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Dark Hours cover art

Dark Hours

Piece of Cake studios · 2025-10-23

SteamPlayStation Store

ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Oct 24, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 22, 2026 (PlayStation 5), Apr 22, 2026 (Xbox Series X|S)

Dark Hours is a co-op survival horror game for 1-4 players. Your heist has been disrupted by a supernatural event, and your team of robbers is now trapped with an evil entity. Forget your plan, your mission is to survive. Explore and cooperate to find a way out.

Dark Hours is an Action and Adventure game released in 2025, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and Very Positive (82% of 4224 reviews) sentiment.

171
playing now
82%
positive of 4.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
15,348
twitch viewers (latest)
3837.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
4.36★
PlayStation Store rating (354 ratings)
1h
to beat · rushed 1h · completionist 1h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

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

Trailer

Dark Hours trailer thumbnail

Dark Hours - Gameplay Launch Trailer

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

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 171 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 141 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~18/week).
  • · Review velocity down 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 27,656 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 84k–190k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,224 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $5.99 at Steam (2026-09-03)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 11 of 21 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
20320320242026Week of 2024-10-24: 203 positiveWeek of 2024-10-24: 52 negativeWeek of 2024-10-31: 88 positiveWeek of 2024-10-31: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-11-07: 97 positiveWeek of 2024-11-07: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-11-14: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-11-14: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-11-21: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-11-21: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-11-28: 197 positiveWeek of 2024-11-28: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-05: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-12-05: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-12-12: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-12-12: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-12-19: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-12-19: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-12-26: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-12-26: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-01-02: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-01-02: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-01-09: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-01-09: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-16: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-01-16: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-01-23: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-01-23: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-01-30: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-01-30: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-06: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-02-06: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-13: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-02-13: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-20: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-02-20: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-27: 132 positiveWeek of 2025-02-27: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-03-06: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-03-06: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-03-13: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-03-13: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-03-20: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-03-20: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-27: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-03-27: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-03: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-04-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-10: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-17: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-04-17: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-24: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-04-24: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-08: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-15: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-05-22: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-05-29: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-06-05: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-12: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-19: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-26: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-03: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-07-10: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-17: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-24: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-31: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-07: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-14: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-21: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-28: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-09-04: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-11: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-18: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-02: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-09: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-16: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 36 negativeWeek of 2025-10-30: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-11-06: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-13: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-20: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-27: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-12-04: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-11: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-18: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-25: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-15: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-22: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-29: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-12: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-19: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-02-26: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-05: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-12: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-19: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-04-02: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-04-09: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-16: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-23: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-30: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-07: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-14: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-09: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-30: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-13: 8 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

33902026-09-14 23:00 — 146 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 87 players2026-09-17 15:00 — 339 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 147 players2026-09-20 06:00 — 65 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 221 players2026-09-22 21:00 — 101 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 71 players2026-09-25 12:00 — 137 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 195 players2026-09-28 03:00 — 71 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 62 players2026-09-30 18:00 — 126 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 93 players2026-10-03 09:00 — 77 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 237 players2026-10-06 01:00 — 122 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 72 players2026-10-08 16:00 — 172 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 117 players2026-10-11 07:00 — 122 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 124 players2026-10-13 22:00 — 74 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 171 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
703122Oct 2024Aug 2026Oct 2024 — avg 703 · peak 1,612Nov 2024 — avg 406 · peak 1,129Dec 2024 — avg 312 · peak 754Jan 2025 — avg 308 · peak 678Feb 2025 — avg 265 · peak 1,171Mar 2025 — avg 408 · peak 1,836Apr 2025 — avg 187 · peak 545May 2025 — avg 214 · peak 683Jun 2025 — avg 157 · peak 389Jul 2025 — avg 144 · peak 389Aug 2025 — avg 173 · peak 672Sep 2025 — avg 161 · peak 518Oct 2025 — avg 149 · peak 713Nov 2025 — avg 139 · peak 479Dec 2025 — avg 163 · peak 437Jan 2026 — avg 144 · peak 325Feb 2026 — avg 177 · peak 516Mar 2026 — avg 182 · peak 926Apr 2026 — avg 214 · peak 726May 2026 — avg 122 · peak 275Jun 2026 — avg 183 · peak 549Jul 2026 — avg 151 · peak 383Aug 2026 — avg 124 · peak 532
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$7.992024-10-242026-08-032024-10-24 — best price $8.892024-11-27 — best price $8.992024-12-09 — best price $8.992024-12-19 — best price $7.992025-01-16 — best price $8.492025-02-27 — best price $7.992025-03-13 — best price $7.992025-05-15 — best price $7.992025-06-27 — best price $7.992025-07-18 — best price $12.992025-09-03 — best price $12.992025-10-23 — best price $11.992025-11-06 — best price $14.992026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-02-24 — best price $14.992026-03-26 — best price $8.992026-05-20 — best price $8.992026-06-11 — best price $14.992026-06-25 — best price $8.992026-07-16 — best price $8.992026-07-30 — best price $14.992026-08-03 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

46
achievements tracked
36.6%
earned "First Taste of Power"
2.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyStereo Sound

24 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Arabic, Polish, Russian, Traditional Chinese…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,1690%46
PS5 (PlayStation)5101%43
Xbox Series (Xbox)793%46

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

DarkCo-opFunnyHeistHorrorMysterySurvivalTeam-BasedAtmosphericMultiplayer

Census log

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

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