Darkest Dungeon®

Darkest Dungeon®

Steam Deck Verified

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

Yes, worth buying.

At $24.99. It has been as low as $3.74.

92%
Very Positive
161k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 60 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 53 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 161k player reviews · updated 4 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
50% of themes are praise33% are divided17% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
I'd call this game grindy or tedious, but I truly never got tired of the gorgeous art style and stressful gameplay loop.
60 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I'd call this game grindy or tedious, but I truly never got tired of the gorgeous art style and stressful gameplay loop.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The OST is amazing and dynamic at times which is definitely cool (town in chaos was by far my favorite theme as while you only play with four heroes, its easy to see all of them protecting what has to you and them, quickly become a home).
16 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
Gameplay60 reviews
Graphics26 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters95 reviews
78%
Combat37 reviews
81%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty53 reviews
72%

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. 6 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $24.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.74.

5 points recordedtoday · $24.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
126
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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