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Dark Sector
A third-person Action/Shooter that thrusts players into a sci-fi flavored nightmare scenario set in the post Cold War era.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Kinda cool to see where the Warframe devs got their start, but this game hasn't aged very well”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“is like seeing the Mona Lisa being painted”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“Its a competently made 3rd person cover shooter, but a bit too boring for its length. It starts ok, and at first I thought it was just to slowly ease you into more guns, and "alien" abilities but nope. You have 1 handgun(aka pistols) slot and 1 rifle slot(for rifles n shotguns),…”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:37 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Action · Third-Person Shooter · Gore · Singleplayer · Shooter · Third Person · Violent · Horror · Sci-fi · Multiplayer · Difficult · Co-op (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.digitalextremes.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista 32bit Processor: Pentium® 4 2.4 GHz or similar Athlon® 64™ Memory: XP 1 GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 6.5 GB Available Video Card: DirectX 9.0 compatible, with shaders 3.0 support (nVidia GeForce 6600 or ATI X1300 or higher) Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card DirectX® Version: 9.0c Controller support: XInput-controllers (Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller or Logitech Chillstream)