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Darkest Dungeon

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Darkest Dungeon
Darkest Dungeon cover
Developers
Red Hook Studios
Microsoft Store General Arcade[1]
Linux Aaron Melcher
Release dates
Windows January 19, 2016[2]
macOS (OS X) January 19, 2016[2]
Linux April 26, 2016
Reception
Metacritic 84
OpenCritic 84
IGDB 83
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC, Expansion pack
Pacing Turn-based
Perspectives Side view, Scrolling
Controls Point and select
Genres RPG, Tactical RPG
Art styles Stylized
Themes Fantasy, Horror
Series Darkest Dungeon
Darkest Dungeon on HowLongToBeat
Darkest Dungeon on IGDB
Darkest Dungeon on MobyGames
Darkest Dungeon on Wikipedia
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Darkest Dungeon II 2023

Darkest Dungeon is a side view and scrolling RPG and Tactical RPG game in the Darkest Dungeon series.

General information

Official Discord server for game series
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
DRM-free after installation through Epic Games Launcher (notes may include more details)
DRM-free when launched directly from <path-to-game>\_windowsnosteam\Darkest.exe.[3]
Ancestral Edition also available.
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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Ancestral Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store
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macOS (OS X)
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC.
Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
On Windows, run <path-to-game>\_windowsnosteam\Darkest.exe for no DRM. It uses a different save than the Steam launcher.
Ancestral Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Monetization

Type Notes
DLC The DLCs include new locations, quests, characters, enemies, bosses and gameplay mechanics.
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
No microtransactions Game does not contain any microtransactions.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
The Crimson Court
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
The Shieldbreaker
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
The Color Of Madness
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
The Musketeer Available for free.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
The Butcher's Circus Available for free.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use the -skipfeflowintro command line argument[citation needed]

Game data

In-game miscellaneous settings.
In-game miscellaneous settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Darkest\persist.options.json
macOS (OS X)
Linux $HOME/.local/share/Red Hook Studios/Darkest/profile_*
Steam <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/262060/remote/profile_*[citation needed]
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Darkest\profile_*\
macOS (OS X)
Linux $HOME/.local/share/Red Hook Studios/Darkest/
Steam <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/262060/remote/profile_*/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Only renders at 16:9 resolutions.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Only goes to 1080p in windowed mode.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Use the -borderless command line argument if windowed mode selected.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

In-game input settings.
In-game input settings.

Button prompts

Xbox controller icons[6]

If using an Xbox controller, PlayStation button icons will be displayed unless Xbox One Prompts is installed.

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, Sound Effects, Music, Narration, Cinematic
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Toggle with Mute while in background setting.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Czech
French
German
Hungarian
Fan translation
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
In-game official localization.
Russian
Fan translation by «ZoG Forum Team»
Spanish

Issues fixed

Mouse cursor not visible

Mouse cursor not visible[citation needed]

If the mouse cursor is invisible in the default fullscreen mode, set windowed mode in the settings and use the -borderless command line argument.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL 3.2
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD
Input SDL2

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) OpenGL 3.2 compatible
Other
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.9
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) OpenGL 3.2 compatible
Other
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 12.04
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) OpenGL 3.2 compatible
Other


References

  1. Darkest Dungeon - last accessed on 2022-08-16
  2. 2.0 2.1 Darkest Dungeon Full Release Date: January 19, 2016 | Darkest Dungeon
  3. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-12-25
  4. Touch-friendly games - last accessed on 15 September 2022
  5. Darkest Dungeon | Regarding the controller support
  6. nexusmods.com - last accessed on 26 May 2023