Darkstone Restoration brings the classic action RPG back to modern PCs with improved stability, compatibility, controls, readability, and quality-of-life improvements — while preserving the spirit of the original game.
A restoration of a childhood favorite.
The UI is better, there's a quest log now, you auto-loot coin, and there's now auto-save. The graphics are also better and it's automatically wide-screen. And it's easier to track where you have and have not been as undiscovered places are darkened by default. Best of all it works out-of-the-box!
The voice acting...
I have always loved Darkstone. I first got it on the PSone many years ago from my local grocery store for $10. 20+ years later, it is still one of my favorites that I have revisited time and time again. I have gotten the original running on Linux, a Chromebook, and my Steam Deck. I have gone as far as creating Steam Controller configs for playing. And...
10/10 great rebuild of this game! 10.99 is Very cheap for a game of this caliber!
Very good remaster an old gem. Not without issues, but dev try to fix it. Control in WASD + cursor is most comfortable.
On Master and Hero difficulties - real challenge.
Highly recommend this remaster!
I played the original DarkStone on PlayStation 1 many years ago, though I never got very far. I had no idea there was a PC version, and to my surprise, a remaster as well. I've since poured many hours into DarkStone Restoration, and have been enjoying it so far. I like to play with the classic graphics, and I love all of the new content and quality-of-life...