# Prelude Dark Pain

> Prelude Dark Pain is a Tactical RPG set in a dark fantasy world. Assume the role of a local blacksmith named Soren, lead an uprising against the Order of the Ashen Crusade and save a world ravaged by war.

## Game facts

- Developer: QUICKFIREGAMES
- Publisher: Firesquid
- Release status: Released
- Release date: Jul 27, 2026
- Region for this schedule: GLOBAL
- Platforms: PC
- Genres: Strategy, Adventure, RPG, Turn-BasedTactics, Party-BasedRPG, TacticalRPG, Turn-BasedStrategy, SRPG
- Steam Deck: Playable (Steam, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2479090/)
- Languages: Interface: Chinese (Taiwan), American English, Japanese (Japan), European Spanish, Chinese (China), French (France), European Portuguese, German (Germany), Russian (Russia), Italian (Italy), Brazilian Portuguese; Subtitles: Chinese (Taiwan), American English, Japanese (Japan), European Spanish, Chinese (China), French (France), European Portuguese, German (Germany), Russian (Russia), Italian (Italy), Brazilian Portuguese (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/prelude-dark-pain)

## AI Review Analysis

Analyzed Sep 2, 2026

### Strengths

- Distinctive, dark comic-book art style and dark fantasy atmosphere
- Deep turn-based tactical combat that uses terrain, friendly fire, skill combinations, and formations
- Character development and diverse combat strategies through skill trees, stats, and equipment

### Weaknesses

- Controls and UI are unintuitive and sluggish, while the action menu, camera, and directional targeting disrupt the flow of combat.
- Frame drops, slow animations, and performance degradation in 4K and certain environments have been reported.
- The combat difficulty and some mission conditions are excessively harsh, leading to repeated retries because of bugs or luck-based elements.

## Links

- [Prelude Dark Pain on WAME](https://www.wame.is/game/4532)
- [Player reviews](https://www.wame.is/game/4532/reviews)

Updated: 2026-11-09T20:37:47.388Z