For 200 years we have been mining our solar system's asteroid belt in peace. All that changed the day the Krainian Empire invaded our outer territories. Take the controls of the Arklight X-52 and take the fight back to the enemy!

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Blast your way around 100's of massive, alien packed asteroids!

Darkside is a sci-fi based shoot'em'up in which you pilot your way around 100's of massive asteroids. Fly in and out of their dark sides as you battle a host of alien hostiles. Watch out for orbiting chunks of rock, blast them into oblivion before they destroy the mining colonies!

Darkside Features :
  • 100's of fast paced levels packed with aliens.
  • Arcade, Missions & Survival game modes.
  • Fly around massive asteroids in glorious 3D.
  • Ten awesome power ups of mass destruction.

System Requirements :
  • Windows 7, Vista, XP or 2000
  • Pentium II (450 MHz)
  • 64 MB of system RAM
  • 40 MB of hard disk space
  • 3D video card (32 MB)
  • DirectX 8.1 or later

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Darkside Movie
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Darkside iOS

Coming soon on iPad, iPhone & iPod Touch!
Featuring dual stick controls and Game Center
support for high scores & achievements!


What do the review sites and your fellow players think about Darkside?

Read the full versions of these reviews and many more on the Darkside Reviews page!

Game Tunnel's Action Game Of The Year

"The gameplay is simply fantastic, offering up fast-paced shooting action that is exciting, rewarding and relentless. The graphics are amazingly good, belying the games 15mb size. The range of enemies and weapons complete the game as a tour de force that was an easy pick as our 2007 Action Game of the Year!"

Big Chip 10 Awards Game Of The North

"This year's Big Chip Game of the North award is the first Big Chip awards to be open to entries from outside the North West region. The winner here (Darkside) was chosen for its playability, slick build and good use of graphics. An all-round great game showing you don’t need huge teams and budgets to create something stylish and playable."

AVault's Top Casual Games Of The Year Winner

"There are three play modes: missions mode, where you battle through 100 levels with varying objectives; arcade mode, where you use your twitch skills to get as far as you can with just three lives; and survival mode, where you get to see how long you can last with just one life against an endless stream of enemies ... It’s really fun having to avoid being demolished by both space rocks and aliens."

Download your Darkside DVD Case and Wallpaper!

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If you like Darkside then you may enjoy Scavenger and Arklight!

But even if you don't, please come back and check out our full range of great games!


Scavenger
Test your piloting skills
in this shoot'em'up
experience like no other.

Arklight
Take control of your ship
and free your world from
the Krainian Empire!



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