The Darkness II

Buy92%

Very Positive · 21k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS

Digital Extremes · FPS · Feb 9, 2012

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Price
$29.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
Not fetched yet

Steam has not reported this game’s achievement count.

Languages
7
Full audio7 of 7
Subtitles7 of 7

Should I buy The Darkness II?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 129 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 84 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 21k 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
50% of themes are praise33% are divided17% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
129 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The atmosphere is consistently enthralling and helps the player get sucked into the story.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
84 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This said, this game is brutal, full of action, possible replayability if you want to unlock everything, and lots of guts and blood.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The combat in this game is so unique and full of personality, and so, SO very gorey.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The simplicity of the geometry lends to this performance, but the wonderful thing is that the art style of the game renders the lack of geometry detail irrelevant.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
What brings me to one of my favorite things, the sound design and music, both of which manage to blend technical precision with carefully crafted artistic direction.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I did not experience any lag, or stutter throughout the whole campaign.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story129 reviews
Gameplay84 reviews
Combat57 reviews
Graphics40 reviews
Audio23 reviews
Performance21 reviews
Divided opinion
Multiplayer
71% still recommend
Co-op
100% still recommend
Characters
100% still recommend
Controls
25% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
71% still recommend
Difficulty
85% 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
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$29.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $29.99