Our Darker Purpose overview

Overview

Our Darker Purpose comes from Avidly Wild Games and is published by Avidly Wild Games. It arrived on Steam on Jan 29, 2014, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, 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

Our Darker Purpose's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 11 September 2026 - 02:42:25 UTC, with a tracked peak near 4. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 81% positive across 740 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Our Darker Purpose is available in 1 languages including:

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Our Darker Purpose has sold up to 28,246 units and has 553 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $268,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Our Darker Purpose overview details

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

Steam Store description

Journey to the dark heart of the Edgewood Home for Lost Children in this fiendishly difficult action RPG! When her teacher stepped out of the classroom a month ago, Cordy never imagined he would be gone for good. Now her fellow students have turned on each other as the school descends into chaos. Cordy must battle feral classmates and dangerous creatures as she ascends to the cruel Administrators’ offices atop the Edgewood Home for Lost Children. Our Darker Purpose is a top-down, rogue-like action RPG that combines the ingenuity of genre-defining classics with the expansiveness and accessibility of modern day action adventure games. The gameplay is steeped in a variety of influences ranging from A Link to the Past to The Binding of Isaac to Diablo. We love games with great mechanics and awesome, bizarre storylines, and that’s what we’re creating with Our Darker Purpose. Each playthrough features a unique set of procedurally generated levels. Death is permanent, but your accomplishments earn you resources to buy lesson and upgrades in the afterlife... and your education lasts forever. Every game teaches you more about the Edgewood Home for Lost Children, the disappearance of the adults, and the darker purpose of the Administrators. Key Features Fast-Paced, Combat-Oriented Gameplay : Face unique boss encounters and challenging enemy mechanics! The Edgewood Home is a merciless environment. Dodge between fireballs and flying desks while your former classmates try to pummel you into the walls, and that’s just the lower levels… Character Variety and Customization : Assemble se…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Our Darker Purpose is listed as a game with $14.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Indie, and RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 11 September 2026 - 02:42:25 UTC, a tracked peak of 4, and 81% positive reviews.

Overview tags

IndieAction RoguelikeRogue-likeActionRPGRogue-liteDifficultProcedural GenerationFemale ProtagonistDarkPerma DeathGothicSingleplayer2DKickstarter

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