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The Dark Prophecy

Start Warp · 2022-02-28

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AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Sep 16, 2022 (Xbox One), Sep 16, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Jun 23, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 16, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Sep 16, 2022 (PlayStation 5)

The Dark Prophecy is a 2D pixel-art Point&Click adventure inspired by the best retro games of the 90s. Welcome to a peaceful medieval village, where life is safe and calm. But one fateful night, everything changes.

0
playing now
77%
positive of 44 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3.67★
PlayStation Store rating (21 ratings)
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-09-16 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Welcome to a peaceful medieval village, where life is safe and calm. But one fateful night, everything changes. Play as Jacob, an average medieval boy, on his quest to save the kingdom from a dark prophecy. Jacob finds himself amid a whirlpool of magical events. Now the fate of his village (and whole kingdom) depends on him.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 69% of 17,044 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$9.99
Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.19 at Fanatical (2024-06-17)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 8 of 17 observed days · $7.80 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
5520212026Week of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$9.99$2.492021-06-232026-09-162021-06-23 — best price $9.992021-11-17 — best price $6.492021-12-22 — best price $7.492022-01-28 — best price $7.382022-03-09 — best price $6.492022-04-18 — best price $9.992022-05-19 — best price $4.992022-06-28 — best price $9.992022-07-28 — best price $9.992022-08-29 — best price $9.992022-11-04 — best price $9.992022-12-01 — best price $4.492023-01-03 — best price $9.992023-02-13 — best price $3.992023-03-27 — best price $9.992023-05-01 — best price $9.992023-06-10 — best price $7.892023-07-11 — best price $6.492023-08-28 — best price $9.992023-10-02 — best price $4.002023-10-31 — best price $9.992023-12-11 — best price $7.892024-01-09 — best price $3.492024-02-09 — best price $3.492024-02-29 — best price $6.492024-03-26 — best price $9.992024-05-03 — best price $2.992024-06-19 — best price $2.992024-07-26 — best price $3.002024-08-26 — best price $2.492024-10-23 — best price $6.992025-08-03 — best price $4.992026-03-19 — best price $2.492026-09-16 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

13
achievements tracked
41.1%
earned "Open sesame"
27.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, Russian

Player tags

2DCuteLinearPuzzleFantasyDark HumorStory RichExplorationVisual NovelHidden Object

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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