About This Demo

NOTE: As of now, the build only contains a test release of Part 1/4 of the PROLOGUE Chapter.

The completed Part 1, as well as the 3 remaining ones will be released over the coming months. I am a solo developer.

Thank you for your patience.

DARKHAND is a story-driven RPG about desperation, vice, and the many ways people fail each other. Climb a hundred floors of artificial luxury and hidden horrors, while falling further and further down the hole of one-sided compromises and concessions.

In the short PROLOGUE episode, you will be dropped into four residents' lives on the day of their final plan, using card battles inspired by traditional turn-based RPG mechanics. But in this casino, especially, nothing lasts forever, and trusting anyone is a bet you make against yourself every day.

The PROLOGUE Chapter's scope is small compared to the full game, but you will still get to experience parts of the following:

• Intricate plot: The story has no shortage of secrets and mysteries, and it's up to you to piece everything together.

• Dynamic party: Switching between leaders allows you to experience interactions through a different lens.

• Card-based combat: A deceptively complex system where Spades attack, Hearts heal, Clubs defend, and Diamonds net you chips, but your action bar and power stacks force you to plan each turn carefully. 

• Social consequences: Your actions matter to the people around you. Shape relationships, unlock hidden content, and reveal multiple paths to the end.

• Unique soundtrack: Traverse through the game listening to over a hundred tracks of different styles and genres, landing anywhere from synthwave to chiptune, rock, or even orchestral.

• Stylized retro visuals: 16-bit era inspired art under a layer of (optional) visual effects.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

This game contains references to mature themes, including gambling, substance abuse, crime, mental health struggles, and suicide.
These elements are non-graphic and presented in a narrative context.
No explicit sexual content or graphic violence is shown.