DARQ: Complete Edition

Buy94%

Very Positive · 4k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows

Unfold Games · Horror · Aug 15, 2019

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
17
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
19
Full audio0 of 19
Subtitles0 of 19

Should I buy DARQ: Complete Edition?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 102 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 65 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 66 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k 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
45% of themes are praise22% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
102 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The strong audiovisual design plays well with Darq's creative puzzle mechanics, putting an interesting twist on a well-trodden genre.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
65 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Muted colors, dramatic lighting, and subtle environmental animation reinforce the feeling of being trapped inside an unstable nightmare where reality constantly shifts beneath Lloyd's feet.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
At least for me, it was very fluid, and the learning curve was easy and intuitive.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The sound design is equally impressive, using ambient effects more effectively than loud musical cues.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay102 reviews
Graphics65 reviews
Difficulty34 reviews
Audio32 reviews
Divided opinion
Combat
100% still recommend
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Players complain
Story
92% still recommend
Interface
88% still recommend
Controls
86% 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

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $5.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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