Physics-based environmental combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Kicking enemies off cliffs, into spikes, or tripping them for an easy K.O is an absolute blast every time.”
Steam review · 18.5 h played ↗
Dark Messiah of Might & Magic
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 90%Very Positive · 90%Arkane Studios2006RPG · Action · Adventure
The verdict
A cult-classic physics sandbox where kicking enemies into spikes is the star, but the Steam build barely runs on modern PCs. Skip it if you won't install community fixes.
Great for
Immersive sim fans who like emergent physics combat and will install community patches
Main risk
The game crashes or won't launch on Windows 10/11 without community fixes
What changed in the last 30 days
40 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews almost all report the game failing to launch or crashing on modern Windows, even with the 4GB patch. Some are waiting for a community revival fix. No patch or price change is mentioned.
40 recent reviews
What players love
Still fun and charming after 20 years
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Twenty years later, and it's still the best action RPG I've ever played.”
Steam review · 24.8 h played ↗
Arkane's immersive-sim DNA, ahead of its time
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“in Dark Messiah you'll find the true beggining of Arkane's trademark brand of Im-Sim.”
Steam review · 26.4 h played ↗
Great level design with secrets
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“Each map is full of little secrets and goodies to find tucked away in obscure nooks and crannies.”
Steam review · 40.5 h played ↗
Flexible builds: melee, magic, stealth
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“there is no class choice here; you can be all of them at once.”
Steam review · translated · 12.7 h played ↗
Cheap price and runs on low-end hardware
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“For dirt cheap of 1 dollar i bought this weird combo of dishonored /rpg game.”
Steam review · 6.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Crashes and instability
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“crashes about once or twice every loading screen (about every 20 mins)”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
Won't launch on modern Windows without fixes
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“DO NOT BUY if you're using modern hardware unless you're prepared to troubleshoot.”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗
Clunky, unresponsive melee combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Some of the worst melee combat I have ever seen. It's clunky, unresponsive and barely respects your inputs”
Steam review · 9.9 h played ↗
Kick and environment kills overshadow everything
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“the game has wayyy too heavy a focus on them, which causes a problem where your regular attacks/spells do trash damage”
Steam review · 15.4 h played ↗
Steam version bugs: French keyboard, German voice
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“an important story character speaks German, WASD is broken, the layout is French.”
Steam review · translated · 0.2 h played ↗
Confusing maze-like levels, no map
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“99% of the time the game doesn't explain at all what you're supposed to do or where you're supposed to go.”
Steam review · 4.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable
Steam doesn’t list requirements for this game.
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