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Dark

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Not to be confused with DARQ.

Dark
Dark cover
Developers
Realmforge Studios
Publishers
Kalypso Media
Engines
Vision Engine 8
Release dates
Windows July 5, 2013
Reception
Metacritic 42
IGDB 42
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Stealth
Themes Contemporary, North America
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General information

Official forum - International (non-German) board.
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GamersGate
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Windows
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Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Windows
Origin (unavailable)
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Windows
All versions require Steam DRM.
Game starts up with the Kalypso Launcher, this can be skipped by clicking on skip and then play to continue. Is not required.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Cult of the Dead
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Skip intro[citation needed]
  1. Go to %APPDATA%\Kalypso Media\Dark
  2. Open or create file config.cfg
  3. Add line Video.ShowIntro=false

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Kalypso Media\Dark\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/225360/pfx/[Note 1]
All cloud synced options are located in <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\225360\remote\config.cfg. Don't modify this file directly. It may be used as a reference for the available options.
Graphical machine dependent settings are stored in machine-config.cfg. These settings are not synced with the cloud.
To manually overwrite options create the file config.cfg in the configuration file(s) location and insert the options there. This file is not updated by the in game options menu and options set here are enforced on each game startup.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\225360\remote\savegames\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/225360/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics Settings
Graphics Settings
Custom Graphics Settings
Custom Graphics Settings
Other Graphics Settings
Other Graphics Settings

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Borderless fullscreen windowed[citation needed]
Borderless fullscreen windowed can be turned on using config file
Valid Values: true,false,desktop
  1. Go to %APPDATA%\Kalypso Media\Dark
  2. Change to desktop for Borderless fullscreen windowed.
  3. Start the game normally

Input

Input settings
Input settings

Audio

Sound Settings
Sound Settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, Music, Dialog and Effects.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Russian
Spanish
Fan translation by Clan Dlan, download.

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
G3D
User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.
Headsets
SteamVR
Oculus VR (LibOVR)
DK1 support, no DK2 or CV1 support.[1] LibOVRWrapper might work for newer SDK versions.
Windows Mixed Reality
OSVR
Devices
Tracked motion controllers
Traditional controller
See Input for details.
Keyboard/Mouse

Issues unresolved

Failure to intialize engine

Game fails to load and gives the message "Failure to intialize engine", Seems to be an issue with multi-monitor setups. Changing resolution might fix the problem. They currently working on a fix.[2]

Issues fixed

Problems with Windows 8

Problems with Windows 8[citation needed]

If you experience problems running the game on Windows 8.

  1. Go to the installation folder.
  2. Right click on DarkApp.exe
  3. Run the game in Windows 7 compatibility mode.

The game is freezing regularly

The game is freezing regularly[citation needed]

Activate the Vsync option from the game's Options menu. This will lock the game's frame rate to a maximum of 60 frames per second and prevent your video card from overheating.

Controller buttons exchanged

Controller buttons exchanged[citation needed]

The controller is not working correctly e.g. the buttons are exchanged (A=B, B=X) try disconnecting any additional non-xbox game controllers like the Razer Hydra or racing wheels before starting the game.

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP SP2
Processor (CPU) 2.0 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 5 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT
ATI Radeon HD 4670
Intel HD Graphics 4000
512 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/225360/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (225360) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. DARK features native Oculus Rift support - last accessed on May 2023
  2. Steam Community - last accessed on May 2023