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Embark on an epic adventure to save the lands. Form a party by selecting 4 different adventurers from a pool of over 12 unique classes. Battle your way through the cursed lands scaling the highest mountains and exploring the darkest dungeons. Face more than 30 unique challenging bosses in order to reach the capital of the kingdom.

Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade is a rpg, indie and rogue-like game developed and published by Amaterasu Software.
Released on June 15th 2016 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 654 reviews of which 422 were positive and 232 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.3 out of 10. 😐

The game is currently priced at 0.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade into these genres:

RPG Indie Rogue-like JRPG Difficult Adventure RPGMaker 2D Party-Based RPG Pixel Graphics Fantasy Fighting Arcade Anime Dark Fantasy Medieval Linear Singleplayer Old School Turn-Based

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Windows
  • OS *: WindowsR 7/8/8.1/10 (32bit/64bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core2 Duo or better
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 4.1 capable GPU
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Storage: 700 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: 1280x768 or better Display

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Dec. 2025
Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade is an old-school, punishing RPG that wears its intentions plainly on its sleeve. Developed and published by Amaterasu Software, the game is built around a grim premise: a kingdom plagued by a cyclical curse, corrupted lands choked with monsters, and a long history of adventurers who attempted to break the cycle and failed. You begin in a quiet inn where a noble summons you to assemble a party of four and march toward the heart of the blight. It’s a simple setup, but it effectively frames the crusade as a desperate undertaking in which exhaustion, sacrifice, and persistence play just as large a role as raw strength. The world is painted in broad strokes, but those strokes give the adventure a sense of weight and inevitability, suggesting that your party is only the latest in a long line of doomed heroes. The gameplay foundation is modeled after classic JRPG dungeon crawlers, blending menu-driven exploration with turn-based battles that hinge on timing, resource management, and party composition. You recruit four characters from a fairly wide selection of classes, each with its own identity: heavy front-line bruisers, evasive rogues, support units, and magic-focused casters all bring their own strengths and vulnerabilities. As your characters level up, you unlock a surprisingly large pool of abilities—more than two hundred in total—giving each run the potential to feel different depending on how you mix and match tools. The combat system is straightforward but unforgiving; status ailments, enemy resistances, and the ebb and flow of turn order can dramatically shift a battle. Bosses, in particular, require a mixture of preparation and adaptability, and the game’s title becomes a literal warning: entering a fight underprepared often means defeat. Progression in The Darkest Crusade leans heavily on survival rather than spectacle. Healing items are limited, resting opportunities are infrequent, and resource scarcity forces you to think carefully about every ability you cast and every risk you take. The game has no qualms about punishing careless choices—mismanaging mana, ignoring defensive options, or rushing into an encounter without proper buffs can quickly spiral into a party wipe. For players who enjoy high difficulty and strategic tension, this pressure creates a tangible sense of triumph after clearing a difficult dungeon or felling a particularly nasty boss. The game rewards planning and experimentation, encouraging you to exploit synergies between classes and refine your party composition as challenges escalate. Visually, the game reflects its RPG Maker origins. Maps are composed of familiar tile-based layouts, character sprites are simple, and environments are functional rather than atmospheric. While the art direction lacks the flourish needed to immerse players in its bleak fantasy world, it serves its purpose as a backdrop for combat and exploration. The simplicity of the visuals, however, can contribute to a sense of repetitiveness, especially when traversing similar-looking forests, caves, and ruined corridors across extended play sessions. Likewise, navigation can feel clunky, with stiff movement and occasional unclear pathways that interrupt the pacing. Narrative storytelling is sparse, delivered mostly through brief text segments or straightforward NPC interactions. The overarching plot—breaking a twenty-year cycle of corruption—has potential, but the game rarely expands on its world or its characters in meaningful ways. This leaves the emotional stakes largely in the player’s imagination. For some, this minimalism will feel like a missed opportunity; for others, particularly fans of older dungeon crawlers, it may simply be part of the genre’s nostalgic charm. What the game lacks in story depth, it attempts to make up for with sheer mechanical challenge. Despite its shortcomings, Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade has a certain commitment to its vision that earns it respect. It aims to recapture the harshness and no-nonsense challenge of retro RPGs, prioritizing grit and difficulty over polish or accessibility. Players who thrive on beating games that push back—those who enjoy experimenting with party builds, retrying tough bosses, and conquering harsh difficulty spikes—may find a satisfying core beneath the rough presentation. The sense of accomplishment when finally overcoming a brutal encounter can feel exhilarating precisely because the game refuses to hand out victories easily. Ultimately, this is a game that appeals to a niche audience. Those who want a refined RPG experience with rich storytelling, fluid interfaces, and modern production values will likely find it too rough and too barebones. But those who enter the journey looking for a hard-edged, punishing, mechanics-focused throwback—an RPG that demands perseverance and rewards tenacity—may discover a modest but earnest challenge worth taking on. While imperfect in execution, Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade remains true to its name: a harsh pilgrimage meant for players who enjoy fighting through adversity one encounter at a time. Rating: 6/10
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Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade is currently priced at 0.99€ on Steam.

Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 0.99€ on Steam.

Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade received 422 positive votes out of a total of 654 achieving a rating of 6.25.
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Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade was developed and published by Amaterasu Software.

Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade is not playable on MacOS.

Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade is not playable on Linux.

Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade is a single-player game.

Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade does not currently offer any DLC.

Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade does not support Steam Remote Play.

Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade 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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