In The Dark Mage you will take on the role of a magician who wields dark powers. Now, the opportunity has been presented for you to gain even more power! How can you resist? With the help of your familiar, you must use your magic intelligently and make difficult decisions, not to mention avoiding the Magic hunters that are looking for you. The Dark Mage is a comic combined with a game, one title in a series subtitled "The comic in which you are the hero". You embody a character in a immersive story in which your choices guide your progress. You have a character sheet akin to those used in role-playing games that tracks your possessions, your special abilities, your coins, and your victory points. In general, gameplay consists in following the comic's panels — which contain clues, riddles and traps — and making choices about where to go and what to do, while using your visual perception to collect clues and be smart enough to resolve the riddles.