Darkest Dungeon® (Steam Game) 
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?
- Turn-Based Combat (2413)
- Dark Fantasy (2016)
- Dungeon Crawler (2008)
- Rogue-like (1815)
- RPG (1788)
- Lovecraftian (1690)
- Difficult (1459)
- Turn-Based (1089)
- Singleplayer (1002)
- Perma Death (944)
- Strategy (912)
- Atmospheric (858)
- Dark (824)
- Indie (718)
- 2D (691)
- Rogue-lite (651)
- Horror (570)
- Gothic (507)
- Fantasy (481)
- Kickstarter (243)
| Release Date | Jan 19, 2016 |
| Price | $ 24.99 Top 5% |
| Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 91.4% (very positive) Top 20% / 91.5% Top 20% |
| Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 90.2% Top 3% / 90.3% Top 3% |
| Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 114K Top 1% / 131.3K Top 1% |
| Curators | 045 reviews Top 15% |
| Median Play Time | 67.7 hours Top 2% |
| Play Time per Dollar | 2.7 hours Top 5% |
| Followers | 339.8K Top 1% |
| Owners | ± 6M Top 1% |
| Copies Sold | ± 4.9M Top 1% |
| Gross Revenue ($) | ± 41.2M Top 1% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
Here you can see Darkest Dungeon®'s Steam rating and reviews between February 2015 and December 2023. Steam's rating is relatively stable, varying from 91.4% (December 2023) to 86.5% (October 2018).
With 131.3K reviews Top 1%, Darkest Dungeon® is definitely a major AAA level success. There is a peak in November 2017 that suggests a major update or discount.
Review Languages
This donut chart displays the languages of Darkest Dungeon®'s reviewers. The most popular language is English (43%), followed by Simplified Chinese (20%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 28 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is available in 12 languages, which is great.
Time Played
This chart displays the time played in Darkest Dungeon® depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. You can also see the reviews during the Early Access phase. Notice how the time in game reaches a stellar 174 hours in the 80th percentile.
The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.4 times less than the median for positive reviews. Some Darkest Dungeon® players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 97 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.
Players' Feedback
| Game's Strengths | Game's Weaknesses |
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The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's rating of 91.4% Top 20% should be taken into account when assessing them.
Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Darkest Dungeon®'s Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.
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