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STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II cover art

STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II

LucasArts · 2009-09-16

SteamGOG

Action

Franchise: Star Wars · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: First person

Releases: 1997 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II picks up where the award-winning Dark Forces™ game left off...with even more features and firepower in dazzling 3D graphics. As Kyle Katarn, you must acquire a lightsaber and learn the ways of the Force to become a Jedi Knight.

STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II is a $5.99 Action game released in 2009, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (81% of 2267 reviews).

2
playing now
81%
positive of 2.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
IGDB user rating (108 ratings)
3
Nexus mods (3.4k downloads)
12h
to beat · rushed 7h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$5.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II is a 1997 first-person shooter video game developed and published by LucasArts for Windows. It is the sequel to 1995's Star Wars: Dark Forces and the second installment in the Star Wars: Jedi Knight series. The story, set in the Star Wars expanded universe one year after the film Return of the Jedi, follows returning protagonist Kyle Katarn, a mercenary working for the New Republic, who discovers his connection to the Force and "The Valley of the Jedi", an ancient source of power. With his father having been murdered years prior by the Dark Jedi Jerec and his followers over the Valley's location, Katarn embarks on a quest to confront his father's killers and find the Valley before they do.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 97 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~12/week).
  • · Review velocity up 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 27,701 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 91k–182k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,274 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$2.09-65%
Steam$2.09-65%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.55 at AllYouPlay (2020-10-26) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $5.99 · on sale 31 of 46 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
232320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2102026-09-15 13:00 — 5 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 10 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 4 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 5 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 7 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 4 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 13 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 8 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 7 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 9 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 11 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 5 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 10 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 7 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 3 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 12 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
324Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 13 · peak 31Dec 2012 — avg 7 · peak 24May 2013 — avg 19 · peak 95Oct 2013 — avg 5 · peak 14Mar 2014 — avg 8 · peak 20Aug 2014 — avg 7 · peak 22Jan 2015 — avg 10 · peak 26Jun 2015 — avg 9 · peak 23Nov 2015 — avg 9 · peak 37Apr 2016 — avg 8 · peak 21Sep 2016 — avg 7 · peak 21Feb 2017 — avg 11 · peak 29Jul 2017 — avg 11 · peak 36Dec 2017 — avg 19 · peak 62May 2018 — avg 14 · peak 55Oct 2018 — avg 8 · peak 22Mar 2019 — avg 9 · peak 27Aug 2019 — avg 7 · peak 26Jan 2020 — avg 18 · peak 50Jun 2020 — avg 11 · peak 25Nov 2020 — avg 13 · peak 35Apr 2021 — avg 7 · peak 24Sep 2021 — avg 8 · peak 20Feb 2022 — avg 9 · peak 22Jul 2022 — avg 10 · peak 28Dec 2022 — avg 9 · peak 26May 2023 — avg 12 · peak 30Oct 2023 — avg 8 · peak 21Mar 2024 — avg 11 · peak 29Aug 2024 — avg 7 · peak 20Jan 2025 — avg 8 · peak 23Jun 2025 — avg 10 · peak 23Nov 2025 — avg 7 · peak 17Apr 2026 — avg 8 · peak 19Aug 2026 — avg 7 · peak 17
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$7.51$0.552015-01-012026-10-022015-01-01 — best price $5.992015-12-02 — best price $2.392016-05-05 — best price $6.942016-12-20 — best price $5.992017-05-12 — best price $1.552017-08-21 — best price $6.162018-01-26 — best price $1.992018-05-02 — best price $2.392018-09-29 — best price $7.422019-04-24 — best price $2.482019-09-03 — best price $5.462020-01-08 — best price $2.092020-02-16 — best price $5.402020-10-03 — best price $5.272020-12-23 — best price $5.272021-06-24 — best price $2.092021-12-05 — best price $4.972022-02-24 — best price $1.412022-05-26 — best price $1.322022-08-01 — best price $4.782022-10-01 — best price $4.782023-01-03 — best price $5.992023-04-11 — best price $1.102023-06-18 — best price $4.782023-10-02 — best price $1.312023-12-05 — best price $1.242024-03-04 — best price $1.252024-05-01 — best price $1.492024-07-14 — best price $1.442024-09-23 — best price $4.792024-12-14 — best price $4.782025-03-13 — best price $1.102025-09-12 — best price $2.092025-11-14 — best price $5.992026-05-05 — best price $5.992026-10-02 — best price $2.09
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3571312026-05-30 — 241 pageviews2026-06-03 — 226 pageviews2026-06-07 — 241 pageviews2026-06-11 — 185 pageviews2026-06-15 — 165 pageviews2026-06-19 — 153 pageviews2026-06-23 — 141 pageviews2026-06-27 — 177 pageviews2026-07-01 — 190 pageviews2026-07-05 — 225 pageviews2026-07-09 — 222 pageviews2026-07-13 — 210 pageviews2026-07-17 — 154 pageviews2026-07-21 — 166 pageviews2026-07-25 — 150 pageviews2026-07-29 — 157 pageviews2026-08-02 — 185 pageviews2026-08-06 — 172 pageviews2026-08-10 — 150 pageviews2026-08-14 — 157 pageviews2026-08-18 — 150 pageviews2026-08-22 — 171 pageviews2026-08-26 — 206 pageviews2026-08-30 — 183 pageviews2026-09-03 — 179 pageviews2026-09-07 — 188 pageviews2026-09-11 — 174 pageviews2026-09-15 — 161 pageviews2026-09-19 — 146 pageviews2026-09-23 — 151 pageviews2026-09-27 — 218 pageviews2026-10-01 — 160 pageviews2026-10-05 — 133 pageviews2026-10-08 — 143 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

3 supported languages: English, French, Italian

Where its players are

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

Player tags

FMVFPSRetroSpace1990'sActionSci-fiClassicShooterAdventure

Census log

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

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