Darkwind
Post-apocalyptic turn-based car combat with gang management and permadeath
Psychic Software · Released Aug 22, 2014
ActionIndieMassively MultiplayerRacingRPGStrategyFree To Play
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 52% of 479
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 5
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 6 years ago
- Mar 15, 2020
What is Darkwind?
Darkwind is an online, simultaneous turn-based car combat game set in a post-apocalyptic world where your gang fights to survive. You steer and fire customized vehicles in racing and arena leagues or wilderness battles, then train crew members and scavenge or trade for parts. Characters can suffer permanent injuries or die.
For you if...
- +you like planning vehicle combat through simultaneous turns
- +you want to manage a gang with lasting consequences
- +you enjoy racing and combat against other players
Not for you if...
- −you prefer real-time driving to turn-based vehicle combat
- −you dislike losing trained characters to permanent death
What players say
52% of 479 reviews are positive
Players praise the turn-based car combat and its tactical depth.
Screenshots and trailer
Darkwind system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP
- Processor
- Core 2 Duo
- Graphics
- OpenGL compatible
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 250 MB available space
- Notes
- very light on requirements, runs fine on netbooks etc. although 1024x768 resolution preferred
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- Core 2 Duo
- Graphics
- OpenGL compatible
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 350 MB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, In-app purchases
Steam Deck: Playable
- 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
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
