Satisfying combat with demon powers and dual-wielding
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“you're tearing them apart with guns, demonic tentacles, environmental weapons and supernatural abilities”
Steam review · 6 h played ↗
The Darkness II
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 92%Very Positive · 92%Digital Extremes2012FPS · Shooter · Action
The verdict
A short, brutal comic-book shooter with satisfying dual-wield gunplay and demon powers. Skip it if you'd pay full price, dislike edgy writing, or hit the vent bug.
Great for
Fans of fast, bloody, linear shooters with comic-book style who buy on sale
Main risk
The vent bug can block progress, and the campaign is short with an unresolved cliffhanger
What players love
Engaging story and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“I was surprised by how much I cared about the story in The Darkness II.”
Steam review · 62.9 h played ↗
Distinct comic-book art style
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The Darkness II embraces its graphic-novel origins, and the result gives the game a distinctive visual identity.”
Steam review · 62.9 h played ↗
Great as a cheap sale pickup
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“definitely worth the $3 if you can get it on sale”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
Fun Darkling sidekick and voice acting
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“Demon sidekick. The little talking Darkling is the best character.”
Steam review · translated · 16.4 h played ↗
Short, fast pacing that doesn't overstay
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“Its pacing is fast, and its runtime is short, which leads to it being an engaging experience”
Steam review · 5.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Weak, cliched, cringey story and writing
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The writing was far too drowned in angsty teen cringe induced edgyness for me.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Vent bug blocks progress
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“There is literally no getting past a stupid vent because it's bugged so this game is actually unplayble.”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗
Short, overpriced and repetitive
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“30 euro for this old of a game is not even remotely reasonable.”
Steam review · 35.1 h played ↗
Poor PC port: controls and input bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“devs didn't even bother to "translate" the button names from xBox (A/B/X/Y) to Mouse&Keyboard”
Steam review · 1.3 h played ↗
Worse than the first game
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“A downgrade over the first game in every aspect.”
Steam review · 4 h played ↗
Crashes and modern-system problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“After loading and getting to the 'new game' part it crashes and closes every time”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable10 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP/Vista/7
ProcessorIntel Core 2 @ 2GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
Memory1.5GB RAM
Graphics256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600 / ATI Radeon HD 2600
Storage10GB
Recommended
OSWindows XP/Vista/7
Processor2.4 GHz Quad Core processor
Memory2GB RAM
Graphics512+ MB NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX
Storage10GB
OSWindows XP/Vista/7
ProcessorIntel Core 2 @ 2GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
Memory1.5GB RAM
Graphics256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600 / ATI Radeon HD 2600
Storage10GB
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