Core Of Darkness

Core Of Darkness

Storm's Foreshadow · May 17, 2019 · Action, Indie, Top-Down, Magic, Roguelike

Core Of Darkness is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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About Core Of Darkness

Proceed through rooms killing darkness' warriors with swords, bows, other range weapons and of course magic. Kill enemies to get more gold, look for chest to find
items, weapons and spells with elements of
  • Fire
  • Electricity
  • Light
  • Arcane
  • Force
  • Ice
You can light up the dungeon with 3 playable characters
  • Mage - good combination of health, damage and speed
  • Warrior - strong with weapons, tough, but slow and not very good with spells
  • Ninja - very fast, killer with katana and shurikens, but fragile
As you finish level you will have to chose between droping down to next level, fighting a boss or taking a short stop at the shop. With each level lower the dificulty will increase, new enemies will spawn and there will appear enviromental dangers like fire/spike traps or arrows dispensers.

You can also play in Endless mode killing vawes of enemies and upgrading yourself to withstand next round.
Fight your way to the bottom of the dungeon and defeat the darkness once and for all.

Core Of Darkness — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Nov 22, 2021
Core of Darkness is a free to play 2.5D top down retro brawler/shooter with a fantasy/dungeon theme. Gameplay consists of running around from a top down view and brawling/shooting monsters, collecting inventory items/skill upgrades, and advancing by killing bosses and so on. The graphics quality is quite poor here, but it is leaps and bounds over your usual 2D retro pixel shovelware. The developer even added some graphics tweaks and full 4K UHD support. The core problem is more with the general gameplay being somewhat uninspired, and the graphics, while 3D, are a bit of a let down (the screenshots show it, your character is just a black circle with a slightly larger concentric black circle around it). The game also lacks content, as samey, repetitive procgen algorithms were used instead of hand crafted level design, story and plot progression. Developers must be aware that procgen is not an acceptable substitute for content. The game is completely free. Nothing speaks more to a developers belief in themselves and their product than making their game available for everyone without remuneration. This is certainly a gesture that shows dedication to the gaming industry. It'…
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Recommended Nov 6, 2025
Игра Core Of Darkness — это уникальный экшен с элементами рогалика и умопомрачительной психоделической эстетикой. Динамичные сражения, требующие мастерства, и постоянно меняющийся лабиринт подземелий не дадут заскучать.
Recommended Mar 8, 2023
[h1]Before I played Core Of Darkness, I had a small pp, no friends, no gf, depression, and no life. These things havent changed, but the game is pretty good[/h1]
Not recommended Nov 5, 2022
Core Of Darkness is poor quality game. Read more here: https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198030784015/recommended/1072050/
Not recommended Jan 28, 2022
Dungeons, enemies, traps. But this is not enough, the attempt to create a normal game failed. Bad game.
Not recommended May 25, 2021
it crashes sometimes

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