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The Darkness (2007)

Starbreeze Studios

PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360

3.41 from 595 ratings

1363 members have it in their collection · 22 playing now · 329 backlogged · 230 wish listed

How long? Main story 10h · 100% 8h (from 2 logged playthroughs)

The Darkness features a distinct blend of dark modern crime drama and supernatural horror with intense first person non-linear gameplay. The game is a dynamic first person shooter that allows players to call upon the forces of the evil underworld as they fight in gritty, urban environments.
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Details

Developers
Starbreeze Studios
Publishers
2K Games
Genres
Shooter
Themes
Action, Horror
Franchises
The Darkness
Series
The Darkness
Event
Xbox E3 2005 Press Conference

Release dates

  • Jun 25, 2007 (Worldwide) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
  • Jun 25, 2007 (North_America) PlayStation 3
  • Jul 22, 2007 (Europe) PlayStation 3
  • Jun 26, 2008 (Japan) PlayStation 3

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Featured in lists

Best Games (2007) by RehRomano · 10 games · 0
Personal Top 10 Games of all Time by Luitenant_Gruber · 10 games · 0
Fully completed games by Luitenant_Gruber · 229 games · 0

Rating distribution

5 stars
77
4 stars
213
3 stars
206
2 stars
75
1 star
24
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additron_

Status additron_ Nov 6, 2025

An achievement popped for having finished part 2 and I’m going to take a break from this. I have always found something to like in every Starbreeze/MachineGames game. The presentation setting and sound are all top notch. There are creative choices like being able to watch all of To Kill a Mockingbird which I see and tip my hat to. …

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An achievement popped for having finished part 2 and I’m going to take a break from this. I have always found something to like in every Starbreeze/MachineGames game. The presentation setting and sound are all top notch. There are creative choices like being able to watch all of To Kill a Mockingbird which I see and tip my hat to. The game had me wanting to learn more about the origins of the darkness despite that ‘other place’ you go, being a bit of slough. The combat was repetitive and underwhelming - I never felt as powerful as the enemies treated me, until maybe when I unlocked the black hole move. I’ll likely return to it to power through the third part sometime down the line.

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Please...callmeYork

Status Please...callmeYork Feb 25, 2017

I have nearly finished this (hopefully). I like it. I don’t know why, but I do. Everything about it is kind of clumsy. The darkness weapons seem neat at first, but alternating between them and your guns is unnecessarily difficult. That combined with having to shoot out all the light sources (of which there are so so many) just to …

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I have nearly finished this (hopefully). I like it. I don’t know why, but I do. Everything about it is kind of clumsy. The darkness weapons seem neat at first, but alternating between them and your guns is unnecessarily difficult. That combined with having to shoot out all the light sources (of which there are so so many) just to use the darkness lead to me mostly sticking with my human guns. There have been some weird ambitious touches to this game that I wasn’t expecting – the ability to watch the entirety of To Kill A Mockingbird while snuggling with Jenny on the couch is a lovely idea. You also have to traverse the neutral ground of a subway station repeatedly where you interact with people and use the pay phone to unlock collectables, an odd slice of Shenmue nestled in this FPS.

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