Action · March 24, 2009

Dark Sector (2009)

group1M–10M ownersrecommend639 recommendations
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

Action releases from 2009

45 Action titles launched in 2009 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.8k Steam reviewsTop 82% in Action
Positive rating76% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 77%
Metacritic66/100Genre average 77 — top 89% of Action titles
Engagement hours2 h averageTop 92% for session depth among Action

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Action · 88
  • Third-Person Shooter · 62
  • Gore · 51
  • Singleplayer · 43
  • Shooter · 38
  • Third Person · 36
  • Violent · 36
  • Horror · 29
  • Sci-fi · 24
  • Multiplayer · 13
  • Difficult · 12
  • Co-op · 11
  • Atmospheric · 9
  • Hack and Slash · 7

Reception Metrics

Steam community

76%Mostly Positive · 2.8k reviews

2.2k positive · 679 negative

Metacritic

66/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.4/10

Curator recommendations

639

Release & Availability

Release dateMar 24, 2009
DeveloperDigital Extremes
Base price$9.99
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

2h

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

1h

Typical completion time

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

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