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The Darkness II

Digital Extremes · 2K · 2012-02-09

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Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Feb 07, 2012 (PlayStation 3), Feb 07, 2012 (Xbox 360), Feb 07, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

An intense first person shooter that delivers a twisted and gripping narrative of tragedy, modern crime drama, and supernatural horror.

The Darkness II is an Action game released in 2012, priced at $29.99, with an estimated 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 owners and a Very Positive (92% of 21131 reviews) sentiment.

17
playing now
92%
positive of 21k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
77/100
critic score (11 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (251 ratings)
6
Nexus mods (2.2k downloads)
9.6h
to beat · rushed 9.5h · completionist 23h
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

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

The Darkness II is a 2012 first-person shooter video game developed by Digital Extremes and published by 2K. The game is the sequel to The Darkness (2007) and based on the comic book series published by Top Cow Productions. The player controls Jackie Estacado, a mafia hitman who possesses a mysterious power called "the Darkness" that grants him supernatural abilities and a pair of Demon Arms. The game features elements found in role-playing video games such as skill trees, experience, and a four-player cooperative mode. The player must rescue the soul of Jackie's dead girlfriend, which was trapped by the Darkness in Hell, and confront the Brotherhood, a group of armed cultists trying to take the Darkness away from Jackie.

Trailer

The Darkness II trailer thumbnail

The Darkness II Launch Trailer

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

Health check

Healthy
  • · 17 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 610 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~76/week).
  • · Review velocity up 16% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 27,701 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 845k–1.7M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 21,131 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$2.99-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2025-10-20) · bundled 11×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 43 of 59 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
12912920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

77142026-09-15 11:00 — 45 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 72 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 45 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 41 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 77 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 24 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 23 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 44 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 27 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 25 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 36 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 23 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 19 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 34 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 60 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 29 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 37 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 33 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 20 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 34 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 56 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 32 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 17 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
92118Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 357 · peak 1,332Dec 2012 — avg 67 · peak 166May 2013 — avg 42 · peak 94Oct 2013 — avg 45 · peak 176Mar 2014 — avg 34 · peak 82Aug 2014 — avg 409 · peak 2,174Jan 2015 — avg 68 · peak 173Jun 2015 — avg 85 · peak 322Nov 2015 — avg 52 · peak 201Apr 2016 — avg 34 · peak 75Sep 2016 — avg 52 · peak 115Feb 2017 — avg 37 · peak 78Jul 2017 — avg 39 · peak 100Dec 2017 — avg 47 · peak 115May 2018 — avg 160 · peak 377Oct 2018 — avg 62 · peak 127Mar 2019 — avg 48 · peak 115Aug 2019 — avg 47 · peak 113Jan 2020 — avg 46 · peak 97Jun 2020 — avg 42 · peak 81Nov 2020 — avg 38 · peak 82Apr 2021 — avg 28 · peak 62Sep 2021 — avg 27 · peak 60Feb 2022 — avg 57 · peak 159Jul 2022 — avg 35 · peak 73Dec 2022 — avg 22 · peak 51May 2023 — avg 19 · peak 45Oct 2023 — avg 22 · peak 65Mar 2024 — avg 32 · peak 82Aug 2024 — avg 23 · peak 49Jan 2025 — avg 26 · peak 59Jun 2025 — avg 24 · peak 68Nov 2025 — avg 48 · peak 157Apr 2026 — avg 36 · peak 95Aug 2026 — avg 33 · peak 80
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$34.21$2.602015-01-012026-10-082015-01-01 — best price $5.092015-04-17 — best price $7.492015-07-18 — best price $6.002015-11-26 — best price $7.502016-01-25 — best price $28.402016-02-14 — best price $28.402016-04-28 — best price $7.492016-06-27 — best price $29.992016-10-18 — best price $23.992017-03-23 — best price $7.492017-08-07 — best price $5.402017-11-15 — best price $4.492018-03-08 — best price $5.992018-09-17 — best price $29.992019-04-22 — best price $5.992019-11-26 — best price $5.992020-01-23 — best price $3.302020-03-24 — best price $27.592020-06-05 — best price $26.282020-08-03 — best price $26.882020-09-19 — best price $29.992020-10-23 — best price $26.882020-11-25 — best price $5.992021-04-30 — best price $5.992021-10-11 — best price $26.762022-02-24 — best price $29.992022-07-22 — best price $29.992022-12-26 — best price $29.992023-08-18 — best price $7.492024-04-05 — best price $28.902024-08-20 — best price $28.902025-05-29 — best price $2.992026-02-19 — best price $29.992026-08-15 — best price $2.992026-09-14 — best price $2.992026-10-08 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2281022026-05-31 — 145 pageviews2026-06-04 — 121 pageviews2026-06-08 — 117 pageviews2026-06-12 — 130 pageviews2026-06-16 — 116 pageviews2026-06-20 — 127 pageviews2026-06-24 — 129 pageviews2026-06-28 — 152 pageviews2026-07-02 — 127 pageviews2026-07-06 — 145 pageviews2026-07-10 — 118 pageviews2026-07-14 — 131 pageviews2026-07-18 — 146 pageviews2026-07-22 — 150 pageviews2026-07-26 — 181 pageviews2026-07-30 — 144 pageviews2026-08-03 — 168 pageviews2026-08-07 — 123 pageviews2026-08-11 — 139 pageviews2026-08-15 — 146 pageviews2026-08-19 — 192 pageviews2026-08-23 — 186 pageviews2026-08-27 — 159 pageviews2026-08-31 — 131 pageviews2026-09-04 — 228 pageviews2026-09-08 — 185 pageviews2026-09-12 — 122 pageviews2026-09-16 — 122 pageviews2026-09-20 — 126 pageviews2026-09-24 — 105 pageviews2026-09-28 — 148 pageviews2026-10-02 — 111 pageviews2026-10-06 — 129 pageviews2026-10-10 — 122 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

50
achievements tracked
83.7%
earned "Jackie's Got Talent"
16.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing

6 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)52,5517%50
PS3 (PlayStation)30,12137%51
Xbox 360 (Xbox)24,67819%50

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

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

Player tags

FPSDarkGoreCo-opActionHorrorShooterViolentComic BookStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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