Dead of Darkness

Dead of Darkness

Steam Deck Verified

Retrofiction Games · Survival Horror · Jan 23, 2025

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $15.99. It has been as low as $9.59.

88%
Very Positive
220 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 54 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 41 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 220 player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 117 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
40% of themes are praise30% are divided30% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Accompanying this is a fully voice acted and strong narrative, slowly peeling back this mystery through exploration was an absolute joy.
54 of 117 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The game has good characters, good voice acting, and a unique story.
41 of 117 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
* Beautiful pixel graphics
11 of 117 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
The game runs perfectly on steam deck without any settings tweaking.
3 of 117 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 love4 themes
Story and characters54 reviews
Audio41 reviews
Graphics11 reviews
Steam Deck3 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay24 reviews
92%
Difficulty15 reviews
93%
Controls3 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Interface22 reviews
82%
Combat20 reviews
95%
Bugs4 reviews
100%

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.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $15.99. The lowest we've tracked is $9.59.

5 points recordedtoday · $15.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
54
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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