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Dark Deity 2

Sword & Axe LLC · indie.io · 2025-03-24

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AdventureIndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Mar 24, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 04, 2025 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 07, 2025 (PlayStation 5), Nov 07, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S)

Verroa is a peaceful continent on the brink of war as the Asverellian Empire seeks to expand - at your homeland’s expense. Command unlikely heroes, fight challenging turn-based battles, and watch hardship forge iron into steel. Dark Deity is back, bigger and better than before!

Dark Deity 2 is an Adventure Indie RPG Strategy game released in 2025, priced at $16.24, with Very Positive (89% of 1752 reviews) and an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners.

62
playing now
89%
positive of 1.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
1
Nexus mods (58 downloads)
4.44★
PlayStation Store rating (126 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$16.24
steam price (US)

62 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Dark Deity 2 is a tactical role-playing game developed by Sword & Axe LLC and published by indie.io. A sequel to the 2021 game Dark Deity, it was released for Windows and macOS on March 24, 2025, and was later released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. Set 25 years after the events of the previous game, the story follows the next generation of heroes as they defend the land of Verroa from an invasion by the Holy Asverellian Empire.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 62 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 70 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9/week).
  • · Review velocity up 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (438 reviews).
  • · Top 10% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 35k–79k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,752 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$16.25-35%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $11.50 at Fortuna Digital (2026-06-29) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 196 of 230 observed days · $4.75 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
42142120252026Week of 2025-03-24: 421 positiveWeek of 2025-03-24: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-03-31: 160 positiveWeek of 2025-03-31: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-07: 123 positiveWeek of 2025-04-07: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-14: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-04-14: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-21: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-04-21: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-28: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-04-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-05: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-05-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-12: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-05-12: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-19: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-05-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-26: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-26: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-02: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-09: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-06-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-16: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-23: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-30: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-07: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-07: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-14: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-21: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-28: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-28: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-04: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-11: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-18: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-25: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-08: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-08: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-15: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-22: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-29: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-29: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-06: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-13: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-20: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-10-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-27: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-27: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-03: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-10: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-17: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-24: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-11-24: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-08: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-15: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-15: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-22: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-22: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-29: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-29: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-05: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-12: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-19: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-26: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-02: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-09: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-16: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-23: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-02: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-09: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-16: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-23: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-30: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-03-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-06: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-04-06: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-13: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-04-13: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-04-20: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-27: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-27: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-04: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-11: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-18: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-25: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-25: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-08: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-08: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-15: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-22: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-29: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-29: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-06: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-13: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-13: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-20: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-20: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-27: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-03: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-10: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-17: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-24: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

74192026-09-15 00:00 — 31 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 20 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 39 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 31 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 37 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 51 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 39 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 21 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 33 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 31 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 35 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 28 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 24 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 38 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 53 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 53 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 47 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 45 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 39 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 39 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 74 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 71 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 32 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 62 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
99534Mar 2025Aug 2026Mar 2025 — avg 995 · peak 1,581Apr 2025 — avg 436 · peak 1,180May 2025 — avg 119 · peak 229Jun 2025 — avg 65 · peak 148Jul 2025 — avg 75 · peak 168Aug 2025 — avg 48 · peak 104Sep 2025 — avg 52 · peak 118Oct 2025 — avg 86 · peak 213Nov 2025 — avg 54 · peak 115Dec 2025 — avg 49 · peak 95Jan 2026 — avg 47 · peak 87Feb 2026 — avg 37 · peak 76Mar 2026 — avg 34 · peak 79Apr 2026 — avg 114 · peak 351May 2026 — avg 57 · peak 133Jun 2026 — avg 65 · peak 127Jul 2026 — avg 72 · peak 152Aug 2026 — avg 48 · peak 101
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$10.652025-03-192026-10-142025-03-19 — best price $24.992025-04-06 — best price $19.992025-05-09 — best price $15.992025-06-25 — best price $16.052025-07-08 — best price $15.312025-07-25 — best price $15.592025-08-12 — best price $16.942025-08-27 — best price $16.992025-09-12 — best price $19.992025-10-05 — best price $16.712025-10-21 — best price $19.992025-11-09 — best price $17.542025-11-24 — best price $15.092025-12-09 — best price $14.992026-01-08 — best price $17.542026-01-23 — best price $13.982026-02-14 — best price $19.882026-03-10 — best price $15.992026-03-30 — best price $13.742026-04-17 — best price $21.492026-05-01 — best price $24.992026-05-15 — best price $14.742026-05-30 — best price $16.242026-06-11 — best price $16.242026-06-26 — best price $14.742026-07-16 — best price $14.242026-08-03 — best price $12.992026-08-18 — best price $12.472026-08-30 — best price $16.252026-09-09 — best price $16.252026-09-19 — best price $16.252026-09-29 — best price $16.252026-10-09 — best price $16.252026-10-14 — best price $16.25
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4262026-08-22 — 26 pageviews2026-08-24 — 20 pageviews2026-08-26 — 15 pageviews2026-08-28 — 23 pageviews2026-08-30 — 10 pageviews2026-09-01 — 10 pageviews2026-09-03 — 15 pageviews2026-09-05 — 16 pageviews2026-09-07 — 12 pageviews2026-09-09 — 15 pageviews2026-09-11 — 8 pageviews2026-09-13 — 11 pageviews2026-09-15 — 6 pageviews2026-09-17 — 12 pageviews2026-09-19 — 7 pageviews2026-09-21 — 14 pageviews2026-09-23 — 8 pageviews2026-09-25 — 26 pageviews2026-09-27 — 12 pageviews2026-09-29 — 14 pageviews2026-10-01 — 13 pageviews2026-10-03 — 10 pageviews2026-10-05 — 9 pageviews2026-10-07 — 19 pageviews2026-10-09 — 11 pageviews2026-10-11 — 18 pageviews2026-10-12 — 11 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

35
achievements tracked
85.7%
earned "Risk averse"
21.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportFamily Sharing1 DLC

6 supported languages: English, Korean, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2025-03-24 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)6155%35
PS5 (PlayStation)10414%35
Switch (Nintendo)290%0
Xbox Series (Xbox)200%35

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

Player tags

RPGJRPGAnimeRetroFantasyStrategyTacticalTop-DownAdventureLore-Rich

Census log

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

Recent updates

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