The Dark Stares Back overview

Jacob McCormick | Dec 24, 2020 | game

Released

0players observed · 16 October 2026 - 13:25:33 UTC

Casual Indie Strategy Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Units sold (VGI)120
Revenue (VGI)$170
Review score75% positive

The Dark Stares Back dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Units sold (VGI)120
Revenue (VGI)$170
Review score75% positive
Total reviews4
Release dateDec 24, 2020
DeveloperJacob McCormick
PublisherJacob McCormick

Genres: Casual, Indie, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Jacob McCormick Publisher: Jacob McCormick

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Game overview

Overview

The Dark Stares Back comes from Jacob McCormick and is published by Jacob McCormick. It arrived on Steam on Dec 24, 2020, and it sits naturally among Single-player and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Dark Stares Back's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 16 October 2026 - 13:25:33 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 75% positive across 4 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Dark Stares Back is available in 1 languages including:

English

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	Intel i3+ /AMD FX+	4 GB RAM	Geforce GT 1030 Equivalent or Higher	10 GB available space
Windows	Recommended	Not listed	Intel i3+ /AMD FX+	8 GB RAM	Geforce GT 1030 Equivalent or Higher	20 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Dark Stares Back has sold up to 120 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $170. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The Dark Stares Back overview details

The Dark Stares Back combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

The Dark Stares Back is an Indie horror strategy game where you must carefully plan your movement in a house with no power or escape against multiple home invaders with no purpose but to hunt you. Each of them behaves in their own unique way, from being in the room you were in last, to waiting for you to open doors to ambush you, and more. You must learn from your experience to evade them long enough to survive until 7 AM to win. It's all about learning, strategy, and execution. You can run into the dark vents, hide in the empty cabinets, duck behind furniture and more to survive. However, there are many mistakes you can make as well. You must learn them and learn FROM them in order to win. Anything you do can get you killed, especially hesitation. Oh, and you might wanna watch where you step!

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Dark Stares Back is listed as a game with $0.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual, Indie, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 16 October 2026 - 13:25:33 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 75% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	The Dark Stares Back
Steam App ID	1458880
Type	game
Release date	Dec 24, 2020
Developer	Jacob McCormick
Publisher	Jacob McCormick
Price	$0.99
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Casual, Indie, Strategy
Categories	Single-player, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English
Website	Not available

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 16 October 2026 - 13:25:33 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	1
Positive reviews	3
Negative reviews	1
Total reviews	4
Positive percent	75%
Review type	4 user reviews
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	Not available

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Dec 24, 2020
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	26 December 2020 - 02:08:42 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	16 October 2026 - 13:25:33 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	16 October 2026 - 13:25:33 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	16 October 2026 - 13:25:32 UTC

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Not available
Legal notice	Not available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/1458880
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/1458880/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/1458880
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IGDB search	Search IGDB for The Dark Stares Back

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for The Dark Stares Back?

The Dark Stares Back's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 16 October 2026 - 13:25:33 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is The Dark Stares Back growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for The Dark Stares Back?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are Ireland (100%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to Ireland (50.2%), United States (8.4%), China (7.9%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to Ireland (62.9%), United States (6.9%), China (6.5%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to Ireland (39.9%), United States (10.2%), China (9.6%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for The Dark Stares Back?

The Dark Stares Back currently sits at 75% positive across 4 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 3 positive reviews and 1 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as 4 user reviews.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Dark Stares Back have?

The Dark Stares Back currently has about 30 tracked Steam followers as of 25 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for The Dark Stares Back?

The Dark Stares Back is currently listed at $0.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

4 user reviews

75% positive, 3 positive, 1 negative

Price and discount

$0.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases

Steam 24 December 2020

DLC and packages

The Dark Stares BackBuy The Dark Stares Back #513646$0.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista or Higher Processor: Intel i3+ /AMD FX+ Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Geforce GT 1030 Equivalent or Higher Storage: 10 GB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS *: Windows 7 or Higher Processor: Intel i3+ /AMD FX+ Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Geforce GT 1030 Equivalent or Higher Storage: 20 GB available space

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