The art style is a beautiful cel-shaded steampunk-Western hybrid. Character models are expressive, and spell effects (especially Malakai’s bone storms) are genuinely spectacular. However, the game suffers from —after two hours of play, framerate drops from 60 to 20 until you restart. This was a launch issue that has been partially patched, but it still persists on mid-range PCs.
Let’s be honest: Dark Envoy launched in a rough state. As of this review (post-1.1 patch), most game-breaking bugs are gone, but you’ll still encounter:
