“Dark is a game that should be experienced and not simply read about on the internet… One of the best XBL Indies I’ve played … the kind of game you’ll want to show your non-gaming friends.” – Pixelated Sausage gave Dark 5 out of 5 sausages!

“No game on [XBLIG] has really lived up to the Indie mentality … Until Dark came out.” – Player 1 Only gave it a score of “9 – Amazing”

“Dark is actually something different and interesting and had me hooked from the start… Dark has an appeal that cannot be matched it is simple and awe-inspiring at the same time.” – Nometet gave it 4 out of 5 stars.

“Dark is a game that just wants you to play it so that you can be a part of it.” – Small Cave Games gave it a B+

“Slight criticism aside, Dark is a confident foray and gentle borderline entrance into art gaming exhibiting a rare mastery of atmosphere through its namesake aesthetic and gorgeous soundtrack.” – In a full review Negative Gamer gave -3 (out of -10, yes they use a negative scoring system)

“It succeeds at being something truely unique and more than justifies the price.” – Indie Game Blog gave it a “Buy” recommendation

“It’s an interesting game and the presentation is totally original compared to anything else I have seen. It is definitely a side step from the norm.” – XBLIG.co.uk

“As an interactive work of art, it shined … imagine one of those screensaver apps but instead of being lame, it’s actually kickass” – PwnEm.com gave it 8.25/10

“Where this game shines is the lighting … giving it a lot of personality.” – Wasted Seconds gave it 7/10

“This game is definitely something you should pick up and try out.” – SFX360 gave it 7.6 overall

“Compared to other games costing 80 points there is not a great deal, but for the experience of playing it is kinda worth spending the points.” – Emuholic’s Game Blog

“[Dark] takes a fairly standard genre like 2D platforming and then turns it upside down. Or more accurately, it turns off the lights.” – Diehard GameFAN

Round Ups

“For once an artsy game that lives up to the whole ‘game’ thing.” – Negative Gamer gave it 3 out of 3 controller-eating dinosaurs and a “Buy It” recommendation!

“As soon as I was done I started the game right back up again to play through again… An experience everyone should play.” – Gay Gamer placed it in the “Yay” category.

“Very distinctive graphic design … very atmospheric game” – Emuholic’s Game Blog

“Sedate, atmospheric, short adventure platformer.” – xnPlay

Interviews

XBLARatings.com interviewed me

JeJeuJeux, a French website, interviewed me (scroll down for English version)

GameDev.net interviewed me immediately after Dream Build Play (this one is slightly out of date and slightly technical)