Game has been updated to v1.3_20240602.
There's a ton of fixes and additions (about ~50) to Prelude version (EA content), but mostly:
This update now allows a short demo to publish on steam for the coming steam fest, since the majority of issues are now no more.
Some cool screenshots:
store.steampowered.com
wishlist, buy on EA, review please
Thanks
Game has been updated to v1.3_20240602.
There's a ton of fixes and additions (about ~50) to Prelude version (EA content), but mostly:
- all bugs were addressed
- some reported imbalances were also addressed
- much of the feedback was addressed, although a lot of work is still left
This update now allows a short demo to publish on steam for the coming steam fest, since the majority of issues are now no more.
Some cool screenshots:
The Darkness Below on Steam
Embark on an epic journey into "The Darkness Below", a homage to the golden era of 90's cRPGs, with grid-based movement, turn-based combat and 2.5D perspective. Wander a vast and colorful fantasy world filled with puzzles, exotic creatures, forgotten dungeons and ancient guardians.
wishlist, buy on EA, review please
Thanks
vlzvl
Watchdog
Indeed
I initially had plans for a demo but I also had to make EA version first, since the current content was way too much for a short demo, which usually doesn't show much
EA version is a weapon that I use to get rid of all the issues. However, steam fest is coming and one of the requirements is to have a demo, although I was already planning to add one, but after going through this monstrous update
shaf
Sentinel
I'm waiting for More Content, I've finished it a few times. Once the next town is added hopefully there will be trainers to let me train/improve my skills.
vlzvl
Watchdog
Hey @shaf,
I already have new content, although not much, given the focus is elsewhere.
I have focused quite a lot on races / subraces in the coming update, an area that needed (and need) quite the work, so that is taking most of the time.
I am going to add a few more maps though for the update, since the game will start opening from there, also allowing revisit of starting maps.
Skill trainers will probably be increased i.e. the pattern might change, but I am taking that route slowly while the content is still in development.
vlzvl
Watchdog
uploaded yet another gigantic update 1.4_20241012
This one was focused on improving on races and professions and handling as much feedback as possible, while providing a new map or three in the process, full changelog is more than 50+ lines, more details on "News", here:
steamcommunity.com
Keep checking the main steam discussion forum as I am going to add a few relevant numbers and updating them, as the game develops till its ETA, set to 2024-12-31.
A few random screenshots:
Thanks!
wishlist or buy EA please
store.steampowered.com
This one was focused on improving on races and professions and handling as much feedback as possible, while providing a new map or three in the process, full changelog is more than 50+ lines, more details on "News", here:
The Darkness Below General Discussions :: Steam Community
The Darkness Below - OverviewEmbark on an epic journey into The Darkness Below, a cRPG that pays homage to the golden era of 90's cRPGs. With grid-based movement, turn-based combat, and 2.5D perspective, the game transports you to a vast and colorful fantasy world filled with puzzles, exotic...
Keep checking the main steam discussion forum as I am going to add a few relevant numbers and updating them, as the game develops till its ETA, set to 2024-12-31.
A few random screenshots:
Thanks!
wishlist or buy EA please
The Darkness Below on Steam
Embark on an epic journey into "The Darkness Below", a homage to the golden era of 90's cRPGs, with grid-based movement, turn-based combat and 2.5D perspective. Wander a vast and colorful fantasy world filled with puzzles, exotic creatures, forgotten dungeons and ancient guardians.
vlzvl
Watchdog
new version 1.5_20250125 is out
A lot of about everything on this one, but the main highlight is the introduction of Feats which will be used to further enhance a character every X levels, just like D&D does (although not being "optional" but also not being as restricting).
This allows the building of unique characters while allowing character advancing choices, increasing the RPG element. RULEBOOK.pdf holds all current details about that new feature and will keep getting updated.
Other than that, a few new maps were developed, mostly for main quest, while the current content was also updated with a few side quests as well; changelog.txt has all the details.
Regarding the ETA, I once again failed on that so decided to not use an ETA again, for various reasons.
Instead, I'll post a sticky comment on game's discussion forum that will show the current status of game, as a percentage, that I will update from time to time:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/2814790/discussions
A few random screenshots:
That's all for now!
wishlist or buy EA please 
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2814790/The_Darkness_Below
A lot of about everything on this one, but the main highlight is the introduction of Feats which will be used to further enhance a character every X levels, just like D&D does (although not being "optional" but also not being as restricting).
This allows the building of unique characters while allowing character advancing choices, increasing the RPG element. RULEBOOK.pdf holds all current details about that new feature and will keep getting updated.
Other than that, a few new maps were developed, mostly for main quest, while the current content was also updated with a few side quests as well; changelog.txt has all the details.
Regarding the ETA, I once again failed on that so decided to not use an ETA again, for various reasons.
Instead, I'll post a sticky comment on game's discussion forum that will show the current status of game, as a percentage, that I will update from time to time:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/2814790/discussions
A few random screenshots:
That's all for now!
wishlist or buy EA please
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2814790/The_Darkness_Below
vlzvl
Watchdog
vlzvl
Watchdog
Just uploaded the game to version v1.6_20250330, both prelude (EA) and demo versions.
This was an update mostly focused on main quest content, with a few additional fixes and QoL updates.
Check full list of changes here, as they're quite a few: https://steamcommunity.com/app/2814790/allnews
Check here for the current status of the game, in numbers: https://steamcommunity.com/app/2814790/discussions/0/599642824001996020
In the meantime, check one or three screenshots from new content:
Thanks!
wishlist or buy EA please
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2814790/The_Darkness_Below
This was an update mostly focused on main quest content, with a few additional fixes and QoL updates.
Check full list of changes here, as they're quite a few: https://steamcommunity.com/app/2814790/allnews
Check here for the current status of the game, in numbers: https://steamcommunity.com/app/2814790/discussions/0/599642824001996020
In the meantime, check one or three screenshots from new content:
Thanks!
wishlist or buy EA please
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2814790/The_Darkness_Below