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Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage Director's Cut Edition

Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage Director's Cut Edition
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In "The Dark Lineage" you re-take the role of police detective Howard Loreid, a man tormented by the paranormal happenings around him. Howard discovers that his own terrible past has some connection to the madness that is about to swallow him, yet again.

‘Darkness Within’ is an adventure game series, inspired by the works of celebrated horror writer, H.P. Lovecraft. In this second instalment, ‘The Dark Lineage’, players once again take the role of police detective Howard Loreid, a man tormented by the paranormal happenings around him, in the first volume ‘In Pursuit of Loath Nolder’. Now, Howard discovers that his own terrible past has some connection to the madness that is about to swallow him, yet again.

The Dark Lineage will take you to places where the ‘things’ of the past still live, and all the memories that should be long forgotten are still recalled; including a sleepy, depressing town called Arkhamend, a Victorian mansion that conceals dark secrets, a dilapidated building hidden within forbidding, snow-clad woods and dim underground buildings and tunnels. The Dark Lineage is even more harrowing than the previous instalment, so prepare yourself for the descending darkness, this time will be your last...

Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage ‘Director's Cut Edition’ was specifically created for Steam, with many extra features not available in previous versions:
  • Graphical refreshes for most environments.
  • A brand new location begging to be explored.
  • Post screen Chromatic Aberration effect and Color gradation effect create a more ‘cinematic’ look, drastically improving the overall visual effect.
  • More balanced game-play with new additional puzzles and enhancements.

    Key features:

    • Unlike Part 1, Part 2 is no longer ‘point-and-click’, but plays in 3D, with the power of the NVIDIA PhysX engine ; so you can move anywhere you want, light up your way with light sources that cast real-time soft shadows and realistically lift up, push, pull or throw objects.
    • Built-in Hint System with 3 Difficulty Levels – Players can choose to play in Standard, Detective, or Senior Detective modes.
    • Dynamic Puzzles and Features: Traditional adventure game puzzles are complimented by deciphering dreams, underlining excerpts in documents to garner critical clues and interacting physically with the environment
    • Enhanced Gameplay Experience: Compelling special effects, stunning visuals, and dynamic lighting and shading, in a ‘first person’ game environment.
    • Eerie Gameplay Atmosphere: An immersive experience is created by a fascinating ‘Lovecraftian’ story, chilling realtime cut scenes, and haunting music.
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System requirements

System requirements platform
Minimum
Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows® 2000/XP/Vista™
  • Processor: 1,8 GHz Intel® Pentium® or equivalent
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 256 MB DirectX® 9.0c compatible Pixel/Vertex Shader 3.0 support
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX® 9.0c compatible sound card
Recommended
Recommended:
  • OS *: Windows® 7/8™
  • Processor: 2,4 GHz Intel® Pentium® or equivalent
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 512 MB DirectX® 9.0c compatible Pixel/Vertex Shader 3.0 support
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX® 9.0c compatible sound card

Achievements

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  • DW2_02
    57.4% of players
  • DW2_03
    55.1% of players
  • DW2_04
    51.3% of players
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    47.0% of players
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    41.6% of players
  • DW2_00
    41.5% of players
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    41.0% of players
  • DW2_10
    36.2% of players
  • DW2_12
    33.4% of players
  • DW2_05
    32.3% of players
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    31.2% of players
  • DW2_11
    30.3% of players
  • DW2_13
    28.9% of players
  • DW2_15
    28.7% of players
  • DW2_14
    27.7% of players
  • DW2_17
    27.2% of players

Age rating & content

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dejus14
ViolênciaMedo
pegi12
Fear, Violence.
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Game info

Developer Stormling Studios
Publisher Iceberg Interactive
Platforms Windows
Compatibility
Steam Deck Playable
Features
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