The Darkness Below

v1.94 (2026-09-14) fixed: bug where map exit symbols were not always displayed correctly, with a few more issues still remaining fixed: bug where active skill challenges previously had an excessively …

v1.93 (2026-05-16) fixed: bug where map exit symbols to other maps were hidden when non-visible monsters occupied the tile fixed: bug where equipped items with the 'of Invigorate' enchantment were not…

v1.92 (2026-05-01) added: removed skill-to-skill prerequisites (e.g. Long Blade no longer requires Short Blade, armor tiers no longer require lower tiers), allowing direct access to core weapons and a…

1.91 (2026-04-20) fixed: overhauled combat system, enemy damage is now more consistent and meaningful, and protection interacts better with incoming damage, making fights feel fair, predictable, and b…

1.9 (2026-04-12) fixed: bug where the 'Character Creation -> Create New -> Skills' page was slowing down without any user interaction fixed: renamed spell 'Sanctified Chorus' to 'Mass Cure' for clarit…

v1.84 (2026-03-30) fixed: bug where items provided and equipped through skills on character creation screen, couldn't be used together on game's start, example bow (2-handed) and another weapon. These…

v1.83 (2026-03-13) fixed: bug in save.dat where earlier EA saves were causing a crash on newer full release builds. Its essential to start a new game in 1.8+ versions rather continuing the EA save (1.…

v1.82 (2026-03-04) fixed: bug where the game won't initiate combat after loading a game when monsters are in-front of the party (any direction), not allowing the party to engage the monsters or moving…

v1.81 (2026-02-23)fixed: a bug where a crash is occured when some faulty information in save.dat, is being parsed and loaded. Now the game detects and skips the parsing of such faulty entities, which …

v1.8 (full release, 2026-02-09)fixed: bug where monster actions were not chosen properly, causing monsters to repeatedly use their strongest actions (especially those using a chance '%'), ignoring the…

v1.71 (2025-07-11) fixed: bug where the game couldn't be shown correctly on steam deck. The issue was the game engine by default tried to set 'letterbox' mode, causing issues. Now, the game engine set…

v1.7 (2025-06-11) fixed: bug where a few magical items were disappearing from equipment / inventory, after save/load. Issue was that these magical items were wrongly handcrafted to use enchantments th…

v1.6 (2025-03-30) fixed: bug where any damage caused by a monster's action could be avoided if player opened either a character window or settings while the action was animating (thanks @SkittishKavu1…

v1.5 (2025-01-25) fixed: bug where items couldn't be placed on / taken from ground if there was a text banner in front of party. In that case, the text banner was taking full control, even when the pl…

v1.41 (2024-10-14) fixed: bug where fullscreen mode wasn't working well if the operating system (windows) had set a scaling factor (DPI) other than 100%. Although the game is DPI-aware, a few function…