Dark Sector overview

Overview

Dark Sector comes from Digital Extremes and is published by Digital Extremes. It arrived on Steam on Mar 24, 2009, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, Partial Controller Support, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, and Xbox so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Dark Sector's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 6 players at 4 October 2026 - 01:27:04 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1,961. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 75% positive across 3,561 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Dark Sector is available in 1 languages including:

8 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, bbfc, oflc, and usk

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Dark Sector has sold up to 120,000 units and has 679 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $844,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Dark Sector overview details

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

Steam Store description

Dark Sector thrusts players into the role of Hayden Tenno, a covert operative sent on a dangerous mission into Lasria, an Eastern European city on the brink of ruin that hides a deadly Cold War secret. In the midst of this mission, Hayden is attacked by an unknown enemy and infected by the Technocyte Virus, a brutal bio-weapon that twists its victims into mindless killing machines. Surviving this attack, Hayden finds that the Technocyte virus has granted him powerful, inhuman abilities unlike anything he has ever seen. Now, he must evolve with his powers, survive and become a hero. Original action-shooter Throughout the course of the game, players will witness Hayden's transformation into something more than he was as he fights against the Technocyte Virus taking over his body and the effects it has on his psyche. Evolution powers Hayden gains incredible superhuman powers - including the deadly, bladed glaive that he can grow from his arm and use and throw with deadly accuracy. Hayden will grow with these powers as they evolve and become more powerful throughout the game. Cinematic and immersive experience Through the use of no HUD, intuitive controls and a 3rd-person over the shoulder viewpoint everything about Dark Sector is designed with the goal of keeping the player immersed in the game. Innovative multiplayer component Dark Sector features an innovative and exciting multiplayer gameplay that will allow players to utilize the skills they have learned in the single-player game to excel in a competitive environment

SteamPulse editorial summary

Dark Sector is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, Partial Controller Support, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action. SteamPulse's latest observation records 6 players at 4 October 2026 - 01:27:04 UTC, a tracked peak of 1,961, and 75% positive reviews.

Overview tags

ActionThird-Person ShooterGoreSingleplayerShooterThird PersonViolentHorrorSci-fiMultiplayerDifficultCo-opAtmosphericHack and Slash

Support and legal notes

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