Dark Planet: Battle for Natrolis

Dark Planet: Battle for Natrolis (2002)

by Creative Edge Software
Genres:Shooter, Real Time Strategy (RTS)
Themes:Warfare, Science fiction
Game modes:Single player, Multiplayer
Story:3 unique races to play with different strategies for success: Colonists - High Tech (a sci-fi mechanized army), Sorin - Swords and Sorcery (a fantasy army with magic powers), Dreil - Monsters (use brute force and hive and cocooning behavior) Highly detailed 3D world with day and night cycles, plants that sway in the wind, and ambient creatures that have their own life cycles and AI. Realistic weather that effects your strategy. Rains will slow down movement, wind patterns change, nighttime brings darkness. True 3D engine with fully adjustable perspective, zoom, and viewing angle. Classic RTS Gameplay with brand new concepts. Easy to learn, but a challenge to master. Multiplayer options with several different modes, including Domination, Capture the Flag, and Campaign.Show more
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The lizard faction in this game was a amazing combo of different species working together. I bought the game cause of the cool cover art and it quickly became a go to RTS for me. Its a dated but fun game I would love to revisit.
user avatar@grimkor080user avatar@grimkor080
January 29, 2025
one of my favorite all time rts games i really wish came out digitally i loved the 3 races and their units were quite unique, you could also have very large armies, giant man eating worm "mine fields" and all kindsa fun stuff. i wish more people would vote for it. id buy it in a heartbeat.
user avatar@LawmannBilluser avatar@LawmannBill
January 29, 2025
This is a fantastic game. I first ran across it in a bargain bin. I paid very little for it but spent many hours playing. It doesn't seem to be available anywhere and I would love to see it brought back!
user avatar@DarkHope1user avatar@DarkHope1
April 17, 2025
Dark Planet is an amazing old school RTS, the only problem is that it's not really working for modern machines, and it needs some love. We need this in GOG! Make this happen.
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