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Our Darker Purpose

Our Darker Purpose

Journey to the dark heart of the Edgewood Home for Lost Children in this fiendishly difficult action RPG!When her teacher stepped out of the classroom a month ago, Cordy never imagined he would be gone for good. Now her fellow students have turned on each other as the school descends into chaos.

Released Jan 29, 2014 Developer Avidly Wild Games Platforms Windows IndieAction RoguelikeRogue-likeActionRPG
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-10-20)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.

81.6%positive743 reviews
Recommended · 455 found this helpful

“Our Darker Purpose has had the unfortunate luck of existing in a world that has already experienced The Binding of Isaac and will be forcibly labeled as a pretender and compared to that game until the end of time. Let it be known that looks are quite deceiving, and Our Darker…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Recommended · 151 found this helpful

“People will compare this to The Binding of Isaac, and they aren't wrong in doing so. They are both very similar, and yet play very differently. The similarities follow: Twin stick top-down-ish shooter. Procedurally generated levels. Items to pick up which improve your character.…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Not recommended · 154 found this helpful

“Our Darker Purpose has so much potential - the art style is gothic and frequently impressive, the lore of the Edgewood Orphanage setting is rich, and it has a few unique mechanics in terms of incremental buffs tied in with a leveling system. And it squanders it all. Our Darker…”

— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

3peak since Aug 2026
0 0 1 1 avg · Sep 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 2026-10-20.

64achievements
8.3%median completion
0.8%rarest: Victorious Valedictorian
50.5% of players 32.9% of players 27.3% of players 26.1% of players 25.9% of players 25.1% of players 25.0% of players 23.6% of players 23.6% of players 21.5% of players 21.2% of players 20.7% of players 20.1% of players 20.0% of players 19.8% of players 18.2% of players 14.7% of players 14.5% of players 14.4% of players 12.8% of players 12.7% of players 12.6% of players 11.8% of players 11.4% of players 11.1% of players 10.8% of players 10.3% of players 9.4% of players 8.7% of players 8.6% of players 8.6% of players 8.4% of players 8.3% of players 7.3% of players 7.1% of players 7.1% of players 7.0% of players 6.7% of players 6.5% of players 6.5% of players 6.5% of players 6.5% of players 5.8% of players 5.8% of players 5.7% of players 5.6% of players 5.1% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 3.8% of players 3.5% of players 3.5% of players 3.4% of players 3.2% of players 3.0% of players 2.3% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 1.9% of players 1.3% of players 50.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
50.5%Welcome to Edgewood — Hidden achievement
32.9%Participation Counts — Hidden achievement
27.3%A Little Something On Your Nose — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
0.8%Victorious Valedictorian — Hidden achievement
1.0%Just Say No — Hidden achievement
1.1%The Real Speed Test — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-10-20 11:41 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US14.99 USD
UK10.99 GBP
Canada16.99 CAD
Japan1,480 JPY
Brazil27.99 BRL
China48.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$5.6 China Japan Canada UK US≈$15

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-20). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-25 08-10 08-28 09-14 10-01 10-20

Latest official news

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

Oct 10, 2015
New Experimental Patch (v516)

Hi everyone, Pushed through some more bug fixes from last experimental build. Please let us know if any of these don't appear to be working! Archivists should now drop all item types Buying on-use ite

Oct 10, 2015
New Experimental Patch (v516)

Hi everyone, Pushed through some more bug fixes from last experimental build. Please let us know if any of these don't appear to be working! Archivists should now drop all item types Buying on-use ite

Sep 03, 2015
New Experimental Patch (v513)

Hi everyone! The quality of life at Edgewood is about to get (marginally) more bearable for its downtrodden residents. We'd welcome any help in testing the latest test/experimental patch (v513), acces

Sep 03, 2015
New Experimental Patch (v513)

Hi everyone! The quality of life at Edgewood is about to get (marginally) more bearable for its downtrodden residents. We'd welcome any help in testing the latest test/experimental patch (v513), acces

Aug 03, 2015
Experimental patch pushed to live (v480)

For those playing on the live build, the latest incarnation of Edgewood appears stable enough to push live. Stay tuned for additional changes! Quick list of things changed... You should now be able to

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAction, Indie, RPG
Player tagsIndie · Action Roguelike · Rogue-like · Action · RPG · Rogue-lite · Difficult · Procedural Generation · Female Protagonist · Dark · Perma Death · Gothic (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements64
Official sitehttp://www.ourdarkerpurpose.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista/7 Processor: 1.6 Ghz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: X1950 Pro, 7900 GT DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 300 MB available space