Dark and Darker

Wait65%

Mixed · 86k player reviews · High confidence

It depends on what you're after.

IRONMACE · Dungeon Crawler · Jun 7, 2024

Player review score
65%
Mixed
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
13,190
concurrent players
#100 by players on Steam
Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
11
Full audio0 of 11
Subtitles0 of 11

Should I buy Dark and Darker?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 70 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Multiplayer: 68 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Cheating: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Servers and matchmaking: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 86k player reviews · updated

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
42% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews58% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
70 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
DaD has a lot to offer, character customization, crafting, quests (all of which are optional), an in game economy, PVE and PVP modes, even an Arena mode to battle directly against other teams of three.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Even before the Warlock and Druid were added - both absent from the alpha playtests and introduced after Early Access launched on the 7th of August 2023 - the core classes were strong and combat had genuine weight to it.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It was so much fun learning the game and playing with friends.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It was good, I played for 8hrs, I had fun using the different classes and lvled my wizard to lvl 25...
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
At high tier play, the skill ceiling is so incredibly high - you have to optimise your gear, dodge every shot, heal constantly while zig-zagging, and still hit every strike meaningfully for the effort to even be slightly worth the hassle.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay70 reviews
Combat39 reviews
Co-op26 reviews
Characters25 reviews
Difficulty21 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Multiplayer
49% still recommend
Cheating
19% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
14% still recommend
Interface
25% still recommend
Monetization
31% still recommend
Linux compatibility
27% still recommend
Performance
30% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • In-App Purchases

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

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