Dark Sector

Dark Sector

Digital Extremes · 2009 · Action, Third-Person Shooter, Gore, Singleplayer, Shooter

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About Dark Sector

✦ AI summary

Play as Hayden Tenno, a covert operative infected with a virus that grants superhuman powers including a deadly arm-mounted glaive, as you fight for survival and humanity in a corrupted Eastern European city. Slash, throw, and evolve your bio-weapon abilities through an immersive third-person shooter experience that seamlessly blends visceral combat with competitive multiplayer gameplay.


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

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Jul 13, 2026
Awesome game, it's an oldie but I loved it, basically it just looks like the game Wanted: Weapons of Fate (2008) I've seen many bad reviews about this game... most of them telling about the resolution. Like this guy wrote.... it's impossible to play it on 1920x1080 was not available in-game. Which is a lie. Well everything you need to do to put it on 1920x1090 - 16x9 = Is exactly what I did... so follow it. Apply the Configuration ChangesOpen your DS.cfg file inside the game's Configs folder using Notepad.Erase any existing resolution or aspect ratio lines under [Windows_Config,/Types/Config]. Paste these exact three lines directly underneath that header: Graphics.DisplayAspectRatio=FullScreen4x3 Graphics.FullScreenSizeX=1920 Graphics.FullScreenSizeY=1080 Save and close the file. 2. Lock the File (Crucial Step) The game will often try to overwrite your manual changes back to default settings the moment you launch it. To prevent this:Right-click the DS.cfg file you just saved. Select Properties... Check the box for Read-only at the bottom of the General tab. Click Apply and then OK. 3. Verify In-Game SettingsLaunch Dark Sector.Open the Graphics options menu. P.S. Do not ch…
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Recommended Jul 10, 2026
You play as a John Warframe, you can throw a thing and kill peopel and become invisible and you don't afraid of anythign..
3 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 15, 2026
ITS SO SO!!!!
Recommended Jul 13, 2026
Ok
Recommended Jul 13, 2026
Fun game
Recommended Jul 9, 2026
its okay, i like the concept. worth it.

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