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DARQ: Complete Edition
DARQ tells the story of Lloyd, a boy who finds himself in the middle of a lucid nightmare. Unable to wake up, Lloyd has to face his fears and decipher the meaning of the dream.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“It is a short but memorable puzzle-platformer that leans heavily into atmosphere and surreal horror. Gameplay revolves around physics-based puzzles, especially the ability to walk on walls and ceilings by rotating the environment. There is no dialogue or tutorial. You learn the…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“Fun puzzle game, with a similar vibe to Little Nightmares.”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“The puzzles were very enjoyable in this one and the atmosphere was properly creepy. The mechanic of walking on walls actually made my jaw drop the first time, haha. Good game!”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedAchievement 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.
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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
The Webby Award just arrived
So I asked the Webby Award organizers to carve this line on the statuette and they did :) (see line 4): Thank you all again for your support - this award is dedicated to all of you!
All thank you notes have been sent!
I know what you're all wondering: having completed this quest, how's his HP (i.e. hand)? How is his sanity meter? Did he level up? All of this and more will be answered in this update. ALL CARDS HAVE
Hand-written THANK YOU notes for ALL of you!
In my previous update I promised to do something special for you all, given how much support you've shown me. It's not just about the Webby Awards - it's about your support over the years (some of you
This is NOT your typical post about winning an award.
People of the DARQness, TL;DR: This is NOT your typical "Hey, we won this award, bye!" post. WHAT HAPPENED? DARQ won a Webby Award (Audience Voice) in the Independent Creator category. I must say, it
DARQ is nominated for a Webby Award, alongside...NASA! Please vote for us.
Hi DARQ fam! What happened The craziest thing just happened. DARQ got nominated for a Webby Award, in the "Independent Creator" category. Other category nominees include NASA, Stephen Colbert, Seth Ro
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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, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Horror · Dark · Adventure · Puzzle · Singleplayer · Atmospheric · Psychological Horror · Puzzle-Platformer · Side Scroller · 2.5D · Stealth · Third Person (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Dutch, Greek, Norwegian, Portuguese - Portugal, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Hungarian |
| Achievements | 17 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://darqgame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 / 8 / 10, 64-bits Processor: Intel Core i3-530 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce GTX 260 / ATI Radeon HD 4870 Storage: 3 GB available space Additional Notes: X-Box One / X-Box 360 / Logitech F310 / Steam Controllers are supported. More coming soon