How many people are playing STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II right now?

6 people are playing STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II on Steam right now, making it the 8590th most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 6 players. The number updates every few minutes.

What is STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II's all-time peak player count?

STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 146, reached in May 2014.

Is STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II good? What do Steam reviews say?

80% of 1,863 Steam user reviews are positive (Very Positive).

How much does STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II cost on Steam?

STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II costs $5.99 on Steam (US).

Does STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II work on Steam Deck?

STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II is Playable on Steam Deck (with small issues), according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.

STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II

by LucasArts · published by LucasArts, Lucasfilm, Disney · Released Sep 16, 2009

Steam Deck PlayableLinux & Deck: Gold

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Players now

#8,590

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Review score

80% positive

Very Positive1,863 reviews

Owners (est.)500K–1M

24h peak

Highest seen146

May 201412.5 years ago

Price on Steam

$5.99

Lowest ever $5.99 Nov 2026

Concurrent players

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Media & details

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Editions and bundles on Steam

Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces IIEdition
$5.99
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Reviews

80% positive of 1,863 · Very Positive · Live from Steam

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Steam Deck

Works, but may need extra effort. Results from Valve's own testing.

Steam Deck Playable

!Default controller config not fully functional
!Text input does not automatically invokes keyboard
!Interface text is not legible
!Native resolution not default
✓Controller glyphs match deck device
✓Default configuration is performant

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Patches & builds

Every build released on Steam for this game since we started tracking it, with the developer's patch notes. Updated within minutes of each new build.

Aug 4, 2017, 5:54 PM UTC
Build 1972925the current build when we started tracking2.7 GB on Windows

Patch notes

Aug 4, 2017
PatchGet Ready to Face the Music…
Love Star Wars Jedi Knight – Dark Forces II, but the lack of a soundtrack is getting you down? Well, you’re in luck, because we just released a patch that fixed issues with the music not playing on Windows 10. Now, Jedi and Sith Lords alike can enjoy the score…
Jun 30, 2017
PatchAttention all Jedi!
We just pushed out a patch that should address compatibility issues some users experienced running Jedi Knight Dark Forces 2 on Windows 10. We also added Xbox 360 controller support! So, you can now fight the dark side using your Xbox 360 controller. May the f…

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Aug 4, 2017
Get Ready to Face the Music…
Love Star Wars Jedi Knight – Dark Forces II, but the lack of a soundtrack is getting you down? Well, you’re in luck, because we just released a patch that fixed issues with the music not playing on Windows 10. Now, Jedi and Sith Lords alike can enjoy the score…
Jun 30, 2017
Attention all Jedi!
We just pushed out a patch that should address compatibility issues some users experienced running Jedi Knight Dark Forces 2 on Windows 10. We also added Xbox 360 controller support! So, you can now fight the dark side using your Xbox 360 controller. May the f…
Feb 18, 2016
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Jan 5, 2012
Moby Games Classic: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II community stories
Last Friday we announced 1997's Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II was the next addition our growing list of video game classics, presented by MobyGames.com . Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II finally gave Star Wars fans the power that they've always wanted: the ability to…
Dec 30, 2011
Moby Games Classic: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II finally gave Star Wars fans the power that they've always wanted: the ability to use a lightsaber. Released as a follow-up to LucasArts' first shooter, Dark Forces , it continued the story of the mercenary Kyle Katarn as he raced ag…

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History

What changed on Steam for this game since we started following it: prices and sales, builds, name, release date and review score.

Review score: 80% on 2026-11-01 → 80% today (1,863 reviews)

Nov 1, 2026Price$5.99

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