Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage

Wait67%

Mixed · 271 player reviews · Low confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Stormling Studios · Adventure · Dec 5, 2014

Player review score
67%
Mixed
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
38
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
6
Full audio3 of 6
Subtitles6 of 6

Should I buy Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 45 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 271 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 115 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise13% are divided37% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
45 of 115 sampled reviews raised it
This game does give a proper ending to the journey and the story itself is still very good but it was frustrating to play because of the bugs, annoying out of place puzzles that were added in the director's cut (especially the one with the poem and the snake's head) and the ugly 3D graphics, especially the NPCs.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
19 of 115 sampled reviews raised it
It also brings free roam exploration as the focus while puzzles are used to get to important items for the ending.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
16 of 115 sampled reviews raised it
The Director’s Cut Edition enhances this with improved lighting effects, new post-processing, and subtle environmental updates that deepen immersion.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
15 of 115 sampled reviews raised it
Soundtrack on this one is still really good (even tho i liked OST on the first one more).

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story45 reviews
Gameplay19 reviews
Graphics16 reviews
Audio15 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
60% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
28% still recommend
Interface
50% still recommend
Crashes
0% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.

10 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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