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Dark Deity

Sword & Axe LLC · indie.io · 2021-06-15

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AdventureIndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric, Side view

Releases: Mar 17, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 15, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Step into the world of Terrazael and lead soon-to-be legendary heroes in a quest to restore a land fractured by broken oaths, reckless wars, and untamed magic. Fight back in turn-based battles, manage character relationships, collect dangerous artifacts, and hopefully restore the world...

Dark Deity is an Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy game released in 2021, priced at $4.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (72% of 3110 reviews).

22
playing now
72%
positive of 3.1k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
1
Nexus mods (22 downloads)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

22 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Dark Deity is a tactical role-playing video game developed by Sword & Axe LLC and published by indie.io. It was funded by Kickstarter, and released on June 15, 2021, on the Steam platform for Microsoft Windows. It was later released for Nintendo Switch on March 17, 2022. It follows a group of military academy students in a fantasy universe who are suddenly conscripted into the army years prior to their normal graduation due to the onset of war in the kingdom.

Trailer

Dark Deity trailer thumbnail

Dark Deity - Official Trailer | E3 2021

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 22 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 146 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~18/week).
  • · Review velocity down 32% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (834 reviews).
  • · Top 7% of 28,692 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 62k–140k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,113 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Gamesplanet$4.34-83%
IndieGala$4.99-80%
Steam$4.99-80%
WinGameStore$4.99-80%
GamersGate$5.00-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.00 at Fortuna Digital (2026-05-22) · bundled 12×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 170 of 206 observed days · $1.34 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
67667620212026Week of 2021-06-01: 676 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 158 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

38112026-09-14 22:00 — 21 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 12 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 21 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 19 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 30 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 14 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 25 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 19 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 14 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 24 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 27 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 12 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 15 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 26 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 23 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 35 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 34 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 15 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 12 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 18 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 28 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 38 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 33 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 22 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
92315Jun 2021Aug 2026Jun 2021 — avg 923 · peak 2,037Aug 2021 — avg 112 · peak 222Oct 2021 — avg 83 · peak 295Dec 2021 — avg 43 · peak 109Feb 2022 — avg 32 · peak 56Apr 2022 — avg 47 · peak 97Jun 2022 — avg 26 · peak 57Aug 2022 — avg 57 · peak 172Oct 2022 — avg 28 · peak 71Dec 2022 — avg 29 · peak 64Feb 2023 — avg 27 · peak 67Apr 2023 — avg 15 · peak 37Jun 2023 — avg 35 · peak 173Aug 2023 — avg 26 · peak 53Oct 2023 — avg 18 · peak 43Dec 2023 — avg 34 · peak 65Feb 2024 — avg 22 · peak 50Apr 2024 — avg 28 · peak 76Jun 2024 — avg 31 · peak 65Aug 2024 — avg 22 · peak 48Oct 2024 — avg 32 · peak 76Dec 2024 — avg 28 · peak 50Feb 2025 — avg 41 · peak 104Apr 2025 — avg 90 · peak 188Jun 2025 — avg 41 · peak 98Aug 2025 — avg 31 · peak 79Oct 2025 — avg 34 · peak 65Dec 2025 — avg 29 · peak 53Feb 2026 — avg 22 · peak 55Apr 2026 — avg 30 · peak 72Jun 2026 — avg 32 · peak 60Aug 2026 — avg 30 · peak 73
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$3.252021-06-162026-10-122021-06-16 — best price $19.992022-02-21 — best price $24.992022-05-15 — best price $14.992022-07-30 — best price $19.882022-11-01 — best price $24.992022-12-15 — best price $12.492023-02-11 — best price $9.742023-04-06 — best price $9.992023-06-15 — best price $24.992023-08-01 — best price $18.362023-10-10 — best price $24.992023-11-16 — best price $18.362024-01-05 — best price $20.492024-02-25 — best price $24.992024-04-04 — best price $6.252024-05-10 — best price $6.252024-06-28 — best price $6.252024-08-05 — best price $4.992024-09-25 — best price $6.002024-12-03 — best price $18.362024-12-30 — best price $4.802025-02-21 — best price $4.892025-03-28 — best price $24.992025-05-08 — best price $24.992025-07-08 — best price $3.772025-09-04 — best price $4.992025-10-28 — best price $3.902025-12-04 — best price $4.122026-01-31 — best price $17.542026-03-13 — best price $24.992026-04-22 — best price $5.002026-05-23 — best price $5.002026-06-23 — best price $5.002026-07-31 — best price $3.412026-08-22 — best price $4.992026-09-19 — best price $5.002026-10-12 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

9092026-05-27 — 19 pageviews2026-05-31 — 20 pageviews2026-06-04 — 13 pageviews2026-06-08 — 90 pageviews2026-06-12 — 57 pageviews2026-06-16 — 24 pageviews2026-06-20 — 27 pageviews2026-06-24 — 21 pageviews2026-06-28 — 28 pageviews2026-07-02 — 27 pageviews2026-07-06 — 59 pageviews2026-07-10 — 20 pageviews2026-07-14 — 29 pageviews2026-07-18 — 27 pageviews2026-07-22 — 32 pageviews2026-07-26 — 15 pageviews2026-07-30 — 17 pageviews2026-08-03 — 12 pageviews2026-08-07 — 14 pageviews2026-08-11 — 17 pageviews2026-08-15 — 26 pageviews2026-08-19 — 25 pageviews2026-08-23 — 34 pageviews2026-08-27 — 28 pageviews2026-08-31 — 29 pageviews2026-09-04 — 23 pageviews2026-09-08 — 21 pageviews2026-09-12 — 22 pageviews2026-09-16 — 9 pageviews2026-09-20 — 27 pageviews2026-09-24 — 60 pageviews2026-09-28 — 21 pageviews2026-10-02 — 12 pageviews2026-10-06 — 31 pageviews2026-10-10 — 16 pageviews2026-10-12 — 20 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

40
achievements tracked
81.5%
earned "Super Effective!"
20%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing3 DLC

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2021-06-15, latest 2022-07-25 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,2855%40
Switch (Nintendo)770%0

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGJRPGAnimeFantasyStrategyTacticalTop-DownAdventureLore-RichStrategy RPG

Census log

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

Recent updates

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