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Darkest Dungeon®

Darkest Dungeon®

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?

Released Jan 19, 2016 Developer Red Hook Studios Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Turn-Based CombatDark FantasyDungeon CrawlerRogue-likeRPG
View on Steam ↗ $24.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

91.7%positive149,456 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 104 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 91.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20

Recommended · 37 found this helpful

“An absolute masterpiece. Ignore the comments saying that the game is too hard or too RNG based, they are nonsense. The game is the definition of "easy to learn, hard to master". Your main enemy is lack of information and lack or preparation. When you go into a dungeon without…”

— a player, Steam review · 814 hrs played
Recommended · 19 found this helpful

“I always come back to this game for some reason. Darkest Dungeon 2 just doesn't compare to this masterpiece”

— a player, Steam review · 436 hrs played
Recommended · 11 found this helpful

“10/10 My Highwayman hero has been missing for a few weeks now. My Vestal is not welcome at the brothel because of her deviant tastes. The Hellion lost her trinkets gambling at the tavern.”

— a player, Steam review · 29 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:06 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

3,956playing at last check
4,13824-hour peak
19,737all-time peak
0 5k 10k 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 7k avg · Jul 2017

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

126achievements
9.3%median completion
0.0%rarest: The Perfection
93.8% of players 87.7% of players 74.5% of players 72.1% of players 61.7% of players 60.6% of players 55.6% of players 50.5% of players 46.5% of players 45.1% of players 41.7% of players 37.8% of players 35.8% of players 32.7% of players 28.3% of players 27.1% of players 24.6% of players 23.5% of players 22.9% of players 22.0% of players 21.1% of players 20.5% of players 18.8% of players 17.7% of players 15.6% of players 13.4% of players 12.8% of players 12.3% of players 11.1% of players 10.8% of players 10.5% of players 9.4% of players 8.3% of players 6.8% of players 6.5% of players 6.1% of players 5.6% of players 4.8% of players 4.8% of players 4.7% of players 4.3% of players 3.9% of players 3.8% of players 3.7% of players 3.4% of players 2.9% of players 2.5% of players 2.5% of players 2.1% of players 1.8% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.4% of players 93.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
93.8%Welcome home... — Reach the Estate
90.0%A sobering visit with the departed... — Visit the Graveyard
87.7%The first of many victories... — Complete a quest
Rarest badges of honor
0.0%The Perfection — Hidden achievement
0.0%Pavlovian — Hidden achievement
0.0%Faced Worse — Hidden achievement

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.

$24.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$3.74lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US24.99 USD
EU22.99 EUR
UK19.49 GBP
Australia36.50 AUD
Canada32.49 CAD
Japan2,900 JPY
Brazil73.99 BRL
China88.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$13 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$26

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 21, 2026
The Fire's Edge, new Darkest Dungeon DLC, releases August 18th

August 18th . WISHLIST NOW: Two more wayward souls wander the Old Road. The Duelist and Runaway, heroes who originally made their debut in Darkest Dungeon II, bring their unique abilities to bear agai

Jul 13, 2026
Week 10 - Mod Showcase

Welcome to Week 10 of the Darkest Dungeon Mod Showcase! This week’s showcase features a playable Bounty Hunter for Darkest Dungeon II, and Crusader skins for Darkest Dungeon. If you’re a mod maker, an

Jun 29, 2026
Week 9 - Mod Showcase

Welcome to Week 9 of the Darkest Dungeon Mod Showcase! This week’s showcase features a popular progression overhaul for Darkest Dungeon II, and a new hero class for Darkest Dungeon. If you’re a mod ma

Jun 15, 2026
Week 8 - Mod Showcase

Welcome to Week 8 of the Darkest Dungeon Mod Showcase! This week’s showcase features a new Grave Robber path for Darkest Dungeon II, and a Crimson Court themed hero for Darkest Dungeon. If you’re a mo

Jun 01, 2026
Week 7 - Mod Showcase

Welcome to Week 7 of the Darkest Dungeon Mod Showcase! This week’s showcase features new pets for Darkest Dungeon II, and a hero for Darkest Dungeon.If you’re a mod maker, and would like to see your w

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresIndie, RPG, Strategy
Player tagsTurn-Based Combat · Dark Fantasy · Dungeon Crawler · Rogue-like · RPG · Lovecraftian · Difficult · Turn-Based · Singleplayer · Perma Death · Strategy · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on Tablet · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Italian, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Japanese *
Achievements120
Estimated owners2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.darkestdungeon.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Open GL 3.2+ Compliant Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: 1080p, 16:9 recommended