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Lead a necromancer’s undead army through tactical battles, crafting minions from fallen foes as he fights toward the surface.
Released 23 Apr 2020
Craft Minions From Corpses
Break Enemy Sanity
Build Undead Squads
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!
Developed by Unfrozen · Published by Daedalic Entertainment
You play as Iratus, a freed necromancer commanding the forces of darkness. He must lead his undead army through underground passages on a campaign toward the surface.
Build a squad of minions and fight enemies in turn-based tactical battles. Choose routes through branching paths of encounters and rewards, and use minion abilities, Iratus’s spells, and attacks that can damage enemies’ bodies or sanity.
Create new undead from parts gathered from defeated enemies, then develop your forces with abilities, talents, equipment, and lair improvements. Minions that die are lost, so you may need to craft replacements and adapt your squad as the campaign progresses.
Players often enjoy the unusual chance to play as a necromancer leading the forces of darkness, along with crafting minions and experimenting with squad combinations. Reviews also praise the tactical battles, atmosphere, and dark humor. Some players find the encounters repetitive or the campaign runs too long, and opinions differ on the difficulty and strategic variety.
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
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| Achievements | 75 |
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| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 5 listed on Steam |
| Metacritic | 78/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |
