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Star Wars: Dark Forces

A Shooter game by LucasArts, released in 1995

66/100🔴Niche / Inactive🏆Proton PlatinumPlayStation 3PC (Microsoft Windows)Mac

The Empire stretches its evil clutches across the galaxy, consuming planets with devastating results. Through many struggles, the Rebel Alliance has learned of a new Imperial battle station, the Death Star, with enough power to destroy an entire planet. The evil Empire is secretly building a massive army to complete their arsenal of domination and render their reign of terror unstoppable. Kyle Katarn, a formal Imperial Stormtrooper must join the Rebel Alliance's covert operations division, and re-take the Empire from the inside, one battle at a time. Unlike many other Doom-based games, Star Wars: Dark Forces attempted a realistic approach: the missions followed a specific storyline, sometimes cut up by scenes to progress the narrative. Each mission had its own briefing and objective. The levels were designed to represent actual bases, mines, facilities, and other known places from the Star Wars universe, like Star Destroyer interiors, Jabba's ship, Coruscant, etc.

Single player

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Star Wars: Dark Forces Download Size

The official download size for Star Wars: Dark Forces is 0.015625 GB. Based on current hardware prices, this installation consumes approximately $0.00 worth of SSD storage space.

Standard Install

File Size

0.015625GB

Est. SSD Cost

$0.00USD
100 Mbps
My Internet Speed100 Mbps
Quick Presets

Estimated Time to Install

0 mins

Is Star Wars: Dark Forces Dead?

Live player count and server population analysis.

🔴Niche / Inactive
6Players Online

There are currently 6 people playing Star Wars: Dark Forces, indicating a niche or private community. Coordinate via Discord for best results.

Current Activity24h Peak: 7.2
Estimated Match Wait: Long Wait / Discord Required
Live Data from SteamAPI

Where is the Star Wars: Dark Forces save file?

Manual backup locations for PC, Mac, and Linux.

Steam Cloud Supported
Copy
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\StarWarsDarkForces\Saved\SaveGames

How to backup manually on Windows

  1. Press Win + R to open the Run dialog.
  2. Paste the path above and press Enter.
  3. Locate the save files (usually .sav, .json, or similar).
  4. Copy the entire folder to a backup location.
Copy
~/Library/Application Support/StarWarsDarkForces/Saves

How to backup manually on Mac

  1. Open Finder and press ⌘ + Shift + G.
  2. Paste the path above and click Go.
  3. Locate the save files in the folder.
  4. Duplicate the folder to create a backup.
Copy
~/.local/share/StarWarsDarkForces/Saves

How to backup manually on Linux

  1. Open a terminal and use cd to navigate to the path.
  2. Or use your file manager and press Ctrl + L to enter the path.
  3. Locate the save files (.sav, .json, or game-specific format).
  4. Copy the folder with cp -r or your file manager.
Source: PCGamingWiki ↗

Is Star Wars: Dark Forces Steam Deck Compatible?

SteamOS and Linux Proton performance analysis.

Valve Official🚫Unsupported
Community Rating🏆 Proton Platinum

Community Verdict: Playable!

Don't let the "Unsupported" tag fool you. While Valve hasn't officially verified Star Wars: Dark Forces, ProtonDB users report it runs perfectly (Gold/Platinum rating). You may need to force a specific Proton version.

Confidence: Moderate
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Can I Run Star Wars: Dark Forces?

PC system requirements - Minimum vs Recommended specs.

To run Star Wars: Dark Forces smoothly, your PC needs at least 16 MB RAM and a DirectX or equivalent GPU. Plan for 0.015625 GB of storage.

Minimum1080p / 30 FPS
  • 💻
    OSWindows 2000, XP or Vista
  • ⚡
    CPU486 or higher
  • 🧠
    RAM16 MB
  • 🎮
    GPUDirectX
Download Size
0.015625 GBSmall

Is Star Wars: Dark Forces Good?

Aggregated critic scores and player sentiment analysis.

66
Rated 66 out of 100
Mixed Reviews3 Verified Reviews

The Verdict

Based on 3 critic reviews, opinion on Star Wars: Dark Forces is divided. While it offers some unique shooter mechanics, the score of 66 suggests inconsistent execution. We recommend checking gameplay footage before buying.

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