Maeldor: Quest Of The Artifact

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• Announcements·12 May 2026Official

  Closed Beta Sign-Ups Are Now Open

  The gates of darkness are opening soon.I am preparing a small closed beta test for Apprentice of Darkness, and I am looking for players who would like to help shape the game before the public demo release.The beta will focus on:Gameplay feedbackBalance testingBug reportsGeneral impressions & atmosphereIf you enjoy dark fantasy, turn-based strategy, roguelikes, or simply want to help improve the game during development, you can now sign up for a chance to participate.🩸 Closed Beta Sign-UpHere is the trailer of the game if you haven't seen it yet;Please note:Spots will be limitedNot everyone may receive immediate accessWishlisting the game on Steam helps the project tremendouslyThank you all for the support so far. Seeing people interested in this strange dark world honestly means a lot.Stay tuned.
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• Announcements·7 May 2026Official

  Official Gameplay Trailer Released and Demo Coming Soon!

  Hello everyone,After a long time of development, I’m excited to finally share the first official gameplay trailer for Apprentice of Darkness upcoming demo! Check it out from below!Apprentice of Darkness is a dark fantasy turn-based tactics game where you play as the “evil” side — commanding dark forces, fighting against humans and fantasy creatures, sacrificing enemies, and expanding the power of your Tower of Darkness.The new trailer showcases: ⚔️ Turn-based tactical combat 🔥 Powerful magic abilities 🩸 The sacrifice & resurrection system 🏰 Tower progression and upgrades ❄️ Seasonal battlefieldsI’m also happy to announce that a playable demo is coming soon!The demo will allow players to experience the core gameplay systems and get an early look at the world of Apprentice of Darkness.If the game looks interesting to you, please consider wishlisting it on Steam, it helps a lot and supports the project greatly.Thank you for following the development so far, and I hope you enjoy the trailer!
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• Announcements·3 Aug 2025Official

  How to make a Dark Ritual Game?

  I love talking about games in general, so I thought why am I not sharing my vision with others? Obviously, I don't expect to get millions of views, but as I've said talking about games, design, art etc. I love this stuff, so as a hobby I've decided to use my Youtube channel a bit more actively. If you love these sort of stuff, check out this video below and give me your thoughts!Also a little update, there will be a "Beta" testing soon for my game, so stay tuned for that. I am almost there!See you soon cultist friend!
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• Announcements·5 Jul 2025Official

  Apprentice of Darkness Demo is Almost Ready!

  Hey there Servant of Darkness! I am _theRaven, solo developer of the game called "Apprentice of Darkness" and today I have some news to share with you!First of all, I would like to announce that a demo is on it's way and I have also completed most of my checklist before the demo, get done with the core mechanics and the visuals that I need for the game, but I've also made some crucial decisions and changes to the game design. I am a solo developer who works in a full time job, so the progress is a bit slow, but we are getting there. Are you ready? Let's dive in!1- Winning/Losing SystemMaybe the most important thing I've cleared up my mind regarding to the game design is the "Winning/Losing" logic. To be honest, it was also the hardest one to deal with, because in a rogue-like game, even though you are investing into the game, the rewards and the setbacks are crucial regarding to the balance within the game. To explain the winning/losing, I need to first remind you the core loop of the game; You choose your main hero (Warlock or Sorceress), you gather your War Group from the recruit pool and you went into quick paced battles. What we are trying to do eventually in the game is to conquer the continents by defeating all our enemies and sacrificing them to the dark powers, so we get "Darkness Points" and spend those for new powers or new recruits of darkness. But how is the progress, or what happens when we lose a battle? First of all, progress in the game is kind of like a season based, for example every 5 battles, if you win, the season changes and with that change, we also get a new floor on our Tower of Darkness with 3 new upgrades/recruits to buy from by using the Darkness Points we gather by sacrificing our enemies. And this is valid for every 5 battles, for example, we start from the "Spring" season and when we win that 5 battle cycle, the season changes - tower of darkness gets a new floor - we have our opportunity to refresh our war group and this game loop con...
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• Announcements·9 Apr 2025Official

  Welcome Apprentice of Darkness!

  Welcome Apprentice of Darkness! This is my evil little passion project. It’s a turn-based strategy game where you don’t save the world—you corrupt it. You lead hellish armies across a continent, spreading darkness, capturing enemies, and sacrificing them (sometimes dramatically) to power up your Tower of Darkness. Also, the weather changes every few levels. Not because it affects gameplay much, just because I thought it would look cool. Priorities. There’s dark humor, terrible decisions, and a lot of Very Bad Things. It’s all going on Steam, and if anything in the trailer makes you chuckle or go “oh no” in a good way, a wishlist would genuinely help a ton. Wishlist Apprentice of Darkness Here’s the trailer! Let me know what you think, or tell me I’m going to strategy hell. I accept both.
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