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Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a rpg, strategy and indie game
developed by Unfrozen
and published by Daedalic Entertainment.
Released on April 23rd 2020 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux
in 12 languages: English, Russian, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Turkish and Hungarian.
It has received 7,810 reviews of which 6,694 were positive and 1,116 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 29.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.59€ on Gamivo.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 - 64 Bit
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: Open GL 3.2+ Compliant
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 3500 MB available space
- Sound Card: Direct X9 Compatible
MacOS
- OS: OS X 10.7.5
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: Open GL 3.2+ Compliant
- Storage: 3500 MB available space
- Sound Card: Direct X9 Compatible
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 64 bit
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: Open GL 3.2+ Compliant
- Storage: 3500 MB available space
- Sound Card: Direct X9 Compatible
- Additional Notes: Need official drivers
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What Is Iratus: Lord of the Dead Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a strategy game , based combat ,strategy game (Similar to other games from this genre) But you play as a Necromancer ,as a villian. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Scores: Story: You plas as an evil Necromancer , searching for revenge , with an army of evil creatures , you want to take your power back... and destroy everything in ur path Score: 7 Gameplay: The game runs perfect , the animations of the characters looks nice , you can control everything with your mouse ,no need of keyboard , the characters all look good and cool, the animations of their attack are smooth and have an impact to them. Score: 8 Atmosphere: The game is set in a gothic , dark fantasy world, which you can't deny that this type of fantasy is amazing , potions , knights , castles and other creatures , everything is great! Score: 8 Soundtrack: there's not much here, not much to listen to , not good Score: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Some Critics... The game lacks more soundtrack with a type of gothic dark fantasy theme , all sounds very similar , it is a little bit grindy , and you don't have enough sources from which you can get things. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Overall the game is a 7
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Comparing this directly to Darkest Dungeon (not DD2) since that's what most players will be doing. Iratus: Far less RNG No grinding, less time wasted on leveling new units More flexible for build experimentation Play as the bad guy Token system similar to Darkest Dungeon 2 Runs on potato PCs Darkest Dungeon: Much more depth Unparalleled atmosphere Iconic artstyle and aesthetic Also runs on potato PCs Final verdict: Iratus is the best $4 I've ever spent on a game
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I'm going to get right to the point: this is not a good game. It's a dumber and simpler version of Darkest Dungeons where you get to play as the edgy villain. That said, why am I recommending it? Because it's fun. For all its flaws, it does what it needs to do, it allows you to play as an uncaring necromancer lord that butchers people with his undead minions, and it has less resource management compared to Darkest Dungeon, allowing to focus on the important stuff: killing things with your undead army.
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Back when it was released, Darkest Dungeon was a phenomenon. The tense atmosphere of managing the resources as you send a group to explore a very dangerous location, making sure they don’t go insane or come back with some crippling consequence was a hook that wasn’t common and seldom learned so much in the horror elements. But what happens if you flip the formula around? Instead of adventuring into the dreading darkness, you are the unspeakable horror from the depths seeking freedom to spread destruction across the land? That’s the basic premise of Iratus : Lord of the Dead. Playing as a necromancer who was sealed away for eons and now seeks freedom, Iratus turns the formula on its head and have a number of mechanical differences that sets it apart from Darkest Dungeon. The moment you start the first battle, you notice one of the biggest changes: instead of worrying about burning the torches and keeping your units sane there is a degree of satisfaction in having your banshees and wraiths depleting the heroes’ mental health to the point they flee, betray each other or even have a heart attack. Add it to the synergy that some combinations can bring, which can be devastating. Another different mechanic is the Block and Ward systems that nullifies attacks, either physical or magical and can be used by both heroes and the undead, which can add a certain level of strategy. Of course, there aren’t mercenaries to be hired - instead, Iratus collects body parts and crafts new units, some which will only be unlocked after certain requirements. It is possible to update the parts for better ones, increasing the status of the undead horde. It is a little contrasting: it is possible to not get attached to your units as you can simply make more once they get destroyed; yet at the same time there are a number of customization with individual stats to place your points, skills that can have different specializations for several different builds that will work differently along other units, along with items that can augment some skills. For example, a mummy that heals whenever the enemies have the Cursed status or a headhunter that has a chance of insta-kill holding an artifact that makes them never miss an attack. And, like Darkest Dungeon, the position in the party changes the attacks available for each. Iratus too is an active part of the group, with his own skill tree and magic abilities that he can use to aid the units or attack the enemies, armor and accessories to equip. After every battle the group is allowed back to the graveyard where Iratus has his base and can update facilities that grants bonuses or heals the group. He also have alchemy skills to recover the group and the Wrath of the Necromancer DLC adds the potion brewing mechanic that gives Iratus one more option in battle. The dungeon itself is a rogue-like generated map that doesn’t allows backtracking or replay a level, which adds a certain level of commitment when you decide which route to go: are you going to make a dash towards the boss to avoid wasting resources or are you going to take a longer route and explore as much as you can? There are also points in which there are prompts for decision making that can make or break the current group. Many games tried to mimic the graphic style of Darkest Dungeon, but Iratus doesn’t go that route. The minions are detailed, large and very distinctive, and the enemies too are very eye-catching even if some can be a little “generic” there are some surprises here and there. There is a sense of progression throughout the dungeons, as depending on where in the level the battle takes place the backgrounds change too. The music assists with the atmosphere but it is never as oppressive as its main inspiration. It isn’t exactly reinventing the wheel and certainly isn’t going to replace Darkest Dungeon anytime soon, but Iratus : Lord of the Dead can be an enjoyable play-through if you want of the genre or are curious to see how it would feel like playing the bad guy.
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A solid little dungeon crawler rouge-like that borrows as much from the CRPGs of the 1980s as it does from more modern games like Darkest Dungeon. It's basically the premise (and some of the game play) of Wizardry 4: The Return of Werdna but with a much more forgiving game to play. That's not to say Iratus is a cakewalk, it's a decent challenge. Wizardry 4 was just very hard. It's got a pretty addictive game play loop. The dungeon is big and there's a variety of ways you can use your very VERY expendable minions to get ahead. The difficulty scales well as far as I've seen. Worth a shot if you are looking for a good time sink.
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Iratus: Lord of the Dead is currently priced at 29.99€ on Steam.
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 29.99€ on Steam.
Iratus: Lord of the Dead received 6,694 positive votes out of a total of 7,810 achieving a rating of 8.33.
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Iratus: Lord of the Dead was developed by Unfrozen and published by Daedalic Entertainment.
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is playable and fully supported on Linux.
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a single-player game.
There are 5 DLCs available for Iratus: Lord of the Dead. Explore additional content available for Iratus: Lord of the Dead on Steam.
Iratus: Lord of the Dead does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Iratus: Lord of the Dead does not support Steam Remote Play.
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Developer
Unfrozen
Publisher
Daedalic Entertainment
Release
23 Apr 2020
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