How many Dark Sector players are currently online?

There are 35 concurrent players playing Dark Sector on Steam.

How much does Dark Sector cost on Steam?

Dark Sector currently costs $9.99 in the Steam Store.

Is Dark Sector on sale?

Dark Sector is not currently on sale. It can be purchased for its base price of $9.99.

Is Dark Sector free on Steam?

Dark Sector is not free to play on Steam and currently costs $9.99 in the Steam Store.

Dark Sector currently has 35 players online which is a 98% decrease from its peak of 1,984 players. By these metrics, Steambase considers Dark Sector to be a dead game.

Is Dark Sector still good in 2025?

Dark Sector is currently rated as Mostly Positive in the Steam Store based on a total of 3,036 reviews — an overall 76% positive review rating.

Who created Dark Sector?

Dark Sector was developed by Digital Extremes, published by Digital Extremes, and released on 3/24/2009.

Can you play Dark Sector on Steam Deck?

Dark Sector not supported and cannot run on the Steam Deck.

Can you play Dark Sector on Windows?

Dark Sector is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Can you play Dark Sector on Mac?

Dark Sector is not playable on Mac OS.

Can you play Dark Sector on Linux?

Dark Sector is not playable on Linux.

Game

Dark Sector

A third-person Action/Shooter that thrusts players into a sci-fi flavored nightmare scenario set in the post Cold War era.

Price:
$9.99
Release Date:
3/24/2009
Developer:
Digital Extremes
Publishers:
- Digital Extremes,
- ND Games
Last Updated:
8/17/2025
Steam App Id:
29900

Dark Sector

35Players In-Game

Player Score

2,300

736

Platforms

Windows
Mac
Linux
Steam Deck

$9.99

In the Steam Store

Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count

At the moment, Dark Sector has 35 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 98% lower than its previous all-time peak of 1,984 players achieved on 11/28/2024.

35Players In-Game

1,984All-Time Peak

Player Score

Dark Sector Review

Dark Sector has achieved a Steambase Player Score of 76 / 100. This score is calculated from 3,036 total reviews on the Steam store — giving it a Mostly Positive rating. These are split between 2,300 positive reviews, 736 negative reviews, and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Additionally, Dark Sector has earned a metascore of 66 on Metacritic.

Track historical reviews and overall rating trends for Dark Sector using the chart below.

Dark Sector Price

Dark Sector costs $9.99 in the Steam store as of 8/17/2025. At the moment, it can only be purchased as a standalone game but may be included in future bundles for a discount.

Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for Dark Sector.

About Dark Sector

Dark Sector is an Action game developed by Digital Extremes. On 3/24/2009, it was released on the Steam Store by Digital Extremes, and ND Games.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Dark Sector on the Steam Deck.

According to Steam’s category system, Dark Sector supports the following features:

Single-player
Multi-player
Partial Controller Support
Family Sharing

From the Steam community, Dark Sector has been tagged with the following user tags:

Difficult
Hack and Slash
Violent
Third Person
Multiplayer
Atmospheric
Free to Play
Third-Person Shooter
Co-op
Shooter
Gore
Horror
Sci-fi
Action
Singleplayer

Media & Sceenshots

Watch the featured video for Dark Sector and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.

Related Packages

Dark Sector is referenced by 3 packages in the Steam Store.

Name	Price	Actions
Dark Sector	$9.99	View
Dark Sector	$9.99	View
Dark Sector Limited Free Promotional Package - Nov 2024	???	View

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Soures & References

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Dark Sector data has been sourced from:

Valve Corporation. (2025, August 17). Dark Sector on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/29900
Valve Corporation. (2025, August 17). Dark Sector. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/29900
Metacritic. (2025, August 17). Dark Sector for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/dark-sector
Digital Extremes. (2023, July 11). Dark Sector. Dark Sector. https://www.digitalextremes.com/

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