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Hazen: The Dark Whispers
Developer Dagger Games
<p>Hazen is an episodic Action/RPG The first episode is named "The Dark Whispers" and will bring some freshness in the world of Hack'n Slash Games. Every single episode will be a "Stand alone" game with enough game-play and high re-play value. From the Steam store page
60 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy) · newest Oct 20, 2026 · last updated Oct 21, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
23
Rotten
9 positive · 30 negative
95% range 13–38%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 9 | 30 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Negative
9 of 42 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
23% recommend · 9 yes, 30 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 39 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Negative (13 of 55 positive).
Some reviewers note it is playable if bought cheaply, but still unpolished. [1][2]
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- [1]
An ok action RPG if you ask me. It has graphics that are cartoony (similar to Torchlight) and somewhat realistic. It mixes both of them really. I'm not that far in, but I really haven't seen much a story so far. Gameplay is like any other action RPG, so, lots of combat and a bit of quest solving while doing that. For a cheap game it's not that bad. Bit unpolished maybe. And I've been told it's pretty short (since …
- [5]
Game starts with no story, no reason why you are there, just begins with you holding an axe outside of town with skeletons coming to attack you. Click to attack, the character swings his arm instead of the axe. Skeletons dont seem to mind, they die anyway. Go into town, no story at all, just asked to get some keys to lock a gate. The skeletons wont be able to get in if the door is locked. As I walk around, scenery …
- [8]
This is the worst ARPG I've ever played. Broken, abandoned junk. There is no part 2 for a reason. The game play is slow, unresponsive and ganky, the 3D graphics look like they were pulled from a Game Cube. If you must buy an ARPG get ether Torchlight 1/2, Van Hellsing, Titan quest, Grim Dawn or any other less known ARPGs. Or go for gold just get 'Path of Exile' and never look back. Look on Youtube for videos of …
- [10]
So many bugs that if it doesnt insta crash on you, its unplayable either way! not worth a penny.
- [6]
Starting the game, you will go into an area with no plot. Just you standing there, 'corpsewalkers' swinging at you. Then jarring popups tell you basic controls then guide you to a town across a bridge. The graphics are not that great, the interface is a mishmashed diablo, and quite honestly I had no idea what was going on. Play this on a bet, while drunk, or when you need to feel confused. You can't even alt+f4 out …
Summarised from 34 of the 62 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
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Hazen: The Dark Whispers sits at 23% positive across 39 opinionated reactions from 3 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 60 · most liked firstGame starts with no story, no reason why you are there, just begins with you holding an axe outside of town with skeletons coming to attack you. Click to attack, the character swings his arm instead of the axe. Skeletons dont seem to mind, they die anyway. Go into town, no story at all, just asked to get some keys to lock a gate. The skeletons wont be able to get in if the door is locked. As I walk around, scenery pops in everywhere. Graphical glitches are frequent. Ambient sound loops…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the worst ARPG I've ever played. Broken, abandoned junk. There is no part 2 for a reason. The game play is slow, unresponsive and ganky, the 3D graphics look like they were pulled from a Game Cube. If you must buy an ARPG get ether Torchlight 1/2, Van Hellsing, Titan quest, Grim Dawn or any other less known ARPGs. Or go for gold just get 'Path of Exile' and never look back. Look on Youtube for videos of Hazen, it's plain broken and bad.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →High levels of niacin linked to heart disease, new research suggests. *Excess amounts of vitamin B3 — which is found in meat, fish, nuts, and fortified cereals and breads — may trigger inflammation and damage blood vessels.* High levels of niacin, an essential B vitamin, may raise the risk of heart disease by triggering inflammation and damaging blood vessels, according to new research. The report, published Monday in Nature Medicine, revealed a previously unknown risk from excessive amounts…
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is awful. I cannot recommend it at all. The gameplay is frustrating, the fun factor is non-existent and you'll wish you'd never heard of it after spending 20 minutes playing it. There are no more episodes for this game as the first one was so bad, the company that made it went under. Avoid this game as much as possible.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm supporting a new project called InkMats! This is a new venture led by known great-guy Hazen from @bccmtg.bsky.social. It's an artist-first playmat service that: ✅ Never uses AI art ✅ Pays artists a 25% commission on every playmat, every time The Kickstarter is live TODAY! Support it, please?🎨🐙
neutral · AI labelView post →Prefecture X Terra Furthest outskits of Geneva October 4th, 3150 Having been given access to bypass the Fortress wall and make their way to Terra, Malvina Hazen and her Mongol Falcons fall upon the Capitol city to gut and cripple Republic Forces. Big Monthly Game ended in a Flacon win #battletech
neutral · AI labelView post →I played this game to its crappy completion and all I can say is don't buy it. Not even if it is a dollar, too many good games out to play this garbage.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Buy any of the following games instead Diablo 2 Torchlight 2 If cannnot afford, Path of Exile
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An ok action RPG if you ask me. It has graphics that are cartoony (similar to Torchlight) and somewhat realistic. It mixes both of them really. I'm not that far in, but I really haven't seen much a story so far. Gameplay is like any other action RPG, so, lots of combat and a bit of quest solving while doing that. For a cheap game it's not that bad. Bit unpolished maybe. And I've been told it's pretty short (since it's an episode). My advice ? Hmm, I don't know... But I'm sure you can find out…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So many bugs that if it doesnt insta crash on you, its unplayable either way! not worth a penny.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Okay, I initially classified this game in my "This Game Sucks"-category (only after spending a few hours on it). I actually reloaded this game and forced myself to learn and play the game. Objectively, it's pretty sound - as most hack-n-slash follow similar key-binding layouts and mouse-behaviours of well-known games of this genre (i.e. Diablo). I think the majority of the negative reviews come from those that have played Diablo or similar hack-n-slash games as Hazen introduces a differing…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →* Sigh * Me and the dark side of Steam again... But well, if you know me at least a little, you know how much I like ARPGs. Well, I like pretty much all genres (yes, I'm one of those people who like everything as long as it wants you to press buttons), but there's something about ARPGs I find especially pleasant. Not as pleasant as point-and-click adventures, but what matters here – I love the genre and I played tons and tons of games in it. Even those barely known by human beings in our part…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Standard Diablo clone. Looks cheap, plays cheap, dont remember what I paid for it but it was probably too much.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Starting the game, you will go into an area with no plot. Just you standing there, 'corpsewalkers' swinging at you. Then jarring popups tell you basic controls then guide you to a town across a bridge. The graphics are not that great, the interface is a mishmashed diablo, and quite honestly I had no idea what was going on. Play this on a bet, while drunk, or when you need to feel confused. You can't even alt+f4 out of it. Pros: Honestly cannot think of any. There are many more games out…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Recommended if you want to cry yourself to sleep at how you spent money on something that crashes when you use a basic feature. Plus, it's a short "episode 1" of an episodic thing that never came about, so the plot basically doesn't go anywhere. Also it's just not a good game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well I mostly bought this game because i played an early demo of it as a kid, now years later with a job and remembering the name I seen on the demo screen, I was able to get this cheaper than when it was released plus now it's good enough for low end spec pc, which for now i have a stinking all in 1 pc and the cpu kinda sucks since it's .60 less than 2.0 ghz but yet it has 2 cpu proccessors and 1 core on each... but anyways coming back to it and seeing harsh reviews, I thought to give it my…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →poor hack'n slash game. nothing new under the hood, some settings are good but the overall impression is that is a bad diablo copy. avoid it even if you like the genre, there are beter things around
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →remember kids: if the Bloodname for this year is a Wolf Bloodname, your duty as a daughter of Elizabeth Hazen is to get to the final round and then immediately throw the game and force your opponent to live with the shame of never having actually *earned* their Bloodright
neutral · AI labelView post →D-backs GM Mike Hazen told AZ media Blaze Alexander would have had role in '26, but there were limited players he could trade for 'pen help. "At this stage of the game, the players that we had to sort of move for somebody like Strowd was kind of limited." (h/t @stevegilbertmlb.bsky.social)
neutral · AI labelView post →TL;DR : I would rate this game at 3/10, play it ONLY if you want to play ANY RPGs ever released. O.K. I went through this ordeal and actually finished it. Played with a mage. Completed in 9 hours with a lot of useless running around to check things out, out of curiosity. So you could finish it in 7 hours or even less if you don't waste time in (optional) dungeons and follow the main quest, all bosses (even the final one) have simple mechanics, you won't miss 1 level or 2 to beat them.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Win7 64bit start problem solution: Start menu > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Sound > Double-click on primary playback device > Advanced tab > Set format to 24-bit 44.1khz or 48khz
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hazen sucks monkey balls. It's terrible
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Been watching the game for 45 seconds and everyone is praising Mike Hazen for acquiring Lourdes Gueriel, this is unacceptable for a national broadcast
neutral · AI labelView post →cheap, good time waster...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i play only for several minutes because when i saw that there's no "bubble" telling you the differences between currently equiped item and item you hover your mouse onto, it was a game breaker for me (i guess i'm that lazy :)).
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's not good in any way, but not as horrible as some make it out to be. Graphics are OK for a Dungeon Siege Wannabee, but it feels slow-paced and clunky, loot distribution is uninspired, missions nowhere to be seen. There are so many games in this genre way better than this. Still, worth a try if you get it dirt-cheap and if you have played the better games already to death. Even though you probably cant't stand it for very long.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no. Don't buy this game, even as a joke.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The dev's have gave up on this game as soon as it released I just wish there was a way to make a unsupported patch for this game to fix the many game breaking bugs.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If I'm a hitter on the diamondbacks I'm so fed up Every game they fuck it all up Hazen and Kaplan are to blame #dbacks #MLB #Baseball
neutral · AI labelView post →THIS GAME IS HORRIBLE, I'M NOT KIDDING DON'T BUY THIS BUGGY PIECE OF CRAP!!!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A éviter hack and slash pas suffisament intéressant pour être accrocheur. Avoid it, it's a hack and slash game but not interesting enough.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the best we have in the most important game of the year? Kaplan should have been fired last year Hazen fucked it all #dbacks
neutral · AI labelView post →I actually killed Malvina Hazen with an ERML to the cockpit in her Shrike in a Solaris Game hosted by Brian Young at my FLGS like 3 weeks ago... I live a weird life
neutral · AI labelView post →Hazen: The Dark Whispers, developed by Dagger Games and published by Strategy First, is a fantasy hack-and-slash action RPG that arrived on Steam in 2010 with the ambition of launching an episodic saga. Marketed as the first chapter of a larger series, the game set out to deliver fast-paced combat, character customization, and loot-driven progression within a dark medieval world. However, despite its aspirations, it ultimately remains a standalone release, as subsequent episodes were never…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →UPDATE: march 2025 Sadly, after advancing in the game, it begins to crash to desktop in a couple minutes or whenever you try to save the game. Unplayable for me as it is. --------------------- WHAT FOLLOWS DOESNT APPLY ANYMORE: old, 2022 I positively *loved* this game. Finished it with a happy smile and will always remember it fondly, play it again sometime. Now, the not so fine disclosures and caveats: 1- From Pineville on, some saves can fail to load, *as least for me*, making me load…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What the heck is this garbage? No UI size adjustment option... cursor the size of a gnat. No mouse scroll speed option... gnat moves like a snail... takes lifting my mouse up 4 to 5 times to get it to scroll from 1 side of the screen to the other. And in a game where precision is crucial... No camera controls: AT ALL No key layout control One button to move, one to attack... with no option to change. And the big one: You have to keep R-clicking over, and over, and over, and over again to move.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the 9/11 of aRPGs.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Like the music, the feeling of old RPG, it relaxas me, no need to rush anything. Cheers
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Last freshman game is Thursday due to following weeks opponent not being able to field a team. Hopefully the kids at Hazen get to continue to play in the future. Looking to go undefeated though and only one more team to ride with the boys against. These kids absolutely love ball.
neutral · AI labelView post →2026 NDHSAA Region 4A Boys Basketball Tournament Third-Place Game (FINAL SCORE): Dickinson Trinity 56, Hazen 41 | UPDATED BRACKET: ndhsaanow.com/brackets/bas... #NDHSAA #NDpreps
neutral · AI labelView post →BOX SCORE: 2026 NDHSAA Division A Girls Basketball State Tournament Fifth-Place Game (FINAL SCORE): Hazen 42, Rugby 36 | d2q0tptsfejku7.cloudfront.net/uploads/file... #NDHSAA #NDpreps
neutral · AI labelView post →2026 NDHSAA Division A Girls Basketball State Tournament Fifth-Place Game (FINAL SCORE): Hazen 42, Rugby 36 | UPDATED BRACKET: ndhsaanow.com/brackets/bas... #NDHSAA #NDpreps
neutral · AI labelView post →2026 NDHSAA Region 4A Girls Basketball Tournament Championship Game (FINAL SCORE): Hazen 50, Watford City 34 | UPDATED BRACKET: ndhsaanow.com/brackets/bas... #NDHSAA #NDpreps
neutral · AI labelView post →Oh fuck. #JadeFalcon MechWarrior. Currently working through the #LegendOfTheJadePhoenix trilogy. This #booksky game is Hazen me: piloting BattleMechs as a socially warped former child soldier after being genetically engineered from ancestors proven to turn evil if the good is tortured out of them.
neutral · AI labelView post →Haddox Hazen with a 20-yard TD run, kick no good, 38-6 Ilwaco, 7:22 left in the game. We're eight points away from running clock territory, don't think we're going to get there. #wafbscores
neutral · AI labelView post →Ilwaco with a 77-yard TD pass from Haddox Hazen to Dylan Pelas, conversion no good, and the Fishermen have broken this game open. 26-6, 6:01 left in the third quarter.
neutral · AI labelView post →Liberty football shakes off 2024 demons to down Hazen in week one The Patriots snapped a two-game losing streak to the Highlanders.
neutral · AI labelView post →Hazen advances to play in a Division A Girls Basketball State Tournament Qualifier Game on March 1 at Minot Municipal Auditorium. #NDHSAA #NDpreps
neutral · AI labelView post →2025 NDHSAA West Region Boys Hockey Tournament Play-In Game (FINAL SCORE): Williston 7, Hazen/Beulah 0 | UPDATED BRACKET: ndhsaanow.com/brackets/ice... #NDHSAA #NDpreps
neutral · AI labelView post →m.youtube.com/watch?v=oadh... What’s good, Jeffrey Hazen? Heard you were still in town. We should play that beat one more time…
neutral · AI labelView post →Another Action RPG? Why not. yet here are some nitpicks: Mouse pointer movement speed adjustment : false Enemy archers with homing arrows : true General game speed adjustment: false (well, many games portray slow-motion movies, so it is not specific for this game) Playability (in-game movement, interactions, attacking enemies) : below average I do recommend this game, but I also warn you, dear reader, do not set your expectations high, will ya?
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's horrible....
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very crude arpg. Weak graphics, unstable - has crash issues; plot, characters & dialog don't really exist. Even if you get it on the cheap it is probably not worth spending your time on it. Not the worst game I have played but there are plenty of better choices out these days.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Graphics is nice but the gameplay is really boring
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tags: Hack & Slash - Diabloesque Additional Tags: Delete Local Content & Remove from Library TLDR: Functions as intended but too low ambitions and low quality to warrant the time investment. Occasional crashing. Constant asset recycling. Many ease of use features like holding click to move do not work or items that you can wear keeping their names red despite meeting requirements. No exposition, world lore, goals or anything. Game boils down to a tedious slow paced clicker to dispatch…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has not aged well. Only play it if you are desperate.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You know, if it was the last ARPG on Earth, I'd probably play it. The art style is not bad for the time it was made and the mechanics work... to some extent. Fun loot drops and you can feel yourself getting stronger and taking less damage as you get increasingly better armor. In spite of all the complaints here, Hazen surprisingly ran fine on my Win7 x64 system with only one crash when entering a dungeon. When reloaded, the game left me back where I was. Now for the bad parts: 1. No saving…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Is there a way to remove this game from my library? I'm so ashamed that all my friends can see I have bought this....
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a nasty stain on my Steam collection... :(
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thought this would be a good time waster. I was right.....wasted my time (and money). Game crashes occasionally. Could get no further than what i believe is the first round. The quest is to find Malestos, which i did, however he just stands there with a big monster beside him and tells his minions to kill me. Did the verify integrity...nothing, uninstalled and reinstalled....still nothing.
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