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Dark Bestiary

Qd · 2020-07-12

Steam

IndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jul 12, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Dark Bestiary is a turn-based tactic game with RPG elements. The very core of the game consists of continuous and exciting battles with monsters rather than a deep story. So, you will have to explore a rich combat system and discover your character’s possibilities.

Dark Bestiary is an Indie and RPG game released in 2020, priced at $8.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (89% of 525 reviews).

0
playing now
89%
positive of 525 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$8.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 59% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (94 reviews).
  • · Top 15% of 49,791 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 11k–24k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 525 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.69 at Steam (2024-09-30)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
828220192026Week of 2019-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 18:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 09:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 4 players2026-09-27 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 15:00 — 3 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
521Aug 2019Nov 2024Aug 2019 — avg 1 · peak 8Oct 2019 — avg 2 · peak 12Dec 2019 — avg 2 · peak 9Feb 2020 — avg 1 · peak 3May 2020 — avg 1 · peak 5Jul 2020 — avg 52 · peak 219Sep 2020 — avg 17 · peak 55Nov 2020 — avg 18 · peak 51Jan 2021 — avg 9 · peak 32Mar 2021 — avg 8 · peak 20May 2021 — avg 11 · peak 26Jul 2021 — avg 8 · peak 26Sep 2021 — avg 6 · peak 17Nov 2021 — avg 9 · peak 35Jan 2022 — avg 5 · peak 17Mar 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7May 2022 — avg 3 · peak 8Jul 2022 — avg 10 · peak 27Sep 2022 — avg 3 · peak 9Nov 2022 — avg 3 · peak 8Jan 2023 — avg 3 · peak 7Mar 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6May 2023 — avg 1 · peak 4Sep 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6Dec 2023 — avg 3 · peak 7Mar 2024 — avg 2 · peak 5Jul 2024 — avg 2 · peak 8Oct 2024 — avg 14 · peak 44Nov 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$11.99$2.692019-07-272024-10-072019-07-27 — best price $9.592019-08-02 — best price $11.992019-10-28 — best price $9.592019-11-01 — best price $11.992019-11-26 — best price $5.992019-12-03 — best price $11.992019-12-19 — best price $8.392020-01-02 — best price $11.992020-01-23 — best price $9.592020-01-27 — best price $11.992020-06-25 — best price $9.592020-07-09 — best price $11.992020-07-12 — best price $9.592020-07-19 — best price $11.992020-10-29 — best price $5.992020-11-02 — best price $11.992020-11-25 — best price $9.592020-12-01 — best price $11.992020-12-22 — best price $9.592021-01-05 — best price $11.992021-02-11 — best price $8.032021-02-15 — best price $11.992021-04-01 — best price $8.272021-04-06 — best price $11.992021-06-25 — best price $8.032021-07-08 — best price $11.992021-08-21 — best price $5.992021-08-23 — best price $11.992021-10-28 — best price $2.992021-11-01 — best price $11.992021-11-24 — best price $9.592021-12-01 — best price $11.992021-12-22 — best price $9.592022-01-05 — best price $11.992022-01-27 — best price $9.592022-02-03 — best price $11.992023-07-17 — best price $8.992024-09-30 — best price $2.692024-10-07 — best price $8.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

28
achievements tracked
64.7%
earned "Level 10"
22.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing

4 supported languages: English, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3304%28

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DRPGDarkLootIndieFantasyCraftingStrategyTurn-BasedDark Fantasy

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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