Digital Extremes

The Darkness II

2012 first-person shooter · psychological horror fiction · adventure game* +2*

Cover art for The Darkness II

At a glance

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game
  • multiplayer video game

Series

  • The Darkness

Game facts

Developers

  • Digital Extremes

Publishers

  • 2K
  • 2K Games*

Engines

  • Evolution Engine
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Platforms

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    4*
  • PlayStation 3*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    4*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
    Classification
    M - Mature*
  • ESRB · PlayStation 3*
    Classification
    M - Mature*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Steam Deck*
    Compatibility category
    Playable*
  • Steam Deck · Community performance · 2026-06-27*
    Community-reported frame rate
    60 fps*
    Reports
    1*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Playable*
  • Controller support · 2026-06-27*
    Controller support
    Partial*
  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Silver*
    Reports
    116*
    Community confidence
    strong*

System requirements

  • macOS · Unspecified tier*
    Operating system
    Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8 or higher*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel Core 2 Duo processor*
    Memory
    2 GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 10 GB free Video Memory: 256MB Video Card: AMD HD2600 / Nvidia 9600GT with at least 256 MB VRAM Additional: Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client for Mac OS X.*
  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows XP/Vista/7*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel Core 2 @ 2GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+*
    Memory
    1.5GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 10GB Video Card: 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600 / ATI Radeon HD 2600 Sound: DirectX Compatible Additional: Requires installation of Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, DirectX and nVidia PhysX version 9.11.1107 (included with download)*
  • Windows · Recommended*
    Processor alternatives
    2.4 GHz Quad Core processor*
    Memory
    2 GB*
  • Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
    Memory
    2 GB*

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    No*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • French*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • German*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Italian*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Japanese*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Spanish - Spain*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Russian*
    Full audio
    Yes*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • French*
  • German*
  • Italian*
  • Japanese*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Multi-player*
  • Co-op*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Partial Controller Support*
  • Family Sharing*

Store genres

  • Action*

Screenshots

Screenshot 1 from The Darkness II
Screenshot 2 from The Darkness II
Screenshot 3 from The Darkness II

* Provisional data