About the Game
Reclaim Your Ancestor's Estate
Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes through twisted forests, forgotten warrens, ruined crypts, and beyond. You'll battle not only unimaginable foes, but stress, famine, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Uncover strange mysteries, and pit the heroes against an array of fearsome monsters with an innovative strategic turn-based combat system.Core Features
- The Affliction System – battle not only monsters, but stress! Contend with paranoia, masochism, fear, irrationality, and a host of gameplay-meaningful quirks!
- Striking hand-drawn gothic crowquill art style
- Innovative turn-based combat pits you against a host of diabolical monsters
- Narration system to celebrate your successes...and failures
- 16 (and counting!) playable hero classes, including Plague Doctor, Hellion, and even the Leper!
- Camp to heal wounds or deliver inspiring speeches.
- Rest your weary, shell-shocked characters in town at the Tavern or the Abbey to keep their stress in check.
- Classic CRPG and roguelike features, including character permadeath, procedural dungeons, and incredible replay
Can you stem the tide of eldritch horrors erupting across your family’s ancestral estate?
Descend at your peril!
Awards and Honors
- PG Gamer: Best RPG of 2016
- Game Informer - Best RPGs of 2016: 3 Awards
- IGN - Best of 2016: 2 Nominations
- IGF 2016 - 3 Nominations
- Rock Paper Shotgun - 50 Best RPGs of All Time
- PAX 10 - 2015
- Game Debate Best Indie Game 2016
- SXSW Gamer's Choice Nominee 2015
- MMORPG - Best Indie RPG (Pax East 2014), Best RPG Nomination PAX Prime 2014
- Indie Megabooth Selection - PAX East 2014, PAX Prime 2015
Screenshots
23 images
Version Information
Latest on Steam
Build 19411256
Released Jul 30, 2025
Current Release
Not available
Update Required for Latest Version
The base game download is an older build.
To get the latest version, download both the Base Game + Update patch.
Darkest Dungeon Ancestral Edition update v25622.rar
46 MB
Additional Files
Update Patches
1 file · Only if your local version is older
System Requirements
How to Install
Darkest.exe to play
Troubleshooting tips
• Run Redist/_CommonRedist installers if game won't start
• Add folder to Windows Defender exclusions
• Run as administrator
Download
Direct link available
4.3 GB
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