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D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die - Season 1

A time traveling detective has to solve his wife’s murder before he can prevent it. Use his supernatural ability to “dive” into the world of the living past by touching artifacts called “mementos” to find out…

79 19 September 2014

D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die - Season 1 is an adventure developed by Access Games, released 19 September 2014 on Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 8 hrs to finish.

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What D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die - Season 1 is

D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die - Season 1 is an adventure game developed by Access Games and released in 2014. It was published by Microsoft Studios. It is available on Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 3.

The premise, in the publisher's words

This is the story of a man with a very strange fate. His name is David Young – formerly with the Boston PD Narcotics Unit, now a private detective. He possesses the supernatural ability to “dive” into the world of the past by touching left-behind items called “mementos.” Two years ago, Young’s wife was killed by an unknown assailant. In her last breath, she told him to “Look for D.” From that moment on, the search for 'D' became Young's whole life – nothing more, nothing less. Suddenly, he receives a case that might be related to 'D.' This case revolves around a courier for a drug called “Real Blood” who vanished after coming forward to testify against a drug lord known as “D.” Apparently…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, drama and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 78 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die - Season 1 holds a critic score of 79 out of 100. That places it above 62% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored 10 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 8 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 15 hrs, roughly 1.9 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz or an equivalent AMD CPU, 6 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 or AMD Radeon HD 6870 (VRAM 1GB). An 6GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 10GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die - Season 1 launched on 19 September 2014, within three weeks of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Alien: Isolation, Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition and Bayonetta 2. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 1 year into the Xbox One's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Alien: Isolation, Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition, Bayonetta 2.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die - Season 1 — frequently asked questions

When did D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die - Season 1 come out?
D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die - Season 1 was released on 19 September 2014 for Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die - Season 1?
At minimum, D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die - Season 1 needs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz or an equivalent AMD CPU, 6 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 or AMD Radeon HD 6870 (VRAM 1GB) graphics, 10 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die - Season 1?
The main story of D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die - Season 1 takes around 8 hrs, or 15 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die - Season 1?
The PC system requirements give two figures: the minimum line says "10 GB available space" and the recommended line says "20 GB available space". Plan for the larger one, since the developer has not said which is current. Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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