Released Jan 19, 2016 $24.99 Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

Darkest Dungeon®

By Red Hook Studios

Turn-Based Combat Dungeon Crawler Dark Fantasy Roguelike RPG Lovecraftian Difficult Turn-Based SingleplayerPerma DeathStrategyAtmospheric

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Reviews 142k Very Positive

Players yesterday 3,848 at the busiest moment

Owners 2M–5M estimated

Darkest Dungeon® is a game tagged Turn-Based Combat, Dungeon Crawler and Dark Fantasy by Red Hook Studios, released Jan 19, 2016. It has 141,618 Steam reviews (Very Positive). It has an estimated 2M–5M owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include Cyclopean: The Great Abyss, Darkest Dungeon® II and Dungeon No Dungeon.

Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?

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Cyclopean: The Great Abyss 81% match · Turn-Based Combat, Dungeon Crawler, Dark Fantasy
Darkest Dungeon® II 79% match · Turn-Based Combat, Dungeon Crawler, Dark Fantasy
Dungeon No Dungeon 79% match · Turn-Based Combat, Dungeon Crawler, Dark Fantasy
The Deep Calls 78% match · Turn-Based Combat, Dungeon Crawler, Dark Fantasy
Bonfire 77% match · Turn-Based Combat, Dungeon Crawler, Dark Fantasy
Legend of Keepers: Prologue 75% match · Turn-Based Combat, Dungeon Crawler, Dark Fantasy
Queen Slayer 74% match · Turn-Based Combat, Dungeon Crawler, Dark Fantasy
Darkened 73% match · Turn-Based Combat, Dungeon Crawler, Dark Fantasy
Iratus: Lord of the Dead 73% match · Turn-Based Combat, Dungeon Crawler, Dark Fantasy
Tap Dungeon 73% match · Turn-Based Combat, Dungeon Crawler, Dark Fantasy

Steam data

Everything Steam lists for Darkest Dungeon® · record updated 20 hours ago

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Overview

App ID262060

Release dateJan 19, 2016Early Access Jan 19, 2016

Last change number40188826

Last record update20 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: Red Hook Studios
Publisher: Red Hook Studios
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Metacritic: 84
Website: darkestdungeon.com

Language	Interface	Full audio	Subtitles
English	Yes	Yes	Yes
French	Yes		Yes
German	Yes		Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes		Yes
Czech	Yes		Yes
Polish	Yes		Yes
Portuguese - Brazil	Yes		Yes
Russian	Yes		Yes

All 12 languages

Language	Interface	Subtitles
Italian	Yes	Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes	Yes
Korean	Yes	Yes
Japanese	Yes	Yes

Windows macOS Linux

Steam Deck: Verified
Controller: Partial support

Single-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on tabletFamily SharingPlayStation controllersPartial controller support

Prices

Price · US$24.99

On sale0 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$24.99Oct 26, 2026

Checked20 hours agoin 41 regions

AustraliaA$AUD

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Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
26060907	coming_in_hot	Oct 19, 2026
25810065	public	Oct 8, 2026
9545898	legacy	Mar 12, 2025

Packages & DLC

ID	Name	Games	Price (US)
33877	Darkest Dungeon	1	$24.99
31552 Bundle	Darkest Dungeon®: The Collector's Edition	1	$83.15
3748 Bundle	Darkest Dungeon®: Ancestral Edition	0	$32.35
67187 Bundle	The Darkest Grimdark Bundle	1	$44.99
31810 Bundle	Darkest Dungeon: The Iron Crown	1	$31.99
30994 Bundle	Black Reliquary Bundle	1	$13.98
74737 Bundle	Wardrum x Darkest Dungeon	1	$17.99

ID	Name	Price (US)
445700	Not on the store yet	—
580100	Not on the store yet	—
702540	Not on the store yet	—
735730	Not on the store yet	—
1117860	Not on the store yet	—
4964110	Not on the store yet	—

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
228985	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
228989	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
262061	—	Windows	1.96 GB	1.43 GB	1244433749584235551
262062	—	Windows	153.0 MB	39.6 MB	1206048241558749867
262063	—	macOS	125.8 MB	20.5 MB	2219298281416020748
262064	—	macOS	2.10 GB	1.50 GB	4056165404409068453
262065	—	Linux	185.8 MB	46.5 MB	340638292043141637
262066	—	Linux	2.21 GB	1.53 GB	2696495893750052224
262067	—	Windows	—	—	—
445700	— DLC 445700	Windows	19.0 MB	12.9 MB	1910576351267588826
445701	— DLC 445700	macOS	19.0 MB	12.9 MB	8167459794238687528
445702	— DLC 445700	Linux	19.0 MB	12.9 MB	303813516494152901
580100	— DLC 580100	Windows	344.0 MB	307.6 MB	206808106523346539
580101	— DLC 580100	macOS	344.0 MB	307.6 MB	3443802060249888977
580102	— DLC 580100	Linux	344.0 MB	307.6 MB	4506000746151544241
702540	— DLC 702540	Windows	38.2 MB	28.5 MB	385638166620788848
702541	— DLC 702540	macOS	38.2 MB	28.5 MB	6965914485267238717
702542	— DLC 702540	Linux	38.2 MB	28.5 MB	4258374143576351227
735730	— DLC 735730	Windows	621.6 MB	477.8 MB	2494379863658361380
735731	— DLC 735730	macOS	621.6 MB	477.8 MB	5502763798423000639
735732	— DLC 735730	Linux	621.6 MB	477.8 MB	4131764727576325281
1117860	— DLC 1117860	Windows	519.8 MB	362.5 MB	6376649910526554716
1117861	— DLC 1117860	macOS	519.8 MB	362.5 MB	2183525769666721026
1117862	— DLC 1117860	Linux	519.8 MB	362.5 MB	5150525322187587414
4964110	— DLC 4964110	Windows	59.9 MB	41.4 MB	5943914155077137892
4964111	— DLC 4964110	Linux	59.9 MB	41.4 MB	6632641221942699964
4964112	— DLC 4964110	macOS	59.9 MB	41.4 MB	9070910386423941167

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	25810065	Oct 8, 2026	Open
coming_in_hot Pre public release branch	26060907	Oct 19, 2026	Open
legacy 2022 version before updates	9545898	Mar 12, 2025	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/DarkestDungeon

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
_windows/win64/Darkest.exe	-skipvalidation	Windows · 64-bit	Win 64-bit version
_osx/darkest.app	-skipvalidation	macOS	Launch
_linux/darkest.bin.x86	-skipvalidation	Linux · 32-bit	Launch
_linux/darkest.bin.x86_64	-skipvalidation	Linux · 64-bit	Launch
_windows/win32/Darkest.exe	-skipvalidation	Windows	Win 32-bit version
_windows/Darkest.exe	-skipvalidation	Windows	Legacy Win 32-bit version