The Darkness II

Released on February 6, 2012 by 2K Games

Developed by Digital Extremes

An intense first person shooter that delivers a twisted and gripping narrative of tragedy, modern crime drama, and supernatural horror.

Humble is giving away The Darkness II on Steam for PC and Mac during the next 24 hours. I played the heck out of the Darkness II demo on PS3 back when I first got my PS3 and that one level was incredible, even after playing it 15 times. I imagine it ports over well to PC and Mac and since it's not quite a cutting edge game, I imagine it will run extra well on your gaming PC.

"Inspired by the popular comic book series produced by Top Cow Productions, Inc., The Darkness II is an intense first person shooter that delivers a twisted and gripping narrative of tragedy, modern crime drama, and supernatural horror.

Players will be taken down the brutal and personal path of... Read All


Downloaded this demo on the PS3 after hearing in a podcast that the game was exceptionally violent and gory. It is. The first few seconds of the demo shows your enemy knocking rail road spikes into your hands while you dangle on a cross. Some vivid imagery and then the game pulls you into a flashback.

The games tone is very Godfather-ish but the voices are as if people are mocking Italian Americans. The demos first few minutes are not too hard as you just hit X a few times and try to kill a few guys though I missed most of them and it didn't seem to count against me.

If you are familiar with The Darkness, this game is similar. You are the host to "The Darkness" which is... Read All