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Update 1.0.5 is live — it includes a fix to reduce excessive hardware usage on some PCs, plus a few small text corrections.
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Darkward
Also known as Darkward, d, darkward
Dark, surreal point-and-click text adventure inspired by the poetics of Dark Souls. Guide the Wanderer through ruins and tombs in a purgatorial world.
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4 Jun 2026
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- March 2026
- Update 1.0.4This is the first attempt to fix an issue where, on some PCs, the game was unnecessarily maxing out CPU/GPU usage.
- February 2026
- Update 1.0.3Fixed grammar mistakes and typos in the text.
- Darkward is out now!Darkward has just launched on Steam, and you can play it right now for free. Step into a dark fantasy text journey inspired by bleak ruins, quiet dread, and things that should have stayed asleep. You’ll progress by clic…
- December 2025
- Darkward Release Date Announced: February 17, 2026We can finally share the date: Darkward is now officially scheduled to release on February 17, 2026. Darkward is a dark-fantasy interactive story built around exploration, atmosphere, and discovery through clickable wor…
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