Disgaea: Hour of Darkness

Disgaea: Hour of Darkness is a tactical role-playing video game developed and published by Nippon Ichi Software for the Sony PlayStation 2 video game console. Set in a world full of demons and angels, the story follows Laharl, the son of a demon overlord, who upon being awakened after a two-year slumber, aspires to succeed his father’s place while also fighting rival demons in the process.

This article is about the first game in the series. For the series, see Disgaea.

Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
Developer(s)Nippon Ichi Software
Publisher(s)
  • JP: Nippon Ichi Software
  • NA: Atlus (PS2)
  • PAL: Koei (PS2)
  • AU: Square Enix (NDS)
  • WW: NIS America
Director(s)Yoshitsuna Kobayashi
Producer(s)Sōhei Niikawa
Designer(s)Yoshitsuna Kobayashi
Composer(s)Tenpei Sato
SeriesDisgaea
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android
Release
January 30, 2003
  • PlayStation 2
    • JP: January 30, 2003
    • NA: August 25, 2003
    • EU: May 28, 2004
    • AU: August 30, 2004
    • NA: January 17, 2013 (PSN)
  • PlayStation Portable
    • JP: November 30, 2006
    • NA: October 30, 2007
    • EU: December 14, 2007
    • AU: December 20, 2007
  • Nintendo DS
    • JP: June 26, 2008
    • NA: September 23, 2008
    • AU: April 2, 2009
    • EU: April 3, 2009
  • Microsoft Windows
    • WW: February 24, 2016
  • Nintendo Switch & PlayStation 4
    • JP: July 26, 2018
    • NA: October 9, 2018
    • EU: October 12, 2018
    • AU: October 19, 2018
  • iOS & Android
    • WW: January 31, 2020
Genre(s)Tactical role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Nippon Ichi has also licensed or produced a wide variety of Disgaea merchandise, including a manga. In 2006, Nippon Ichi released a sequel called Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories for the PlayStation 2, as well as a 12-episode anime adaptation titled Makai Senki Disgaea. A PlayStation Portable version of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness was released entitled Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness, as was a Windows port titled Disgaea PC. A HD remake, Disgaea 1 Complete, was released for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 and later for iOS and Android.

A direct sequel, taking place 10 years after the end of the game, named Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness was released for PlayStation 3 in 2013, and stars the main cast (and additional new characters) of Hour of Darkness.

In 2004, the game received a spiritual sequel called Phantom Brave.

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