Destroy the castle on the hill in this grim RPG where you play as the Dark Lord. Collect souls, summon an undead army, master dark abilities, craft powerful gear, build your base, and desecrate the lands of a vast open world.

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Coming Soon To Early Access

The developers of this game intend to release as a work in progress, developing with the feedback of players.

Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“Lord of Undead combines several interconnected gameplay systems, including undead army management, character progression, combat, crafting, and base building.

We believe Early Access is the best way to develop and refine these systems together with our players. Community feedback will help us improve gameplay balance, expand existing mechanics, and focus on the features that make the experience of becoming a powerful Dark Lord truly enjoyable.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We currently estimate that Lord of Undead will remain in Early Access for approximately 12-18 months. However, this is not a fixed timeline, as development priorities may change based on player feedback and the scope of future updates.
Our main goal is to make the game as enjoyable and polished as possible rather than rush toward a specific release date.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“We plan to gradually expand the world of Lord of Undead with additional locations, enemies, undead minion types, equipment, abilities, and building options.

We also aim to make deeper the undead army management system, improve enemy and minion AI, expand character progression, and introduce more opportunities to conquer and corrupt the world.

Alongside new content, we plan to focus on gameplay balance, performance, quality-of-life improvements, and overall polish.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“Players can explore a dark fantasy world, collect souls, summon and command undead minions, develop their character, craft equipment, build a base, and fight against human settlements.

The game already offers the foundation of our vision: becoming a Dark Lord, growing an undead army, and gradually expanding your influence over the living.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“We are considering gradually increasing the price as we add new content, features, and improvements throughout Early Access.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“Community feedback plays an important role in the development of Lord of Undead.

We encourage players to share their ideas, suggestions, and bug reports through Steam Discussions and Discord.”
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Planned Release Date: Nov 19, 2026

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About This Game

You are the spirit of an ancient dark sorcerer, banished from the mortal realm centuries ago. But now, these fools have dared to summon you back. Assemble your army of death - the time for vengeance has come!

SUMMON THE UNDEAD

You have been granted power over the dead, for you are the Lord of the Undead.

Create various types of minions: from simple skeletons and zombies to wraiths and plague creatures.

Craft weapons and armor for them, level them up, and strengthen your army.

Your minions can carry out various orders. They can be tasked with gathering resources or defending your base. Or, you can command them to raze a human village to the ground…

RECLAIM YOUR POWER

Restore your former strength by consuming mortal souls, crafting equipment from found resources, and learning new talents.

Choose your path of progression: dark magic, archery, heavy weapons and armor - or combine them all.

Customize your character to fit your playstyle and use a rich set of abilities to leave those pathetic mortals no chance at all.

BUILD YOUR DARK BASE

A flexible building system and a variety of structures and workbenches are at your disposal.

But before you build - desecrate the land!

Place Pylons of Darkness in strategic locations and reshape the landscape to suit a dark lord.

On desecrated ground, you and your minions grow stronger, buildings can regenerate, and resources produce dark essence.

ANNIHILATE THE MORTALS

Wipe out entire human settlements, establish your outposts there, and claim their resources.

Create an invincible army of death and lead it through the mortal lands, carry out your dark deeds, and let the whole world fall.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

You have a sword, your enemies have a body and soul. Kill the body, take their souls.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS *: Windows 7 (64-bit) or newer
    • Processor: Intel Core i3 or AMD Phenom
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: GeForce GTX 560 / AMD Radeon RX 550
    • Storage: 4 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) or newer
    • Processor: Intel Core i5 / AMD Ryzen 5
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: GeForce RTX 3070
    • Storage: 4 GB available space
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
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