The Darkness II

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The Darkness II

Short description

An intense first person shooter that delivers a twisted and gripping narrative of tragedy, modern crime drama, and supernatural horror.

Developer
Digital Extremes
Publisher
2K
Release
Thu, Feb 09, 2012
Price
$29.99
Reviews
8,128
Positive
92%
Followers
28,844
Owners (estimated)
2M – 5M
Concurrent players
19
Genres
Action
Features
Multi-player, Co-op, Partial Controller Support
Tags
FPS Action Gore Dark Shooter Singleplayer Horror Co-op First-Person Violent Multiplayer Atmospheric Story Rich Supernatural Comic Book Short Adventure Multiple Endings Nudity Funny
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$9.4msomewhere between $4.2m and $128m · roughly 163K–5M copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range disagree, so the band is widened to cover both rather than picking a favourite. Multiplied by $25.57, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $29.99 launch price. That is 15% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

7 data points since Aug 10, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.

Revenue (est.) ~$9.3m → ~$9.4m
Reviews 8,123 → 8,128
Followers 28,618 → 28,844
Concurrent players 19 → 19
Price $29.99 → $29.99
Positive reviews 91.6% → 91.6%

The revenue curve is an estimate, not a measurement. It is the only calculated series here: each interval takes the review growth of that period, multiplies it by the sales-per-review factor and by the price actually charged at the time, and adds the result to the running total. That is why it climbs more slowly through discount periods than the review curve next to it. The last point is the same figure quoted above — gross, before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

The blurred area is the rest of the history. 343 further data points reach back to Feb 1, 2012 — your plan shows the last 90 days of it. How far each series in particular reaches is written on its own chart; not every one of them goes back that far. The shape in the blurred area is decoration, not data: the figures are not in this page at all. Plus unlocks the complete series.

Lowest recorded price: $1.49 on Oct 20, 2025.

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