Dungeons - The Dark Lord
Dungeon management strategy where visiting heroes become a source of souls
Realmforge Studios · Published by Kalypso Media Digital · Released Sep 27, 2011
DRM declared on Steam
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 41% of 232
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Nov 1, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
Metacritic: 72/100 (critic reviews)
What is Dungeons - The Dark Lord?
You manage a fantasy dungeon as an evil lord in a strategy game with role-playing elements. You can follow a voiced single-player campaign or control bosses such as the Zombie King in multiplayer matches for up to four players.
For you if...
- +you enjoy time management while playing a fantasy villain
Not for you if...
- −you expect army command rather than indirect hero management
- −you prefer relaxed progression without constant leveling pressure
What players say
41% of 232 reviews are positive
Players praise building and decorating dungeons. Recent complaints center on Kalypso launcher, server connection, and activation problems that can prevent play, particularly after reinstalling. Players also report crashes.
Screenshots and trailer
Dungeons - The Dark Lord system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 3 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Dungeons - The Dark Lord?
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- OS
- Windows XP SP2, Vista, 7
- Processor
- 2.0 GHz Dual Core
- Graphics
- 256 MB DirectX 9.0c Graphics card with Shader Model 3.0
- Memory
- 3 GB
- Storage
- 2 GB free HDD
Does Dungeons - The Dark Lord have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.
Does Dungeons - The Dark Lord 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
- Requires a Kalypso account
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 27
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Age rating
- 17+
- Languages
- Full audio: English, German, French.
Does Dungeons - The Dark Lord use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
