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A third-person Action/Shooter that thrusts players into a sci-fi flavored nightmare scenario set in the post Cold War era.
Dark Sector is a action, third-person shooter and gore game
developed and published by Digital Extremes.
Released on March 24th 2009 is available only on Windows.
It has received 2,829 reviews of which 2,154 were positive and 675 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.4 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 9.07€ on G2A.
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- Operating System: Microsoft® Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista 32bit
- Processor: Pentium® 4 2.4 GHz or similar Athlon® 64™
- Memory: XP 1 GB RAM
- Hard Disk Space: 6.5 GB Available
- Video Card: DirectX 9.0 compatible, with shaders 3.0 support (nVidia GeForce 6600 or ATI X1300 or higher)
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
- DirectX® Version: 9.0c
- Controller support: XInput-controllers (Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller or Logitech Chillstream)
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After finding out about this game on Tiktok and it being the spiritual predecessor to Warframe i knew i had to give it a try. I will point out the positive aspects of the game, the negative aspects and a guide to fix the game to make it WAY more enjoyable. Positive aspects: While the gameplay follows the generic aspects of a third person shooter game, Dark Sector adds its own unique spin to it. That being a glaive. A glaive is essentially a bladed flying disc, and it has a whole lot of functions too! You can grab items and weapons from a distance, you can make elemental reactions with the surrounding environment (fire, electricity, cold) and the coolest imo you can control it and detonate it mid-air. This freshens up the gameplay and makes it less repetitive overall. Negative aspects (most of these are fixable, guide down below): -The native resolution is low and the game locks you to a box screen ratio (fixable). -The game resets your custom controls every time you restart it (fixable). -Since both Dark Sector and Death Stranding's executables are named DS.exe discord will show that you are playing Death Stranding (fixable). -The story is alright i guess, nothing too crazy going on, interesting premise, however imo it lacks world and character building. But since this is a 2008 indie game and the devs first story-driven single player game i will let it slide. -The movement is kinda janky, especially sprinting (which literally feels like you're steering a cargo ship) and there are some questionable control decisions, such as interacting and melee attack being bound on the same button (default spacebar) and taking cover, rolling and sprinting aswell (default ctrl), but atleast you can customize which action(s) are bound to which key. -Alt tabbing back into the game will show a black/transparent screen for 10ish seconds before actually showing the game and it will also sometimes crash when doing this (sorta fixable). Guide to fixing each problem: -DISCORD FIX: Download steamedit (https://steamedit.tg-software.com/) search for Dark Sector -> Edit Launch and rename the executable from DS.exe to something like DarkSector.exe You will also need to manually rename the executable in the game folder, on steam, go to dark sector, right click -> manage -> installed files -> browse local files and rename it the same way (NOTE when launching the game for the first time after modifying it steam will redownload the original DS.exe, however, it will still launch the modified one). ^IF YOU'VE DONE THE DISCORD FIX YOU WILL NEED TO TWEAK THE MODIFIED EXE INSTEAD OF THE OG ONE FOR EVERY OTHER FIX (this is also why the discord fix is on top of every other one) -RESOLUTION, ASPECT RATIO AND CONTROLS FIX: in the library right click dark sector -> manage -> installed files -> browse local files -> Configs folder -> open DS.cfg with notepad. Paste Graphics.DisplayAspectRatio=FullScreen4x3 (this is the working equivalent of 16:9 for some reason, you may change the aspect ratio to whatever other aspect ratio your monitor has, although it may not work on wider screens) directly under [Windows_Config,/Types/Config] For 1080p, set: -Graphics.FullScreenSizeX to 1920 -Graphics.FullScreenSizeY to 1080 (if you got 2K or 4K going on you can also punch those in) and hit save. VERY IMPORTANT!! you NEED to lock the DS.cfg to READ ONLY otherwise the game will overwrite it, to do so right click the DS.cfg file -> properties -> check the "read only" box -> apply -CONTROLS RESETTING FIX: First of all, open the game and set the controls to your hearts content in the options, then close the game, navigate to the config folder again and set the defbind.cfg file to READ ONLY as mentioned before. ALT TABBING PROBLEM: This one isnt 100% fixable unfortunately, however we can still do something about it Right click DS.exe -> properties -> compatibility tab -> check the "disable full screen optimization" box -> apply. Now, when alt tabbing back into the game instead of it being all buggy what will happen is that the game window will be black for 10ish seconds before showing the game correctly. DO NOTE game crashes might still happen when tabbing back in, so you should only alt tab at every checkpoint if you need to. Despite its flaws, Dark Sector remains a rather short but enjoyable experience, with the main story lasting around 6 hours, or 12 hours of gameplay if you count newGame in brutal mode. PS: if you like Warframe you'll especially love the little lore details and innuendos that inspired the game as a whole.
I will admit, I wasn't very eager to play it after the "sale adrenaline" passed. But oh boy, does this game deserve more love. Is it perfect? no. Is it a great game for its era? Maybe not. Is it fun? Hell yeah. Is it frustrating? HELL YEAH (skill issue biased) first of all im a sucker for this type, prototype and infamous are the ip's i wish had more love too, and now Dark Sector is in it. I know its said that Dark Sector is a "concept" test for warframe, but man i really hope DE atleast idk, brings Hayden to the cannon somehow? or even a new entry if possible, even though id be a sucker for a remake instead. But anyways, if you got into this comment somehow, i tell you, its worth it if: you're familiar with ps3 kinda janky controls and if you like the "spinning blade goes brrr", edgy lord protagonist with a burden, and an atmosphere that transitions between horror and you being the horror for the monsters. The story isnt cinema writing, if anything it would be a B movie for the 2000's, but yes Hayden is somewhat memorable? Secondly is that the atmosphere in this game is chilling. Seriously i didnt think it would provoke fear in me despite me being a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ half monster super soldier with my dear sawed-off on my off-hand with only damage upgrades at it. please DE, give dark sector to another dev and let them remake it. And you, buy this, if its in a sale, even better
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Frequently Asked Questions
Dark Sector is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.
No, Dark Sector is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 9.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Dark Sector received 2,154 positive votes out of a total of 2,829 achieving a rating of 7.38.
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Dark Sector was developed and published by Digital Extremes.
Yes, Dark Sector is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Dark Sector is not playable on MacOS.
No, Dark Sector is not playable on Linux.
No, Dark Sector is not playable on Steam Deck.
No, Dark Sector is not playable on Steam Machine.
No, Dark Sector does not support VR.
Dark Sector offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
Dark Sector offers both Co-op and PvP modes.
No, Dark Sector does not currently offer any DLC.
No, Dark Sector does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Dark Sector does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Dark Sector is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Dark Sector.
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Digital Extremes
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Digital Extremes
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24 Mar 2009
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