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STAR WARS™ Dark Forces (Classic, 1995)
Behind a veil of secrecy the evil Empire is creating a doomsday army - one that, if finished, will become the final cog in the Empire's arsenal of terror and domination. Your Mission? Join the Rebel Alliance's covert operations division, infiltrate the Empire.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Complex vertical level design” (27 of 79 reviews) and “Strong Star Wars storyline” (10); the most common complaint is “Clunky keyboard controls” (13). 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 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
27 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“Scumbag Disney has delisted this game to help drive sales of the remaster. As someone who played the remaster, I can confirm they are 100% only doing this to drive sales of the remaster. The remaster doesn't offer…”
10 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“Dark Forces is a pretty legendary game, mostly because of its technical and level design-related achievements at the time of release. It has a coherent storyline, voiced and well animated cutscenes, each level has…”
“An old game with graphics that you'd expect from the era, but still a fun play that tells a story from the Star Wars universe you won't see elsewhere.”
8 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“Absolutely amazing game but INCREDIBLY brutal. Bought it just before it was delisted. I had only played an old CD copy of Jedi Academy previously and I can see how the series got so popular. My only real complaint is…”
6 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“Dark Forces is a pretty legendary game, mostly because of its technical and level design-related achievements at the time of release. It has a coherent storyline, voiced and well animated cutscenes, each level has…”
“Pros - That midi music is top tier - Quick but challenging levels - Classic star wars story - Dark Troopers are delightfully stressful but not impossible Cons - What tf was the ice level? THE FLOOR AND THE RIVER WERE…”
6 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“Pros - That midi music is top tier - Quick but challenging levels - Classic star wars story - Dark Troopers are delightfully stressful but not impossible Cons - What tf was the ice level? THE FLOOR AND THE RIVER WERE…”
13 of the 79 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
10 of the 79 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“Absolutely amazing game but INCREDIBLY brutal. Bought it just before it was delisted. I had only played an old CD copy of Jedi Academy previously and I can see how the series got so popular. My only real complaint is…”
“An iconic and fun Star Wars video game classic. The main things that may keep you from liking this games are: small lag (youll get used to it), the fact that you cant save whenever you want, you can respawn only a…”
10 of the 79 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Absolutely amazing game but INCREDIBLY brutal. Bought it just before it was delisted. I had only played an old CD copy of Jedi Academy previously and I can see how the series got so popular. My only real complaint is…”
8 of the 79 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“They took it down because the DOS version has fan made 3d engines that look 100x better then the crappy remaster. I suggest you just go "FIND" the dos version elsewhere. Do not support the remastered trash.”
“An old game with graphics that you'd expect from the era, but still a fun play that tells a story from the Star Wars universe you won't see elsewhere.”
“Pros - That midi music is top tier - Quick but challenging levels - Classic star wars story - Dark Troopers are delightfully stressful but not impossible Cons - What tf was the ice level? THE FLOOR AND THE RIVER WERE…”
4 of the 79 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Scumbag Disney has delisted this game to help drive sales of the remaster. As someone who played the remaster, I can confirm they are 100% only doing this to drive sales of the remaster. The remaster doesn't offer…”
“Great doom style shooter set in the star wars universe but I will be leaving a negative review as this game has been delisted for the remaster no idea why our options as consumers are being limited.”
Counted across 79 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 88.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Disney purged tons of games today. Rest in piece Dark Forces Original.”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“If you got this before Di$ney delisted it, congrats.... Classic game.”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“Finally got around to playing this again and it’s wild how much more it offers than just being another nineties Doom clone. While it still uses that classic style with 2D sprites for enemies, the engine was actually a massive step up because it could handle overlapping rooms and…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | FPS · Action · Classic · Sci-fi · Shooter · Retro · First-Person · Singleplayer · Old School · 1990's · Adventure · Pixel Graphics (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , German * , Italian * , Spanish - Spain * |
| Official site | http://www.lucasarts.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
OS *: Windows 2000, XP or Vista Processor: 486 or higher Memory: 16 MB Graphics: DirectX DirectX®: DirectX 5.2 Hard Drive: 80 MB Sound: 16-bit sound card Note: Due to the age of the title, users may run into a few compatibility issues from use of current hardware. Please see the forums for more information.