War of Dusk — an idle RPG on your taskbar

Your hero fights while you live.

A pixel-art idle RPG that lives on a thin strip above your Windows taskbar. Your heroes hunt, level up and loot — you make the refine call.

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Windows 10/11
English & Português
Inspired by the classic WYD

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It doesn't ask for your screen

It lives on your taskbar

A low, always-visible strip right above the taskbar. While you work, study or watch something, your heroes walk, fight and loot. The windows — Forge, Character, Map, Skills, Codex — only open when you want to decide something.

of RAM in the background: ~185 MB; of RAM in the background
light on purpose: 15 fps; light on purpose
accounts, servers or microtransactions: 0; accounts, servers or microtransactions

What awaits

A whole MMORPG, 176 pixels tall

4 classes × 3 lineages
Knight, Huntress, Sorceress and Beastmaster. Every class has three lineages, each with its own weapons and role.
144 skills
Skill trees you build with gold; skills cast themselves in combat, in the order of your hotbar.
10 mounts
From the Tusked Boar to the Young Drake. Griffin, Hippogriff and Drake fly — and heroes fight mounted.
Refine up to +10 with gems
The real odds show before every attempt, there's a guarantee after failures, and the item never breaks.
Water, quests and bosses
18 regions, each with its own boss. Entry-item quests and the Water Scroll: 8 timed rooms and a boss.
Party of 4 heroes
Up to four heroes at once, together or in different regions. In a party, XP gets a bonus of up to 220%.
Local PvP duels
Put two of your heroes in the arena: real combat, countdown, crowd and ranking — all on your computer.
Optional offline progress
Turn it on and get what your heroes hunted while the game was closed (up to 24 h). Off by default.
Light: ~185 MB of RAM
Runs at 15 frames per second and stays out of the way of your work.

No account · no own server · no telemetry · no item market · no microtransactions

Choose your oath

Four classes, twelve lineages

Every class splits into three lineages with their own weapon. Build one hero of each — or four of the same.

Knight

Role

Physical damage, protection and counterattacks

Lineages

Blade
Greatsword
Heavy blows and damage.
Oath
Spear
Party auras and protection.
Bulwark
Sword and shield
Blocks and counters.

The Forge

The refine you know, without the cruel part

You remember +9. The sweaty click. The odds nobody ever told you. In War of Dusk the odds are on screen, the guarantee gets closer with every failure, and the item never breaks.

Public odds
Every step shows the real chance and how many failures are left until the guarantee. The Codex reads the game's own tables.
The item never breaks
Failing costs materials and brings the guarantee closer. The tension is how far you push — not losing what you love.
Beyond +9, with gems
Two identical +9 items, gems and the Sage's Stone. The +10 merges them, adds a bonus stat and a glow in the gem's colour.

Forge window: two +9 items, four corals and the Sage's Stone, with cost, odds and guarantee shown

Party of heroes with refined gear glowing (+10 with garnet) — +10 with garnet

Party of heroes with refined gear glowing (+10 with sapphire) — +10 with sapphire

Mount system

Ten mounts, from boar to drake

Mounts hatch from eggs, grow while your hero hunts mounted and evolve into the next one. Three of them fly.

01Tusked Boar
02Steppe Wolf
03War Ram
04War Bear
05Hippogriffflies
06War Rhino
07Shadow Warhorse
08Griffinflies
09Sabertooth
10Young Drakeflies

Every region guards a boss

Beat it to move on

Four cities and eighteen regions up to level 400. Every region ends in a boss — and quests bring their own.

Elder Dragon Vyrmathor
Dragon's Nest
The Awakened Vigil
Eternal Vigil
Archlich Morvhal
Lich's Citadel
Ash Colossus
Ashen Stairs
Harpy Queen
Harpy Peaks
Minotaur Champion
Lords' Pit
Cursed Gravedigger
Cemetery quest
18
regions, 18 bosses
Plus the quest and Water bosses.

War of Dusk world map with cities, regions, rivers and mystic lands

The world

4 cities18 regionslevel 400

From the Lantern Ford to the Bluefire Dome. Every region has its own suggested level, monsters and boss, and the Codex shows where every item drops — with the effective chance for your class.

The Water Scroll
Eight timed rooms and a boss, in three difficulty grades. Solo or with your whole party.
Together, up to four
Melee closes in, ranged keeps its distance — and every monster's XP is shared with a bonus.
Arena duels
Two heroes from your save, full kits, mounted or on foot, until a knockout or the clock runs out.

Coming soon

And beneath the Water… the Kraken awakens.

Something ancient stirs in the depths of the Drowned Temple. More about it soon.

Real captures

Gallery

Everything captured from the running game (Portuguese UI). Click to enlarge.

In motion

Trailers

Every gameplay shot is a real capture from the game. No rendered scenes.

System requirements

Runs on the PC you already use

Minimum: Windows 10 64-bit
Recommended: Windows 10 / 11 64-bit

Processor

Minimum: x64 dual-core 2 GHz
Recommended: x64 quad-core

Memory

Minimum: 2 GB RAM
Recommended: 4 GB RAM

Graphics

Minimum: OpenGL 3.3 compatible (Intel HD 4000 / AMD / NVIDIA from the last 10 years)
Recommended: Any GPU with up-to-date drivers

Storage

Minimum: 300 MB available
Recommended: 300 MB available

	Minimum	Recommended
OS	Windows 10 64-bit	Windows 10 / 11 64-bit
Processor	x64 dual-core 2 GHz	x64 quad-core
Memory	2 GB RAM	4 GB RAM
Graphics	OpenGL 3.3 compatible (Intel HD 4000 / AMD / NVIDIA from the last 10 years)	Any GPU with up-to-date drivers
Storage	300 MB available	300 MB available

Minimum resolution 1366×768. In the background the game uses about 185 MB of RAM. Multiple monitors supported (the strip picks the monitor). Final figures confirmed on the launch build.

Frequently asked questions

FAQ

When does it launch?

Soon, on Steam. Add War of Dusk to your wishlist to be notified at launch — it also helps an independent game a lot.

How much will it cost?

The planned price is US$ 5.99 (R$ 20.49 on the Brazilian store), a one-time purchase: no subscription, no ads, no microtransactions. The final price is the one shown on Steam.

Do I need internet or an account?

No. War of Dusk is single-player, works offline, and has no account and no own server. Achievements and Steam Cloud work when Steam is running.

Will it get in the way of my work or slow my PC?

It's built not to: it runs at 15 frames per second, uses about 185 MB of RAM and only takes a thin strip above the taskbar. The game windows only open when you want them.

Do heroes progress while the game is closed?

Only if you want. With offline progress on, opening the game gives you the result of up to 24 hours of hunting. It's off by default.

Can refining destroy my item?

Never. Failing costs materials and brings the guarantee (pity) closer. The chance of every attempt is on screen before you click.

Is there multiplayer?

There's no online mode. Your party is made of your own heroes (up to four), and arena duels pit heroes from your save against each other, on your computer.

Which platforms and languages?

Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit), on Steam. Interface and text in English and Brazilian Portuguese. Mac and Linux are not planned for version 1.0.

Why inspired by WYD?

Because many of us learned to play online with the MMORPGs of the 2000s — the tense refine, the classes, the mounts, the bosses. War of Dusk brings that feeling to a format that fits your day.

Does the game use AI?

Some of the art (sprites, backgrounds, icons) and the music were created with generative AI tools during development, then reviewed and edited by the developer. Nothing is generated while the game runs. Code, systems, balancing, text and sound effects were made by the developer.

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