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About Bane of Darkness
Become the Vampire Hunter As the relentless vampire hunter Lovec, storm through a gothic mansion hidden deep in the forests of Bohemia. Wield devastating weapons, grow stronger with every victory, and carve a path through relentless hordes of haunting enemies on your quest to rescue your beloved Eliska from the wicked vampire lord, Mikhail. It’s time to hunt the Bane of Darkness.
Game Features
- Storm the vampire lord's lair! From the eerie Bohemian forest to a deadly mansion, explore the secrets hidden in the shadows.
- Wield devastating weapons! Collect and master lethal weapons that deal more damage as you get stronger.
- Dash into battle! Practice and use dash attack to vanquish foes at light speed.
- Face relentless hordes of enemies! Skeletons, ghouls, skulls, and animated armor. Carve a path through them all!
- Immerse into the narrative! Cinematic cutscenes will envelop you into seamless gameplay.
- Experience a fusion of music! With influences from a variety of genres, the score from Bane of Darkness provides a unique take on haunted symphonies and heart-racing beats.
Extended Credits
Bane of Darkness is a student university project, created by the team SketchyCat Games:ProducerSasha-Lee KuzmanovDesignLead Designer….. Zerend SandorGameplay and Level Design….. Zerend SandorNarrative Design… Brenten Edwards & Jorja McGrathLogo Design…. Jorja McGrath & Zerend SandorAudioOriginal Score….. Sasha-Lee KuzmanovGameplay Music….. Dylan YeeSFX Design…… Dylan Yee & Sasha-Lee KuzmanovVoice Over Artist…… Brenten EdwardsArtLead Artist….. Farhaan Hanif2D Cutscenes and Concept Designs…. Jorja McGrathUI Art…. Jorja McGrath3D Environments…. Farhaan Hanif & Kaelum Grossett Character Modelling and Animation….. Kaelum GrossettVFX….. Eli Merckel, Kaelum Grossett, Dylan Yee & Zan Mohd HazlanProgrammingLead Programmer….. Eli MerckelEnemy Weapons and Movement….. Zan Mohd HazlanPlayer Weapons and Movement….. Eli Merckel & Dylan YeeUI Programming….. Eli MerckelQAOptimisation…. Farhaan HanifPlaytesting…. Zerend Sandor & Brenten EdwardsBug Fixing and Balancing…. Dylan Yee, Eli Merckel, Zerend Sandor & Zan Mohd HazlanThank you for the support!What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
✦ AI summary
Players praise this short game for its fast-paced, polished gameplay where your character feels genuinely overpowered in satisfying ways, with good art style and accessible mechanics that are easy to learn. The main complaints center on its brevity and lack of substantial content—there's no boss fight, the skills feel somewhat limited, and it plays more like a tech demo or proof of concept than a full game. Despite these limitations, players are enthusiastic about the creator's potential and hopeful for a full release or sequel that expands on this promising foundation.
Very short game, But man did i have a blast, I'm tired in a video game of being handicap ,I want to feel OP , I don't know if that was the intent. But the creators definitely have something here. Recommend 10/10 to play. I hope the creators continue with this formula that they have. I can see this evolving into a rogue like or even a linear hack and slash. So many directions to go into.5 found this helpful
It's a short and pretty easy game. Voice acting volume is all over the place, which made me laugh. But all in all I enjoyed the homebrew-ness of this game. If you have 10-15 minutes to spare, give it a play. [spoiler](What's with the Guild's Quest of 1000 kills? Does it do something? I thought maybe you get to fight the boss after killing 1000 monsters, but that didn't happen.)[/spoiler]4 found this helpful
The movement felt fast, the aoe , projectile spam felt good, your character is def overpowered. Unfortunatly no boss, this is like a tech demo, all the skills were pretty much more or less auto or "cast on" mechanic. Game is short, the creator of this game is most likely a huge arpg fan and understands what arpg is suppose to be. The game is fun, hoping for a sequel or full game release. Thank you for making this, you should be proud of what you created here. I for one am proud of you, keep up the hard work and don't give up on your dreams!3 found this helpful
Best Game of 2026, highly recommend2 found this helpful
If you have 10 minutes to try a new game, try this one! It's a super polished fast paced game. Though its short it is still fun, and from my knowledge it was only made by a small team. The art style is awesome, mega props to that person. I dare people to try and finish a run in under 4 mins, doable, but challenging. Well done SketchyCat!2 found this helpful
This game was fairly short but super easy to learn how to play. There's a guild quest if you want to play through it a few different times. Hopefully there's a full release to the game or maybe some updates in the future, the UI is honestly great and would love to play more if more come up.1 found this helpful
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