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Dark Deity 2

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

SteamGOGPlayStation Store

AdventureIndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player

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!

76
playing now
89%
positive of 1.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$16.24
steam price (US)

76 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 76 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 23% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 35k–78k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,726 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$12.43-50%
GOG$16.25-35%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $11.50 at Fortuna Digital (2026-06-29) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 172 of 208 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

82262026-08-11 19:00 — 40 players2026-08-12 11:00 — 41 players2026-08-13 03:00 — 46 players2026-08-13 19:00 — 36 players2026-08-14 10:00 — 36 players2026-08-15 02:00 — 50 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 54 players2026-08-16 10:00 — 53 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 52 players2026-08-17 18:00 — 41 players2026-08-18 10:00 — 26 players2026-08-19 01:00 — 30 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 28 players2026-08-20 09:00 — 28 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 37 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 49 players2026-08-22 08:00 — 43 players2026-08-23 00:00 — 59 players2026-08-23 16:00 — 72 players2026-08-24 07:00 — 36 players2026-08-24 23:00 — 53 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 72 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 49 players2026-08-26 21:00 — 45 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 82 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 38 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 43 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 73 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 76 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$10.652025-03-192026-08-302025-03-19 — best price $24.992025-03-31 — best price $19.992025-04-16 — best price $24.992025-06-10 — best price $15.992025-06-27 — best price $19.992025-07-08 — best price $15.312025-07-22 — best price $16.942025-08-05 — best price $19.992025-08-19 — best price $15.292025-08-30 — best price $20.722025-09-12 — best price $19.992025-10-01 — best price $15.092025-10-15 — best price $17.212025-10-28 — best price $15.092025-11-11 — best price $16.992025-11-24 — best price $15.092025-12-07 — best price $24.992025-12-19 — best price $15.092026-01-12 — best price $24.992026-01-31 — best price $17.542026-02-14 — best price $19.882026-03-05 — best price $24.992026-03-19 — best price $13.082026-04-06 — best price $16.192026-04-21 — best price $19.882026-05-01 — best price $24.992026-05-13 — best price $12.742026-05-22 — best price $12.002026-06-04 — best price $16.242026-06-13 — best price $17.542026-06-26 — best price $14.742026-07-14 — best price $21.052026-07-26 — best price $13.852026-08-10 — best price $17.542026-08-20 — best price $17.542026-08-30 — best price $16.25
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

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

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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