A kingdom on the brink. A dragon waiting in the dark.

For twenty‑five years, the legend of Uma has been told around tavern fires. Now the dragon Draak stirs again - and the seven crystals of the Time Orb are scattered across haunted lands and crumbling dungeons. Only one hero stands between the world and eternal night.

That hero is you.

Step into a cult classic, reborn

DarkStone Restoration Demo is your free invitation back into the kingdom of Uma - Delphine's beloved 1999 action‑RPG, fully restored and forged anew for modern hardware.

Same merciless combat. Same hand‑crafted gothic atmosphere. New blood.

What awaits in the demo

• Forge up to 4 heroes from 8 classic character classes — name them, send them to die or to glory

• Solo or two‑player coop - face the dark alone or bring a friend

• Companion mode so your second hero fights smart while you focus

• Plunder the first dungeons - procedurally‑arranged rooms, traps, and loot you have to earn

• 3 full‑length quests, drawn at random every time you start a new game -replay the demo and watch Uma reshuffle around you

• Six languages - English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Swedish

Reforged for 2026

This isn't a port. It's a restoration.

• Rewritten DirectX 11 renderer : high resolution, modern post‑processing, every torchlight where it should be

• Display your way : fullscreen, windowed, or borderless; Full HD, Ultra HD, and ultra‑wide ready

• Per‑context ambient soundscapes and unsettling enemy chirps

• A world you can feel : soft shadows, dynamic lights,, wind‑swept procedural grass and raymarched volumetric fog creeping through the dungeons. Toggle between the legacy renderer and the enhanced one at any time.

• Gamepad‑first inventory, spell book, and combat - controller or mouse, your call

• Positional sound — every blade strike, fireball, and creature howl pinned to its source, panning around you as the camera moves

Built for the controller, not just for your mouse

Every system has been rebuilt to feel native on a gamepad without losing a beat for keyboard‑and‑mouse purists.

• Auto‑targeting with a clean green reticle, plus target cycling and lock‑on

• Smart pathfinding that hugs walls cleanly and reacts to your stick pressure

• Gamepad‑first inventory and spell book — pick up, place, equip, drop, give to NPCs, all without the mouse

• Cast spells without leaving the action — quick‑cast bindings on the gamepad, plus a fully pad‑navigable spell book

Modern conveniences

The original DarkStone was sharp. This one is sharper.

• Stackable consumables — potions and elixirs no longer flood your bag

• Auto‑sort inventory with re‑sort on drop, plus live stat deltas while you compare gear

• Quest journal at a glance

• Pad‑icon help overlay that adapts to your controller

• In‑game manual viewer with the original artwork preserved

What's locked behind the full release

• Dungeons 5 and beyond - and the deeper crystals

• The outer lands of Uma

• The final battle with Draak

• Steam achievements, leaderboards, and stats

The demo is a doorway. The kingdom is much, much larger.

Sharpen your blade. Light a torch. The dungeons are waiting.

DarkStone Restoration Demo 2026 — free, on Steam.