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The Darkness II

Digital Extremes · 2K · 2012-02-09

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Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

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.

44
playing now
92%
positive of 21k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
77/100
critic score (11 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (251 ratings)
9.6h
to beat · rushed 9.5h · completionist 23h
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

44 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 16:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 44 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 7% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 842k–1.7M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 21,054 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$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 25 of 43 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

56152026-08-06 21:00 — 46 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 20 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 25 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 40 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 21 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 39 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 47 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 21 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 51 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 48 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 21 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 30 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 37 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 17 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 33 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 41 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 15 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 29 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 41 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 18 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 24 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 43 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 22 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 34 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 30 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 26 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 22 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 38 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 28 players2026-08-30 16:00 — 44 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$34.21$2.602015-01-012026-08-242015-01-01 — 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 $2.992026-08-24 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

210972026-05-31 — 145 pageviews2026-06-03 — 126 pageviews2026-06-06 — 128 pageviews2026-06-09 — 120 pageviews2026-06-12 — 130 pageviews2026-06-15 — 124 pageviews2026-06-18 — 210 pageviews2026-06-21 — 126 pageviews2026-06-24 — 129 pageviews2026-06-27 — 141 pageviews2026-06-30 — 105 pageviews2026-07-03 — 135 pageviews2026-07-06 — 145 pageviews2026-07-09 — 122 pageviews2026-07-12 — 194 pageviews2026-07-15 — 128 pageviews2026-07-18 — 146 pageviews2026-07-21 — 156 pageviews2026-07-24 — 131 pageviews2026-07-27 — 172 pageviews2026-07-30 — 144 pageviews2026-08-02 — 156 pageviews2026-08-05 — 132 pageviews2026-08-08 — 177 pageviews2026-08-11 — 139 pageviews2026-08-14 — 146 pageviews2026-08-17 — 143 pageviews2026-08-20 — 173 pageviews2026-08-23 — 186 pageviews2026-08-26 — 147 pageviews2026-08-28 — 123 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.

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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