Our Darker Purpose
Top-down action roguelike about fighting classmates and possessed school furniture
Avidly Wild Games · Released Jan 29, 2014
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 81% of 591
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- 11 years ago
- Oct 10, 2015
Metacritic: 74/100 (critic reviews)
What is Our Darker Purpose?
You play Cordy in a top-down action RPG set in the Edgewood Home for Lost Children after the adults disappear. You dodge projectiles, choose abilities when leveling up, and fight bosses as you climb through procedurally generated floors toward the Administrators' offices. Death ends a run, but earned resources pay for lasting upgrades.
For you if...
- +you enjoy difficult fights that demand careful movement
- +you like shaping builds through randomized perks and upgrades
Not for you if...
- −you want forgiving combat without restarting after death
What players say
81% of 591 reviews are positive
Players praise the gothic artwork, soundtrack, and writing. Recent reviews criticize uneven enemy and upgrade balance and describe the gameplay as rough or clunky.
Screenshots and trailer
Our Darker Purpose system requirements
Minimum: X1950 Pro, 2 GB RAM, 0.3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Our Darker Purpose?
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- OS
- Windows Vista/7
- Processor
- 1.6 Ghz
- Graphics
- X1950 Pro, 7900 GT
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 300 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
Does Our Darker Purpose have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Our Darker Purpose run on Steam Deck?
Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Not supported on SteamOS
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 64
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Our Darker Purpose use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Indie
- Action Roguelike
- Roguelike
- Action
- RPG
- Roguelite
- Difficult
- Procedural Generation
- Female Protagonist
- Dark
- Perma Death
- Gothic
- Singleplayer
- 2D
- Great Soundtrack
- Dark Fantasy
Recent updates
- Oct 10, 2015 · New Experimental Patch (v516)
- Oct 10, 2015 · New Experimental Patch (v516)
- Sep 3, 2015 · New Experimental Patch (v513)
- Sep 3, 2015 · New Experimental Patch (v513)
- Aug 3, 2015 · Experimental patch pushed to live (v480)
1 DLC available.
