Terrinoth is in danger. The demon-tainted Uthuk Y'llan barbarians stalk the realm and the undead servants of Waiqar the Undying venture beyond their borders for the first known time The leaders of Terrinoth are split and fractious, unable to unite against these common threats. And in the northern barony of Forthyn, the stage is set for the next big confrontation between Terrinoth and the forces of darkness...

For years, your travels have taken you across the fantasy realm of Terrinoth, venturing into dark forests, shadowy cities, ancient crypts, and misty swamps — but your true legend is about to start.

Forge your own legend together with friends as you adventure across the vibrant fantasy land of Terrinoth in the co-operative dungeon-crawling board game Descent: Legends of the Dark. Powered by an integrated free companion app, Descent: Legends of the Dark places you in the role of a budding hero with their own playstyle and abilities. Together with your unlikely companions, you'll start an unexpected adventure — an adventure told across the 16 quests of the "Blood and Flame" campaign. Throughout your campaign, you'll face undead lurking in the mists, demonic barbarians stalking the wilds, and terrifying threats. With 46 pieces of 3D terrain and 40 hero and monster miniatures to draw you into the game, your biggest adventure is yet before you! Your goals will change from quest to quest as you follow the overarching story of the campaign.

Core gameplay mechanisms such as combat, fatigue, skills, items, and more have received totally new interpretations with Legends of the Dark, while a new approach to scenario layout and 3D terrain creates striking multi-level scenarios.

Gameplay is quick and intuitive. You take 3 actions each turn: one maneuver action and two additional actions of your choice. Maneuvering gives you movement points, as seen in the upper right corner of the character sheet, and since you always have a maneuver action, you can reposition to place yourself in a more advantageous position for attack. Other than maneuvering, you can use an action to attack an enemy, rolling your attack dice and drawing upon your hero's abilities and weapons to deal the most damage or inflict harmful conditions on your foes, or you can use the explore action to interact with a piece of 3D terrain or a token by using the app. You can also use your action to perform one of the most crucial actions in Legends of the Dark: the ready action, which allows you to flip your hero sheet or one of your cards to its opposite side, unlocking new abilities!

Your hero sheet is not the only thing you can ready. Each hero also has an attack card and skill cards! Every hero starts the game with two weapon cards, which are sleeved together back to back to make a single attack card. Skill cards can also be readied, switching between two supporting abilities.

The app also offers new changes to gameplay, introducing enemies with adaptable strategies, complex status effects, and triggers fully managed by the app, and the ability to create your heroes based on the choices you make in scenarios. You'll also uncover a wealth of activity between scenarios, like crafting, shopping in the city, upgrading equipment, and more. Because of these many differences, Descent: Legends of the Dark is not compatible with Descent: Journeys in the Dark and its expansions.