DARKEST DAYS

DARKEST DAYS

Steam Deck Unsupported

NHN · Free to Play · Apr 24, 2025

It depends on what you're after.

It's free to play.

49%
Mixed
5k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Co-op: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
27% of themes are praise37% are divided36% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
BEST PLOT, I'M PATIENTLY WAITING FOR THE PLOT DEVELOPMENT AFTER LEVEL 40, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW MY CHARACTER’S MAIN QUEST IS TO EAT BREAD, STARE AT NPCS, AND QUESTION HIS EXISTENCE.
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
- For an Unreal Engine graphics game, did expect the game to have better graphics, even tho it looks good, does feel a bit more like the first State of Decay game.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
- Smooth Gameplay.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Story and characters53 reviews
Graphics28 reviews
Gameplay27 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Monetization32 reviews
38%
Multiplayer26 reviews
58%
Difficulty7 reviews
57%
Interface6 reviews
17%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat25 reviews
48%
Bugs14 reviews
29%
Co-op13 reviews
69%
Performance7 reviews
57%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
49%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
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total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.