Darkstone

Buy79%

Mostly Positive · 601 player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows

Delphine Software · RPG · Sep 26, 2014

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Price
$4.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio1 of 5
Subtitles5 of 5

Should I buy Darkstone?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Graphics: 59 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 601 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
33% of themes are praise17% are divided50% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
the gameplay is entertaining, with a huge emphasis on micro, character progress rewarding, and the dark forests of Uma have such a character with an awesome atmosphere; it's just addicting.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game itself isn't too bad, its like Diablo and other games like that, has some cool sound effects, dialogue is kinda bad but listenable.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
One of Darkstone’s underrated features is its inclusion of multiplayer, offering co-op play that lets adventurers face its dungeons together.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Choosing from different classes—such as warrior, wizard, monk, or thief—allows for flexibility in how the game is approached.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay40 reviews
Audio15 reviews
Co-op14 reviews
Characters8 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
87% still recommend
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Players complain
Graphics
73% still recommend
Multiplayer
76% still recommend
Bugs
54% still recommend
Combat
67% still recommend
Interface
65% still recommend
Controls
50% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together

Platforms

  • Windows

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$4.99

The lowest we've tracked is $0.99.

10 points recordedtoday · $4.99

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