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DARKEST DAYS

NHN · 2025-04-23

Steam

ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerRPGFree To Play

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Battle Royale

Releases: Apr 23, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 24, 2025 (iOS), Feb 24, 2025 (Android)

DARKEST DAYS is a zombie shooting RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by a sudden zombie outbreak. Explore a dark yet captivating open world, build a sanctuary with fellow survivors, grow stronger, and fight for survival.

49%
positive of 5.1k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
Free
steam price (US)

DARKEST DAYS is a game set in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by a sudden zombie outbreak. Explore a bleak yet captivating world, build a sanctuary with fellow survivors, and fight to survive. You can also join multiplayer modes where you can either cooperate with other players to gather resources or compete against them for survival. The world has become a wasteland due to a sudden zombie virus outbreak. You will start as a fragile survivor in this world, overcoming various threats around you and uncovering the secret of the zombie virus.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 139 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~17/week).
  • · Review velocity down 16% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,570 reviews).
  • · Top 15% of 11,911 Action games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

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96996920252026Week of 2025-04-24: 601 positiveWeek of 2025-04-24: 969 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 150 negativeWeek of 2025-05-08: 150 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 82 negativeWeek of 2025-05-15: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 72 negativeWeek of 2025-05-22: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 64 negativeWeek of 2025-05-29: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-06-05: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 37 negativeWeek of 2025-06-12: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 36 negativeWeek of 2025-06-19: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-06-26: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-07-03: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-07-10: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-07-17: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-07-24: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 41 negativeWeek of 2025-07-31: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-08-07: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-08-07: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-08-14: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-08-21: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-08-28: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-09-04: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-09-11: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-09-18: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-09-25: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-10-02: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-10-09: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-10-16: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-10-23: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-10-30: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-11-06: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-11-13: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-11-20: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-11-27: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-12-04: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-12-11: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-12-18: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-12-25: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 34 negativeWeek of 2026-01-15: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 31 negativeWeek of 2026-01-22: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-01-29: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 30 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 32 negativeWeek of 2026-02-12: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-02-19: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-02-26: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-03-05: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-03-12: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-03-19: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-04-02: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-04-09: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-04-16: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-04-23: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-04-30: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-05-07: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-05-14: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-09: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-07-30: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-08-13: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-08-20: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-20: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-27: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-27: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-09-03: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-09-03: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerIn-App PurchasesPartial Controller SupportStats

13 supported languages: English, Korean, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Spain, French, Italian, German, Russian, Thai…

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