US EditionWarlock: Dungeons and Dragons Is a New Single-Player Action-Adventure That Leans Into 'Expressive Magic' | The Game Awards 2025
- At The Game Awards 2025, Invoke Studios unveiled Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons, featuring warrior protagonist Kaatri who embraces dark powers to unleash otherworldly magic.
- The Dungeons & Dragons franchise is expanding into video games, and Invoke Studios designed Warlock to emphasize player agency and welcome newcomers to the Dungeons & Dragons universe.
- Developers described third-person combat and exploration across a connected open world, citing Watch Dogs, Deus Ex, and Far Cry as influences, while Jeff Hattem said Warlock centers on immersive, expressive magic.
- In the CG trailer, viewers saw undead warriors and a Beholder, and developers said a larger gameplay reveal is planned for summer 2026.
- As a narrative focus, the game centers on Warlocks and Patrons, with the Kaatri–Patron bond driving the story while translating tabletop freeform spellcraft into gameplay, developers said.
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Business WireWIZARDS OF THE COAST AND INVOKE UNVEIL WARLOCK, AN ORIGINAL DARK FANTASY ADVENTURE SET IN THE WORLD OF DUNGEONS & DRAGONS
RENTON, Wash. & MONTREAL -- Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS), today announced WARLOCK: DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, an original third person single-player action-adventure game. WARLOCK is set in a dark fantasy open world inspired by DUNGEONS & DRAGONS. Developed by Invoke Studios, the game places players in the role of Kaatri, a veteran warrior who makes a pact to wield otherworldly magic against dark powers. The role of K…
Warlock: Dungeons and Dragons Is a New Single-Player Action-Adventure That Leans Into 'Expressive Magic' | The Game Awards 2025
The Dungeons & Dragons franchise has been steadily making more attempts to expand into video games, and we're seeing that next effort with Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons, a new open-world single-player action-adventure that's all about wielding dark magic to battle foes.
We've been waiting a long time to find out what the new, internally developed Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game of Wizards of the Coast would be, and now we know it: It's an action adventure from the third-person perspective called Warlock, which serves on open world and immersive sim ideas – and in which Tricia helper from Battlestar Galactica plays the leading role. Perhaps even more important: it's not Baldur's Gate 4 or in any way a conti…
Dark fantasy fans can look forward to 2027, because then Warlock will appear, a new action adventure from the world of D&D. You will take over the role of Kaatri, a warlock who makes a pact to fight with magic against dark forces. Warlock appears for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox.
WIZARDS OF THE COAST AND INVOKE UNVEIL WARLOCK
WIZARDS OF THE COAST AND INVOKE UNVEIL WARLOCK, AN ORIGINAL DARK FANTASY ADVENTURE SET IN THE WORLD OF DUNGEONS & DRAGONS Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS), today announced WARLOCK: DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, an original third person single-player action-adventure game. WARLOCK is set in a dark fantasy open world inspired by DUNGEONS & DRAGONS. Developed by Invoke Studios, the game places players in the role of Kaatri, a v…
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