Buy it if you like
- Co-op: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Characters: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Gameplay: 34 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Interface: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 162 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 110 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are complaints
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
27 of 110 sampled reviews raised it
After watching the trailer I was excited to pick up Dark Scrolls to play co-op with my partner.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
14 of 110 sampled reviews raised it
Over all i love the old school feel and difficulty and like having to spam talk to find the secrets of the game in weird ways.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
11 of 110 sampled reviews raised it
Single Player will entice you with character unlocks who each feel distinct; the roster is about as engaging to figure out how to optimally pilot as you possibly could make characters who each only have 2 actions and 1 'super' move to play with, from a design angle.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
9 of 110 sampled reviews raised it
The art style and characters are quirky and fun, for the most part.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
7 of 110 sampled reviews raised it
EDIT: Hey, I played online multiplayer with a friend for like two hours and it was incredibly fun.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
7 of 110 sampled reviews raised it
Spritework and artstyle are very appealing from the character/enemy designs to the backgrounds; sound design is incredibly charming,
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Co-op27 reviews
Difficulty14 reviews
Characters11 reviews
Graphics9 reviews
Multiplayer7 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion
Story63% still recommend
Controls20% still recommend
Crashes67% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay56% still recommend
Bugs17% still recommend
Interface20% 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
- Shared/Split Screen
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Single-player
Controller
- Full controller support
Store features
- Custom Volume Controls
- Family Sharing
- Playable without Timed Input
- Remote Play Together
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$9.99
The lowest we've tracked is $7.99.
7 points recordedtoday · $9.99
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