Interesting as the precursor to Warframe
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“As much as it is a game, it also feels almost like a museum to a Warframe player.”
Steam review · 8.3 h played ↗
Dark Sector
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Very Positive · 86%Very Positive · 86%Digital Extremes2009Third-Person Shooter · Shooter · Action
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 15 min ago
The verdict
A dated 2009 Xbox 360-style cover shooter whose glaive boomerang is fun, but it's a rough PC port with clunky controls. Skip it if you want polish.
Great for
Warframe fans curious about its roots and fans of old-school PS3/360 cover shooters
Main risk
Poor PC port (resolution, controls, crashes) plus clunky, repetitive combat that has aged badly
What players love
Fun glaive boomerang mechanic
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The Glaive mechanic is unique and incredibly satisfying to use, making both combat and puzzles enjoyable.”
Steam review · 11.3 h played ↗
Atmospheric, fun for its era
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“The sound design is fantastic; every gunshot, mutant shriek, and distant, unnatural noise ratchets up the tension”
Steam review · 7.6 h played ↗
Runs well on Steam Deck and weak PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“This runs great on Steam Deck right out of the box.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Dull gray visuals, weak story, aged poorly
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“The art style would be tolerable if the whole game is not in a green/grey hell of graphic blandness.”
Steam review · 8.7 h played ↗
Weak, inaccurate gunplay and bad enemy AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Guns are inaccurate, have high spread and do low damage, resulting in a feel that is unsatisfying.”
Steam review · 5.1 h played ↗
Clunky controls and bad keybinds
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The default key bindings are horrible”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
Repetitive, boring combat and endless spawns
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“it quickly starts feeling dull and repetitive”
Steam review · 8.7 h played ↗
Bad PC port: resolution and display problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The resolution also doesn't work on wide screen, it cuts your ammo counter off, so best youll get is 1920x1080.”
Steam review · 2.4 h played ↗
Crashes and bugs on alt-tab or resolution change
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“have a controller plugged in and try to change resolution? Crash.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported6.5 GB
Minimum
OSMicrosoft® Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista 32bit
ProcessorPentium® 4 2.4 GHz or similar Athlon® 64™
MemoryXP 1 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 9.0 compatible, with shaders 3.0 support (nVidia GeForce 6600 or ATI X1300 or higher)
Storage6.5 GB Available
OSMicrosoft® Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista 32bit
ProcessorPentium® 4 2.4 GHz or similar Athlon® 64™
MemoryXP 1 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 9.0 compatible, with shaders 3.0 support (nVidia GeForce 6600 or ATI X1300 or higher)
Storage6.5 GB Available
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