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Dark Messiah of Might & Magic

Arkane Studios · Ubisoft · 2006-10-25

Steam

ActionRPG

Franchise: Might and Magic · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Nov 02, 2006 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Discover a new breed of Action-RPG game powered by an enhanced version of the Source™ Engine by Valve. Set in the Might & Magic® universe, players will experience ferocious combat in a dark and immersive fantasy environment. Swords, Stealth, Sorcery. Choose your way to kill.

57
playing now
91%
positive of 12k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
77/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
78/100
IGDB user rating (248 ratings)
9h
to beat · rushed 6.3h · completionist 25h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

57 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Dark Messiah of Might and Magic is a first-person action role-playing game developed by Arkane Studios. The player controls Sareth, the apprentice of the wizard Phenrig, after he is sent to the city of Stonehelm to accompany an expedition trying to retrieve a powerful artifact known as "The Skull of Shadows".

Health check

Healthy
  • · 57 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 605 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~76/week).
  • · Review velocity up 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 10,909 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 472k–944k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 11,795 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.29 at GreenManGaming (2016-07-20) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 8 of 16 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
14814820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

61102026-08-06 21:00 — 46 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 14 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 29 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 41 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 23 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 51 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 47 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 12 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 61 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 40 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 18 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 32 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 29 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 18 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 27 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 39 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 14 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 38 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 35 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 16 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 27 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 49 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 12 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 37 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 53 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 14 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 30 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 37 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 17 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 57 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$15.49$2.492015-01-012026-07-092015-01-01 — best price $5.992015-03-16 — best price $6.152015-04-30 — best price $15.412015-06-02 — best price $15.192015-07-14 — best price $6.382015-09-25 — best price $9.992015-12-14 — best price $5.972016-01-03 — best price $9.992016-03-17 — best price $5.312016-05-09 — best price $9.952016-07-18 — best price $13.172016-09-08 — best price $4.992016-10-25 — best price $4.992017-01-02 — best price $9.992017-06-22 — best price $4.992017-09-25 — best price $9.992018-01-25 — best price $2.492018-07-05 — best price $9.992019-02-11 — best price $9.992019-09-30 — best price $2.492020-01-23 — best price $2.492020-05-11 — best price $9.992020-12-22 — best price $2.492021-09-16 — best price $2.492022-05-05 — best price $2.492022-11-22 — best price $2.492023-04-15 — best price $2.492023-10-26 — best price $2.492024-03-14 — best price $2.492024-07-14 — best price $2.492024-12-19 — best price $2.492025-05-27 — best price $2.492025-09-29 — best price $2.492026-03-19 — best price $2.492026-07-09 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5591262026-05-29 — 161 pageviews2026-06-01 — 184 pageviews2026-06-04 — 481 pageviews2026-06-07 — 361 pageviews2026-06-10 — 250 pageviews2026-06-13 — 231 pageviews2026-06-16 — 328 pageviews2026-06-19 — 199 pageviews2026-06-22 — 193 pageviews2026-06-25 — 180 pageviews2026-06-28 — 204 pageviews2026-07-01 — 362 pageviews2026-07-04 — 249 pageviews2026-07-07 — 391 pageviews2026-07-10 — 322 pageviews2026-07-13 — 228 pageviews2026-07-16 — 126 pageviews2026-07-19 — 245 pageviews2026-07-22 — 169 pageviews2026-07-25 — 169 pageviews2026-07-28 — 170 pageviews2026-07-31 — 151 pageviews2026-08-03 — 157 pageviews2026-08-06 — 243 pageviews2026-08-09 — 230 pageviews2026-08-12 — 195 pageviews2026-08-15 — 162 pageviews2026-08-18 — 171 pageviews2026-08-21 — 168 pageviews2026-08-24 — 181 pageviews2026-08-26 — 335 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerValve Anti-Cheat enabledFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain

Player tags

RPGMagicActionClassicFantasyStealthMedievalAdventureSwordplayAction RPG

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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