Darkest Dungeon
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| Developers | |
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| Red Hook Studios | |
| Linux | Aaron Melcher |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | January 19, 2016[1] |
| macOS (OS X) | January 19, 2016[1] |
| Linux | April 26, 2016 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 84 |
| OpenCritic | 84 |
| IGDB | 83 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | DLC, Expansion pack |
| Series | Darkest Dungeon |
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| Darkest Dungeon | |
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| Darkest Dungeon | 2016 |
| Darkest Dungeon II | 2023 |
General information
- Official Discord server for game series
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Epic Games Store | |
DRM-free when launched directly from <path-to-game>\_windowsnosteam\Darkest.exe.[2]Ancestral Edition also available. |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Humble Store | |
Ancestral Edition also available. | |
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| Mac App Store | |
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| Steam | |
On Windows, run <path-to-game>\_windowsnosteam\Darkest.exe for no DRM. It uses a different save than the Steam launcher.Ancestral Edition also available. |
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Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
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| The Crimson Court | |
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| The Shieldbreaker | |
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| The Color Of Madness | |
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| The Musketeer | Available for free. | |
| The Butcher's Circus | Available for free. | |
| Soundtrack | |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Use the -skipfeflowintro command line argument[citation needed]
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Game data
In-game miscellaneous settings.
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Darkest\persist.options.json |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux | $HOME/.local/share/Red Hook Studios/Darkest/profile_* |
| Steam | <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/262060/remote/profile_*[citation needed] |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Darkest\profile_*\ |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux | $HOME/.local/share/Red Hook Studios/Darkest/ |
| Steam | <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/262060/remote/profile_*/ |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Epic Games Launcher | ||
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud |
Video
In-game video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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| Widescreen resolution | Only renders in 16:9 resolutions. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Only goes to 1080p in windowed. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Use -borderless command line argument if windowed mode selected. |
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| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
In-game input settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Button prompts | Only displays DualShock buttons[3] for some menus. This can be fixed with the XBOX Overlay Buttons mod. | |
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Button prompts
| Xbox controller icons[4] |
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If using an Xbox controller, PlayStation button icons will be displayed unless Xbox One Prompts is installed. |
Audio
In-game audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Master, Sound Effects, Music, Narration, Cinematic | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | Toggle with Mute while in background setting. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Czech | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Hungarian | Fan translation | |||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | In-game official localization. | |||
| Russian | Fan translation by «ZoG Forum Team» | |||
| Spanish |
Issues fixed
Mouse cursor not visible
| Mouse cursor not visible[citation needed] |
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If the mouse cursor is invisible in the default fullscreen mode, set windowed mode in the settings and use the |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| OpenGL | 2.0+ | version requirements from README in game files on Steam/Linux |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) | |||
| Linux |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Audio | FMOD |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP | 7 |
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | OpenGL 3.2 compatible | |
| Other | 1920x1080 resolution | |
| macOS (OS X) | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10.9 | |
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | OpenGL 3.2 compatible | |
| Other | 1920x1080 resolution | |
| Linux | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 12.04 | |
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | OpenGL 3.2 compatible | |
| Other | 1920x1080 resolution | |