Devolver Digital and Doinksoft have unleashed Dark Scrolls on PC and Nintendo Switch, giving players a fresh slice of retro-inspired action platforming chaos for $9.99.
As per the press release, this fantasy-themed autoscroller blends pixel-perfect dungeon crawling with shmup-style mayhem, roguelite progression, and enough strange heroes to make your character select screen feel like a fever dream. Fancy fighting as an axe-chucking warrior? Sorted. Prefer a saxophone-playing rat? Also sorted, somehow.
Even better, players who pick up Dark Scrolls within the next two weeks can grab a 10% launch discount. They will also score free copies of Doinksoft’s fan favourites Gunbrella and Gato Roboto on Steam and Nintendo Switch. That is three retro-flavoured bangers for the price of one, which feels suspiciously generous in this economy.
Dark Scrolls brings co-op chaos and roguelite dungeon runs
Dark Scrolls can be tackled solo, or with a partner in local or online co-op. So, whether you want to become a lone dungeon legend or drag a mate into bullet hell crime, the option is there.
Players can choose from nine playable characters, including a burly berserker, a spell-slinging magician, a knife-hurling thief, a cute dog, an alien, and the aforementioned musical rat. Each character comes with their own skills, side objectives, and customisable trinkets to mess around with.
Expect axes, arrows, knives, and even flying steaks to be hurled at a rogues’ gallery of bizarre enemies. Yes, steaks. Gaming truly is art.
Procedural levels, old-school style, and screen-filling carnage
Dark Scrolls leans hard into authentic old-school presentation, with retro visuals, sound effects, and music inspired by classic games of yore. However, it also comes with modern controls and design, so you get the nostalgia without needing to wrestle the controller like it owes you money.
Each run sends players through procedurally generated levels built from handcrafted rooms. That means new surprises, branching paths, and skill-testing bosses each time you dive back in.
You will need sharp reflexes and quick decisions to survive. As the action ramps up, players can collect coins and spend them at Bruce & Goose’s Shoppe to pick up perks, devastating attacks, and summoned allies. Stack the right upgrades together and you can unleash the kind of screen-filling destruction that arcade legends are made of.
Dark Scrolls is available now
Dark Scrolls is out now on PC and Nintendo Switch for $9.99, with a 10% launch discount available for a limited time.