Darkwater

Buy78%

Mostly Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Targon Studios · Online Co-Op · Mar 26, 2026

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
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
14
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
12
Full audio1 of 12
Subtitles12 of 12

Should I buy Darkwater?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 85 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 79 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 31 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 29 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k 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
25% of themes are praise17% are divided58% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
85 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay builds on a series of interconnected loops that encourage cooperation and planning.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
79 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The blend of genres feels unique, and the co-op structure has the potential to mature into something exceptional if the developers continue expanding content and polishing existing systems.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I haven't played two of the games that this is compared to, but I can easily see the Lethal Company comparison (with graphics that don't give you a headache, to boot!).

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay85 reviews
Co-op79 reviews
Graphics8 reviews
Divided opinion
Combat
78% still recommend
Optimization
80% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
58% still recommend
Multiplayer
66% still recommend
Difficulty
73% still recommend
Crashes
43% still recommend
Performance
55% still recommend
Interface
67% still recommend
Story
60% 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
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

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

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 $6.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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