The Dark overview

Overview

The Dark comes from Light Arc Studio Ltd and is published by Light Arc Studio Ltd. It arrived on Steam on Apr 12, 2021, and it sits naturally among Single-player, VR Supported, Partial Controller Support, 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's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 16:45:07 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 71% positive across 7 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Dark is available in 1 languages including:

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

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Dark has sold up to 210 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $144. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

The Dark overview details

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

Steam Store description

You come round as your escape pod plummets into the inky waters of a distant flooded planet. Comms are down and power failing. You have no choice but to head out into.. the dark. This is a game idea that has been floating around my head for 20 years or so. I’m a triple AAA dev but had a couple of weeks off between jobs. I decided to finally make this as a short personal game jam in 2020. I was pretty happy with the results- obviously given it’s just me it was pretty rough around the edges. I released part one then. I've since come back to it every now and again esp now my daughter is very interested in helping with writing etc. I've now released part two, polished some (but not all) of the rough edges and extended the story on to maybe an hour or so of gameplay, maybe a bit more if you take your time and explore. Looking forwards to finishing the final part and the story this year (I'm writing this in May 2023... if your reading this way in the future tell me to get my ass into gear!) The game works well in non VR 1st person camera and VR. I've done some work to make this work well in both modes. I’m loving this as a VR experience however if you are playing in VR I’d describe it as “Medium” comfort level. It starts pretty rough, but I’ve tried to keep decent smooth periods between higher action (and motion) moments. However…if you are sensitive, you might just get seasick, if so unplug and fire it up again without VR. Also its control pad only for the moment (no touch controller etc) support. I hope to add that later - although the pad does work well for the interface that…

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Dark is listed as a game with $1.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, VR Supported, Partial Controller Support, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Adventure, Indie, Racing, and Early Access. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 16:45:07 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 71% positive reviews.

Support and legal notes

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