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Draft of Darkness

Post-apocalyptic survival horror deckbuilder with scarce ammo and escalating darkness

Crawly Games · Released Aug 23, 2023

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AI-generated content disclosed

Reviews
Very Positive
93% of 348
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
6
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 week ago
Oct 27, 2026
Minimum PC
with 2GB RAM
4 GB RAM · 3 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Draft of Darkness?

In this post-apocalyptic roguelike RPG, you explore procedurally generated city maps as a survivor whose choices affect the story. You build weapon-based card decks, recruit companions, manage supplies, and fight infected creatures, robots, and other survivors in turn-based battles. Each victory raises the darkness level, making the map more dangerous, while credits earned across runs unlock new starting cards.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy deckbuilding alongside survival horror resource management
  • +you like unlocking new cards across repeated runs
  • +you want difficult turn-based fights in a grim setting

Not for you if...

  • −you want card battles without tracking ammunition and supplies
  • −you avoid difficult fights and starting over after death

What players say

93% of 348 reviews are positive

Players praise the grim atmosphere, deckbuilding depth, and unlocks between runs. Some say resource management feels excessive and the systems are hard to learn.

How many players finish Draft of Darkness?

7.0% of Steam players have unlocked «Conquest», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Draft of Darkness system requirements

Minimum: with 2GB RAM, 4 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Core i5
Graphics
Graphics Card with 2GB RAM
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
3 GB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Core i7
Graphics
Graphics Card with 4GB RAM
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
3 GB available space

Does Draft of Darkness have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Draft of Darkness run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Achievements
56
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Japanese, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil.

Does Draft of Darkness use AI-generated content?

Yes. The developers disclose AI-generated content on the game's Steam page:

Generative AI is initially used in the localization, but later replaced with human-translated text in the main release version. Additional languages only available in the optional "testing" beta branch contains AI-translated text that is not yet replaced.

The statement mentions: Text & translations

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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