2 Dark
2 Dark is a PlayStation 4 action game released in 2017 developed by Gloomywood. It centers on movement and immediate actions, enemy and hazard responses, and stage objectives, with controls and information arranged around the DualShock 4 twin sticks, triggers, directional pad, and face buttons, with touchpad, speaker, light bar, or motion input where the game uses them.
- AI score · out of 10
- 6.9 / 10
About this game
2 Dark is a PlayStation 4 action game centered on movement and immediate actions, enemy and hazard responses, and stage objectives. Stages build pressure through routes, enemy patterns, and changing objectives, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Animation, hits, camera behavior, and readable hazards determine whether feedback remains dependable, while HD output, HDR or PS4 Pro modes, HDD streaming, surround audio, and television-distance interfaces need to preserve action, state, and text readability together. The genre-specific limitation is that camera behavior, collision rules, input mapping, and repeated ground after failure can raise the entry barrier. Platform conditions also include HDD installs and loading, patch version, storage space, DualShock 4 battery life, PS Camera or PS VR requirements, visual modes, frame rate, and network services affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
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PlayStation 4AI review
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Tense rescue decisions meet costly retries and awkward items.
2Dark turns the rescue of children into a problem of stealth, equipment and unpredictable companions. Carrying a child occupies a hand that might otherwise hold a flashlight or weapon, while children can cry or wander when quiet is essential. Stylised overhead art and restrained, eerie audio make that vulnerability unsettling without relying on realistic spectacle. Failed rescues become expensive under a single save slot, and cycling items with the D-pad during a chase interrupts an otherwise understandable control scheme. The cited PS4 reviewer had reached about halfway, so confidence about later pacing is narrower than confidence about those mechanics. Players who enjoy tense planning and can accept whole-level retries have the clearest reason to persist.
Strengths
- Rescue and equipment compete for limited hands.
- Distinctive unsettling sound and art.
Weaknesses
- Single-slot saving raises retry cost.
- Item selection interrupts chases.
Who it is for: Players who enjoy risky stealth and dark themes.
Play notes: Child harm and violence; the firsthand reviewer had not completed the entire campaign.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension One save slot makes a failed full rescue expensive. Repeating a whole level can turn suspense into routine, so its difficulty comes partly from recovery cost. | Reviewed | 6.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Carrying children occupies hands needed for tools, making rescue a real trade-off with stealth. Children may cry or wander, so a careful plan can still be disrupted. | Reviewed | 7.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Cartoon-like overhead art and sparse eerie sound create an unsettling contrast with the rescue premise. The atmosphere works through restraint rather than realistic rendering. | Reviewed | 7.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Basic PS4 pad movement feels intuitive in the review. Cycling items with the D-pad during a chase is awkward, adding interface friction exactly when speed matters. | Reviewed | 6.0 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Gloomywood
- Publisher
- Nacon
- Release date
- 2017
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Action · Primary genreRole-Playing
- Tags
- Third PersonReplayable3D GraphicsFast-pacedSolo-friendlyDodgeReal-time CombatLinear LevelsMain Story Under 10 HoursHorrorPlatforming
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- PlayStation 4Worldwide2017
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