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Darkest Dungeon®

Red Hook Studios · 2016-01-19

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IndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 19, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 27, 2016 (Linux), Aug 24, 2017 (iOS), Sep 27, 2016 (PlayStation Vita), Jan 19, 2016 (Mac), Feb 28, 2018 (Xbox One)

Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?

7,529
playing now
92%
positive of 161k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
545
twitch viewers (latest)
83/100
critic score (10 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (454 ratings)
84/100
opencritic · mighty · 93% recommend
95h
to beat · rushed 56h · completionist 128h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$3.74
steam price (US)

7,529 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Darkest Dungeon is a roguelike role-playing video game developed and published by Red Hook Studios. The game was first released for Microsoft Windows and OS X in January 2016, which followed a year-long early access development period. Later that year, it was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Linux, with a port for iOS being released in 2017, and ports for Nintendo Switch and Xbox One being released by 2018.

Trailer

Darkest Dungeon® trailer thumbnail

Darkest Dungeon - Release Trailer [OFFICIAL]

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

Health check

Healthy
  • · 7,529 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 6,241 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~780/week).
  • · Review velocity down 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 17,871 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 4.0M–9.7M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 161,240 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

IndieGala$2.88-88%
Fanatical$2.99-88%
GreenManGaming$3.19-87%
Humble Store$3.74-85%
Steam$3.74-85%
WinGameStore$3.74-85%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.74-85%
GOG$3.75-85%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2024-11-27) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 107 of 150 observed days · $0.89 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.7k2.7k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 509 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 92 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 328 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 585 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 119 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 351 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1,477 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 818 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 889 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 176 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 311 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 573 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 134 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 2,575 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 109 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 477 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 404 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 627 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 113 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 383 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 277 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 250 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 2,067 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 2,156 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 520 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 2,666 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 2,368 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1,974 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1,509 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 2,306 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 119 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1,719 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 2,000 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 149 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 2,678 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 179 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1,705 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 116 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1,040 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1,234 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 107 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 888 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,890 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1,566 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1,634 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 108 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1,148 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 2,595 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 230 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1,122 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1,374 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1,047 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,422 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1,523 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 113 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2,059 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 205 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1,314 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 146 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,910 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 145 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1,306 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,250 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 830 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 573 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1,240 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 128 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 850 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 760 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1,016 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 893 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1,029 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 890 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1,299 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 107 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1,110 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1,113 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 794 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 990 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1,352 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 125 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 994 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 124 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 581 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 746 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 728 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 459 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 493 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 877 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 717 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 688 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 727 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 715 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2,086 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 263 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1,017 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 113 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 778 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 997 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 889 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 572 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 932 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 722 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1,913 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 197 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 957 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1,010 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 109 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 832 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 862 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 748 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 765 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 866 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 96 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 622 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 708 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 101 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 658 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1,080 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 773 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 768 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1,012 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 136 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 617 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 575 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 653 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 96 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 511 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 654 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 313 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 34 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

9.5k2.0k2026-08-06 21:00 — 2,102 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 2,440 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 3,570 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 2,176 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 2,816 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 3,881 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 2,408 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 3,049 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 4,104 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 2,416 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 2,432 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 3,747 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 2,055 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 2,445 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 3,805 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 2,004 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 2,355 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 3,675 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 2,524 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 2,240 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 5,413 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 6,657 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 6,778 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 9,276 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 9,307 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 7,154 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 7,407 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 9,534 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 7,529 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$0.002015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $15.002016-01-28 — best price $19.992016-11-29 — best price $24.992017-04-14 — best price $24.992017-09-26 — best price $24.992018-02-08 — best price $9.992018-06-12 — best price $24.992018-11-12 — best price $24.992019-03-16 — best price $24.992019-09-03 — best price $7.492019-12-09 — best price $7.492020-02-29 — best price $24.992020-06-15 — best price $24.992020-11-25 — best price $6.242021-04-16 — best price $4.992021-09-02 — best price $24.992022-01-08 — best price $24.992022-06-28 — best price $24.992022-12-01 — best price $24.992023-04-13 — best price $24.992023-09-01 — best price $24.992023-12-02 — best price $24.992024-03-06 — best price $20.652024-04-12 — best price $19.152024-06-21 — best price $19.152024-09-04 — best price $22.392024-11-18 — best price $24.992025-02-04 — best price $19.152025-04-19 — best price $3.302025-06-25 — best price $22.492025-09-11 — best price $24.992025-11-21 — best price $2.982026-02-12 — best price $24.992026-04-14 — best price $3.752026-06-05 — best price $19.512026-07-31 — best price $19.512026-08-30 — best price $2.88
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

6301282026-05-29 — 259 pageviews2026-06-01 — 213 pageviews2026-06-04 — 169 pageviews2026-06-07 — 201 pageviews2026-06-10 — 143 pageviews2026-06-13 — 177 pageviews2026-06-16 — 175 pageviews2026-06-19 — 195 pageviews2026-06-22 — 168 pageviews2026-06-25 — 128 pageviews2026-06-28 — 178 pageviews2026-07-01 — 173 pageviews2026-07-04 — 183 pageviews2026-07-07 — 156 pageviews2026-07-10 — 179 pageviews2026-07-13 — 172 pageviews2026-07-16 — 167 pageviews2026-07-19 — 173 pageviews2026-07-22 — 390 pageviews2026-07-25 — 158 pageviews2026-07-28 — 236 pageviews2026-07-31 — 204 pageviews2026-08-03 — 200 pageviews2026-08-06 — 187 pageviews2026-08-09 — 182 pageviews2026-08-12 — 167 pageviews2026-08-15 — 168 pageviews2026-08-18 — 333 pageviews2026-08-21 — 383 pageviews2026-08-24 — 488 pageviews2026-08-25 — 460 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

23k1342026-08-19 01:12 — 1,769 viewers2026-08-20 00:12 — 3,470 viewers2026-08-21 14:12 — 3,143 viewers2026-08-22 21:12 — 11,949 viewers2026-08-23 18:12 — 9,938 viewers2026-08-24 00:12 — 10,563 viewers2026-08-26 04:12 — 3,782 viewers2026-08-26 21:12 — 9,342 viewers2026-08-27 00:12 — 10,828 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 4,850 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 241 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 357 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 529 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 21,011 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 15,782 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 10,972 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 151 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 2,666 viewers2026-08-28 21:12 — 7,752 viewers2026-08-29 00:12 — 18,059 viewers2026-08-29 03:12 — 12,819 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 134 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 855 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 2,107 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 12,043 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 22,747 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 22,636 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 9,459 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 11,751 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 13,241 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 545 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
93.8%
earned "Welcome home..."
27.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing7 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Italian, Simplified Chinese, Korean

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DRPGDarkIndieStrategyDifficultRogue-likeTurn-BasedAtmosphericPerma Death

Census log

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

Recent updates

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