Darkest Dungeon®

Buy92%

Very Positive · 163k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Red Hook Studios · Turn-Based Combat · Jan 19, 2016

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Price
$24.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
126
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
12
Full audio1 of 12
Subtitles12 of 12

Should I buy Darkest Dungeon®?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 114 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 52 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 163k 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
70% of themes are praise30% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
114 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It got mechanics and gameplay down pretty well, it's a great idea and even quite polished, except for the narrator's horrible conjugation and grammar in his use of an otherwise advanced vocabulary.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
52 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It presents itself by being relentless, which is also the main difficulty.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat is very single solution based, targeting rear stress dealers and stunning, no matter your battle or dungeon it boils down to the same rotation and team setup.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The art, music, voice-work and story are dark, grungy and desolate but are so enrapturing and sometimes even motivational.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The few good things, which aren't related to the gameplay itself are the art style and narriration, they go extremly well together and are very iconic.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Many hero skills, trinkets and prioritization of killing stress-causing enemies can make this easier to deal with, thankfully.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay114 reviews
Difficulty52 reviews
Combat36 reviews
Story32 reviews
Graphics23 reviews
Characters22 reviews
Audio17 reviews
Divided opinion
Multiplayer
75% still recommend
Interface
75% still recommend
Monetization
67% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$24.99

The lowest we've tracked is $3.74.

7 points recordedtoday · $24.99

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