Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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Set in a huge open world, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen presents a rewarding action combat experience.

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is a rpg, open world and character customization game developed and published by Capcom.
Released on January 15th 2016 is available only on Windows in 7 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 46,686 reviews of which 41,310 were positive and 5,376 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 29.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 2.22€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen into these genres:

RPG Open World Character Customization Fantasy Action Adventure Singleplayer Action RPG Dragons Dark Fantasy Third Person Magic Exploration Atmospheric Great Soundtrack Story Rich Difficult Multiplayer JRPG Hack and Slash

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows Vista or newer (32 or 64 bit)
Processor: Intel Core i5 660 CPU or equivalent
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Radeon HD 5870 or equivalent
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 20 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX-compatible sound card or onboard audio chip
Additional Notes: 1) Supports Keyboard+Mouse and XInput/DirectInput devices including Xbox 360, Xbox One, DualShock4 and Steam Controller.
2) Some high end integrated graphics chips and modern gaming laptops with a discrete GPU may work but have not been tested, nor are they officially supported by Capcom.

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Jan. 2026

Imagine scaling a three-story tall Griffin mid-flight, stabbing it repeatedly in the neck while your AI companion shouts "Goblins hate fire!" for the fifteenth time in ten minutes. That is the quintessential Dragon’s Dogma experience. It is a cult-classic action RPG that takes the gritty aesthetic of Western fantasy and injects it with a shot of pure Japanese action-game adrenaline. You play as the Arisen, a poor soul whose heart was literally plucked out by a dragon, and now you have to wander a massive open world to get your pulse back. The combat system is where this game leaves every other RPG in the dust. You don't just "attack" a boss; you physically climb it. If there is a Hydra, you can lop off its heads. If there is a Cyclops, you can grab onto its leg to trip it or scramble up its back to poke it in its giant, glowing eye. It makes every encounter feel like a desperate struggle rather than a stat-check. The "Pawn" system is the other weirdly brilliant stroke—you create a permanent AI sidekick and hire two others from a rift between worlds. These Pawns learn from your playstyle and give you hints about quests, though they never quite learn when to stop talking about the local flora. Bitterblack Isle, the "Dark Arisen" expansion content, is a brutal, claustrophobic dungeon crawl that turns the game into a borderline survival horror experience. The difficulty spikes into the stratosphere, forcing you to actually care about your party composition and elemental weaknesses. I found the transition from the sunny fields of Gransys to the rotting, death-filled halls of the Isle to be one of the most rewarding gear-grinds in gaming. It’s janky, the fast-travel system is intentionally stingy, and the story is absolute nonsense until the final hour where it suddenly becomes the most profound thing you've ever heard. 9/10. It is a flawed masterpiece that offers the best boss fights in the genre. It’s a game that values the journey and the tactile feel of a sword hitting a dragon's scales above all else. Watch the skies, pack enough lanterns for the night, and remember: they ill-like fire!

Nov. 2025

Bitter black isle is probably one of the best dungeon loops I've played in a while. +1 great game it's a shame they never made a sequel.

Nov. 2025

please please give this a shot it will be clunky but its so worth it. i cannot play the sequel due to my bad pc but i implore you ser take up arms here

June 2025

If you played Dragon's Dogma 2, I'm very sorry. Here's the real game. It's fun, the map is big, and the way you can change skills and classes is awesome. Truly, one of the best games of the PS3 / 360 era.

April 2025

Bought this game on sale, didn't read a review, didn't research the game, didn't know anything about it. Just saw a ridiculously cheap game and thought, oh what the hell I'll just buy it... I waited 3 months then played it... OH MY GOD THE FIGHTS ARE AMAZING! IMAGINE BUYING SOMETHING ON A WHIM AND IT TURNS OUT TO BE EPIC! so far id give this game a 9/10

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Frequently Asked Questions

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is currently priced at 29.99€ on Steam.

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 29.99€ on Steam.

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen received 41,310 positive votes out of a total of 46,686 achieving a rating of 8.70.

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Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen was developed and published by Capcom.

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is not playable on MacOS.

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is not playable on Linux.

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is a single-player game.

There is a DLC available for Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen. Explore additional content available for Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen on Steam.

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen supports Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet and Remote Play on TV. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen 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.

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