The Darkness II
First-person shooter with dual guns and shadow-powered demon arms
Digital Extremes · Published by 2K · Released Feb 9, 2012
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 92% of 21K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 75 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 24
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
Metacritic: 77/100 (critic reviews)
What is The Darkness II?
In this linear first-person shooter set in New York, you play crime boss Jackie Estacado as an attack by the Brotherhood draws out his suppressed supernatural power. You fire two guns while using demonic arms to slash, grab, and throw enemies and objects. Your powers depend on shadows, and enemies use light against you. There is also a four-player co-op campaign.
For you if...
- +you like fast shooters that mix guns and supernatural attacks
- +you enjoy linear crime stories with supernatural horror
- +you want a cooperative campaign with distinct playable characters
Not for you if...
- −you prefer open-ended exploration over a linear campaign
- −you dislike graphic violence and horror themes
- −you want supernatural powers that work regardless of lighting
What players say
92% of 21,148 reviews are positive · 88% of 75 in the last 30 days
Players praise the gunplay, demonic-arm combat, and comic-book art style. The most common complaint is progression-blocking bugs, particularly in a vent section; some players also criticize the writing.
Screenshots and trailer
The Darkness II system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP/Vista/7
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 @ 2GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
- Graphics
- 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600 / ATI Radeon HD 2600
- Memory
- 1.5GB RAM
- Storage
- 10GB
- Notes
- Requires installation of Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, DirectX and nVidia PhysX version 9.11.1107 (included with download)
Recommended
- OS
- Windows XP/Vista/7
- Processor
- 2.4 GHz Quad Core processor
- Graphics
- 512+ MB NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX
- Memory
- 2GB RAM
- Storage
- 10GB
- Notes
- Requires installation of Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, DirectX and nVidia PhysX version 9.11.1107 (included with download)
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 50
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Age rating
- 17+
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish - Spain, Russian.
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