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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.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “innovative gravity puzzles” (63 of 86 reviews) and “Tim Burton-style surreal visuals” (34); the most common complaint is “short two-to-three-hour campaign” (24). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
63 of the 86 reviews raise this.
34 of the 86 reviews raise this.
15 of the 86 reviews raise this.
“DARQ:Complete is easily one of the best purchases I’ve ever made. If you see it on sale, don’t hesitate and grab it ;> . The gameplay is thoroughly engaging and imo improves with each chapter (there are 7ch). The…”
“So. In most ways it's just another not-too-hard puzzle game. The nightmarey theme is okay, but it's not my dream aesthethic. What shines is that Darq levels play well with the directionality of the maps, which brings a…”
4 of the 86 reviews raise this.
“I bought DARQ without much expectation, and it really turned out to be a case of “I was looking for copper and found gold”. ¡What an ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ incredibly game! The atmosphere is fantastic, the story is good, and the…”
3 of the 86 reviews raise this.
24 of the 86 reviews raise this · 23 of them still recommend the game.
13 of the 86 reviews raise this · 12 of them still recommend the game.
“DARQ:Complete is easily one of the best purchases I’ve ever made. If you see it on sale, don’t hesitate and grab it ;> . The gameplay is thoroughly engaging and imo improves with each chapter (there are 7ch). The…”
9 of the 86 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“I bought DARQ without much expectation, and it really turned out to be a case of “I was looking for copper and found gold”. ¡What an ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ incredibly game! The atmosphere is fantastic, the story is good, and the…”
6 of the 86 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“A short but fun horror puzzle game with innovative ways for players to explore the space around the character. The main game took me around 2.5 hours. Puzzles aren't super difficult but they are interesting enough, and…”
5 of the 86 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“A short but fun horror puzzle game with innovative ways for players to explore the space around the character. The main game took me around 2.5 hours. Puzzles aren't super difficult but they are interesting enough, and…”
Counted across 86 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“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 playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-22.
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 2026-05-12.
| 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 |
| 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