Dark Humor tag
Tag created in June 2017
Dark Humor's popularity amongst developers
This graph shows games released over the years with the Dark Humor tag and the percentage they represent. The releases count conveys the quantity of games published on Steam each year. It usually follows the increasing amount of Steam games released.
The percentage gives a better estimate of the tag's trend. It shows if the Dark Humor tag is getting more or less popular amongst developers. The Review chart can let us know if this trend is a positive thing (i.e. players interest for the tag is growing) or a negative one (the tag is overcrowded).
The Dark Humor game tag peaked in 2022 with 268 games released. The tag's popularity is in a range between 0.23% in 2012 and 0.07% in 2014.
Keep in mind that the current year is not over, so the number of games released will still increase. But the percentage is usually a good estimate.
Dark Humor's popularity amongst players
This graph displays the reviews for games associated with the Dark Humor tag, both as count and as a percentage of all Steam reviews, and the value for an average game. If the normalized and average lines are too small, you can deactivate the review count and % of the average lines by clicking on the legend.
The review count gives a view of the sheer amount of reviews a tag receives, but it also follows the popularity of Steam itself. That is why the normalized value as a percentage of all Steam reviews is often more interesting, as it gives you the popularity trend for Dark Humor tag games.
A standard game associated with this tag received on average between 102 (2010) and 2203 (2014) reviews. Keep in mind that it is the average and not the median, meaning it is heavily influenced by extreme values, like a very successful game with this tag.
The reviews per game as a percentage of the average show that games in the Dark Humor tag received between 119% (2021) and 362% (2011) reviews compared to other tags.
Price of games tagged with Dark Humor
This chart displays the evolution of the Dark Humor tag's games price in USD over time, as well as the percentage of free games in this tag. Don't forget that a price should slowly increase year-on-year just to keep up with inflation.
The median price for Dark Humor games peaked in 2014 at 13.99$, and bottomed in 2016 at 4.99$. The percentage of free to play peaked in 2020 at 14%, and bottomed in 2022 at 3%.
Positive reviews ratio for Dark Humor, per language
This chart shows an aggregated Steam rating for all the Dark Humor tag games, classed by language. It helps estimate how different audiences judge a game with this tag. A lower rating doesn't always mean that the audience doesn't enjoy that particular tag, as some cultures tend to always give lower scores. But it will affect a game's rating nonetheless.
The best rating for Dark Humor games is 95% for the Portuguese - Portugal audience, and the worst is 84% for the Japanese audience.
| Image | Name | Description | Price | Rating | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  | AR-K | Filled with mystery, humor, and suspense, and brought to life in rich 3D-animation, AR-K is a point-and-click story game with a twist | 7.99 | 56.1% | Jul 21, 2014 |
  | LISA: The Painful | The miserable journey of a broken man... | 19.99 | 96% | Dec 15, 2014 |
  | Manual Samuel - Anniversary Edition | Meet Samuel, he’s handsome, wealthy and most importantly – dead. A deal with Death gives Samuel one last chance to live again if he can survive a whole day doing everything manually. | 9.99 | 84.8% | Oct 14, 2016 |
  | Maneater | Experience the ultimate power fantasy as the apex predator of the seas - a giant Shark! Terrorize the coastal waterways. Tear swimmers and divers limb from limb, give the humans a reason to fear you! | 39.99 | 89.9% | May 25, 2021 |
  | Beyond a Total Loss | Beyond a Total Loss is a darkly humorous 2D action-adventure (with a dash of survival horror) about a balding moustachioed dim-witted drunk called John Harry, who comes to the conclusion that signing an unreadable contract in exchange for a gun maybe isn't the best of ideas. | 9.99 | N/A | Jun 18, 2019 |
  | Bandit Brawler | Bandit Brawler is a FPP open world comedy game. Fight, rob, steal and gamble your way to become the top bandit! Additionally, save a chicken. | 9.99 | 61.5% | Jun 21, 2023 |
  | Whateverland | Find your way out of a magical prison in this non-linear point'n'click adventure full of mini games and challenges. Get to meet the charismatic Whateverlanders, steal and deceive or be a good boy to discover all the different endings of Vincent's story. | 19.99 | 87.3% | Sep 15, 2022 |
  | football girl | The beautiful girlis are waiting for you to conquer. | Free | 73% | Dec 4, 2020 |
  | Life Goes On: Done to Death | A comical puzzle platformer where you must die to progress. The bodies you leave behind are your only tools to solve puzzles on your quest to find the Cup of Life. | 12.99 | 95.9% | Apr 17, 2014 |
  | Johnny Lionface | A twisted story-driven action-RPG with endless ways to build your party of colorful combatants. | 14.99 | N/A | Feb 20, 2023 |
  | AR-K: The Great Escape | AR-K: The Great Escape is the third episode in the classic point and click saga of AR-K. Help Alicia Van Volish to escape from District 8 and discover the source of the mysterious Golden Sphere through a great story, written by the 3 times Eisner award-winning writer Greg Rucka. | 7.99 | 88.5% | Jul 14, 2015 |
  | Trolley Problem, Inc. | Trolley Problem, Inc. is a darkly comedic narrative game based on real-world philosophical papers, in which you are asked to make a series of impossible choices from two awful answers. Wrestle with your moral compass, decide the fate of millions – and compare your choices with the rest of the world. | 10.99 | 67.7% | Apr 21, 2022 |
  | Red Tape | Explore 9 levels of corporate hell as you work to clear your name with the Devil and restore balance between Heaven and Hell. | 5.99 | 91.3% | Feb 14, 2023 |
  | Surgeon Simulator | Surgeon Simulator is an over-the-top operation sim, stitching together pitch-black humour with life-saving surgery. Become Dr. Burke, a would-be surgeon with a less than conventional toolkit, as he performs procedures on patients including the Heavy from TF2! ...is that a hammer? | 9.99 | 83% | Apr 19, 2013 |
  | ! That Bastard Is Trying To Steal Our Gold ! | Steal gold from the Lerpikon's dungeons! Get rich! | 2.99 | 58.3% | Mar 3, 2016 |
  | Russian Reality | Meet the new satirical beat em up on the theme of Russia! You will find a deep storyline and a unique combat system in which you can make your own combinations based on the main hits and special moves. | 1.99 | 70.6% | Dec 11, 2020 |
  | Anglerfish | The game only saves when you die. Every time you die, something changes. Every change is based on where and how you died. Go on an epic adventure only equipped with your trusted shotgun, your wit and your strong stomach for disturbing exploration. Can you survive a night at the bar, Anglerfish? | 9.99 | 87.6% | Nov 10, 2022 |
  | Gambit! | Gun up and wreak havoc in Gambit! – a 4-player campaign-driven shooter-adventure in a world of gangs, guns, and mayhem. | 19.99 | 37.9% | Apr 6, 2023 |
  | 迅风的米斯特汀 Windy Mystletainn | The king asked you to take an artifact to kill the monster and save the princess, but you think it's not too late to kill the king first and then save the princess!? | 0.99 | 95.5% | Oct 19, 2021 |
  | POSTAL 2 | Live a week in the life of "The Postal Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong? | 9.99 | 96.5% | Nov 2, 2012 |
  | Physical Exorcism: Case 01 | When the two exorcists, Brucie and Jade, were starving to death, a high school student named Lucy was kind enough to share food with them and hire them to protect her friend from an evil spirit. However, it turns out that the spirit has an unusual past. | 2.99 | 75.5% | Oct 31, 2018 |
  | MUMMMASTER! | Protect the tomb of the pharaoh from plunderers! Craft mummies, gut corpses, collect resources, create stronger monsters every time. And most importantly, do not let the cat steal! | 0.99 | 90% | Dec 25, 2020 |
  | Howdy, Jacob! | A dystopian find the hidden object game with full-motion video of puppets. Come spend some time with the chaotic crew of the "Laughsail!" television show, and make sure to eat your broccoli. | 4.99 | 87.7% | Dec 17, 2020 |
  | Super Dee | You play as Dee, a character that looks like a pee-pee in a 2D platformer-climber. He needs your help to reach the top because he fell down from his balcony. It's very challenging, plus there is also an impossible mode. | 0.99 | 66.7% | Mar 23, 2020 |
  | Last Escape | Last Escape - is one of some 3D shooters with surviving elements where you play as a cyborg Stephen. He is anxious to revenge everyone who made him who he is. | 4.99 | 66.7% | Sep 4, 2020 |