TH August 6, 2004[3] JP February 2006 NA Scheduled 2011 DarkEden is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing computer game in isometric projection or 3/4 perspective developed and published by SOFTON (formerly Metrotech).

[4] The game has a horror theme based on a war between humans (Slayers), vampires and Ousters in a region called Helea located in a fictional country of Eastern Europe known as Eslania.

Vlad Tepes, Elizabeth Bathory, and Gilles de Rais, three of the twelve master vampires, form an alliance and enter the mountainous area of Helea, killing every person they find.

The master vampires soon discover that the only way to gain the power they seek is to search for the pieces of Lilith's soul, which were scattered about the area of Helea.

[5] DarkEden is an MMORPG, which requires the players to kill hordes of monsters, fight bosses and complete quests in order to make their character progress.

The Japanese free-play version has no gameplay restrictions, but premium players earn double experience points and may purchase special items.

The free-play in Korean and Global versions has limited experience point progression and has restricted map access (including the central location Perona.)