Battle Mages: Sign of Darkness
Fantasy strategy RPG built around commanding troops and casting spells
Targem Games · Published by ESDigital Games · Released Jul 24, 2014
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 75% of 166
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
What is Battle Mages: Sign of Darkness?
This single-player strategy RPG takes place in Daenmor, where a young apprentice travels north to study under a wizard. Across four campaigns, each with a different hero, you direct troops in battle and use magic against rival nations and creatures of Chaos.
For you if...
- +you enjoy keeping an army throughout a campaign
- +you like managing equipment alongside battlefield tactics
Not for you if...
- −you want fast pacing without long stretches of travel
- −you prefer multiplayer matches to solo campaigns
What players say
75% of 166 reviews are positive
Players appreciate the mix of army command and role-playing. Complaints include heavy micromanagement and technical problems, from startup errors to bugs that disrupt missions.
Screenshots and trailer
Battle Mages: Sign of Darkness system requirements
Minimum: DirectX compatible 64 MB, 0.3 GB RAM, 0.7 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Battle Mages: Sign of Darkness?
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- OS
- Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1
- Processor
- Pentium III 1 GHz
- Graphics
- DirectX compatible 64 MB
- Memory
- 256 MB RAM
- Storage
- 700 MB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1
- Processor
- Pentium IV 1800 MHz or more powerful
- Graphics
- DirectX compatible 128 MB
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 700 MB available space
Does Battle Mages: Sign of Darkness have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Battle Mages: Sign of Darkness run on Steam Deck?
Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Not supported on SteamOS
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English, Russian. Text only: German.
Does Battle Mages: Sign of Darkness 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