Apprentice of Darkness

Apprentice of Darkness is a turn-based roguelike set in a dark fantasy world with dark humour elements. The player takes the role of a dark magician, choosing between two main characters, a Warlock or a Sorceress, and assembles a war group of summoned creatures of darkness. The aim is to spread corruption across the continent by conquering its lands in battle.

Combat is turn-based and involves tactics, use of the terrain and passive skills. After winning a battle, enemies can either be killed on the battlefield to heal the player’s recruits or added to a sacrifice list. Sacrificing enemies to Evil Gods grants Darkness Points, which are spent on unlocking new powers or summoning new recruits. Every three battles the season changes, raising the tier of enemies so they become stronger and introducing new enemy types.

At each seasonal change the player’s Tower of Darkness gains a new floor, and with every floor the player chooses between three different powers or unlocking a new creature. Losing a set number of battles removes an upgrade floor from the tower. If all floors are lost, the tower collapses and the run starts again from the beginning.