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Introversion Software · Published by Introversion Software
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
You are The Dark Lord! Raise an evil army, and crush the race of men. An action-strategy hybrid RTS, blending tower defence, base building and direct control of your Dark Lord avatar, currently in early development.
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About this game
You are The Dark Lord!
Raise an evil army, and crush the race of men.
An action-strategy hybrid RTS, blending tower defence, base building and direct control of your Dark Lord avatar.
You are The Dark Lord, and your goal is to raise an undead army and crush the feckless, godless heathens known as humans. As your sorcery and your evil army grow, all of the world will rise up against you to destroy your Dark Tower and end your reign of terror. Fortify your dark realm, upgrade your sorcery, and build enough strength to march out and crush the humans once and for all.
Directly control the Dark Lord in this Hybrid RTS - by keyboard, mouse or joypad.
Unleash devastating sorcery upon all of human civilisation. Every kill grants Mana, powering your spells.
Summon vast orc armies from the underworld, and raise the dead as a zombies.
Corrupt the peaceful forests and beautiful mountains of the realm. Extract resources to equip your army, and build vast impenetrable evil defenses.
Fortify your Dark Tower against human counter attack, with evil turrets, siege weapons, barricades and cursed traps.
Upgrade your spell book - every sacked human city or ruined fortress grants more Insight.
Arise Dark Lord is in early development, and is due for release sometime in 2027.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
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Prison Architect devs Introversion Software announce Arise Dark Lord
Arise Dark Lord is an action-strategy hybrid RTS that blends tower defence, base building and direct control of your Dark Lord avatar. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/prison-architect-devs-introversion-software-announce-arise-dark-lord/Read full article on GamingOnLinux






