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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WIZARDS 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.
Warlock Dungeons & Dragons announced, starring Battlestar Galactica's Tricia Helfer
Get a taste of what to expect below. Warlock Dungeons & Dragons was announced at The Game Awards last night, and will star Battlestar Galactica‘s Tricia Helfer. “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,” publisher Wizards of the Coast said of the new title. Helfer will provide “full performance” capture for the role of Kaatri. “…
'Warlock' - A New D&D Video Game Might Need A Sinister Pact
Warlock is a newly announced D&D game – revealed just last night at The Game Awards – that might just forge a new dark pact. The Game Awards were last night. And while Geoff Keighley crawls into his goo-filled hyperbaric bone-nest to bask in the influx of hopium particles generated by trailers for games that […] ‘Warlock’ – A New D&D Video Game Might Need A Sinister Pact first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls
Tricia Helfer cast as the lead in Warlock, a dark fantasy D&D action game
Wizards of the Coast and Montreal-based Invoke Studios announced the development of Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons. This original third-person, single-player action-adventure game aims to plunge players into a “dark fantasy” open world, offering a visceral interpretation of one of the tabletop game’s most charismatic character classes. The game casts players as Kaatri, a veteran warrior who has bound herself to a dark power. In Dungeons & Dragons …
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