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Dark and Darker Motion Sickness: Why It Happens & What Helps

Dark and Darker is a first-person dungeon crawler that is still in Steam Early Access. Players on the Steam forum have asked for a field of view option since January 2023, and later for a view bob toggle, a motion blur toggle and a third-person view. The developers' notes opened list none of them. The one camera-related option they add is gamepad sensitivity and acceleration in the Options menu.

PC · first-person · No official fix · Player-reported motion-sickness risk: one of the most commonly reported triggers in gaming.

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Key facts

  • Dark and Darker runs on PC.
  • The camera is first-person.
  • Player reports place it in the high band for motion sickness.
  • The game ships no official comfort settings.
  • 1 specific settings are listed on this page, starting with Gamepad sensitivity and acceleration.

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Why Dark and Darker can trigger motion sickness

You play in first person with melee swings, footsteps and dizziness effects on screen. The developers' notes mention dizziness effects from ale, bats and the Merrymaker, and a fixed bug that caused screen shake during a boss's attacks. Players describe a narrow field of view and view bob on footsteps, and some say they cannot play for that reason. These are player reports. The developers have not commented in the threads opened.

  • A narrow first-person field of view with no slider, as players describe it
  • View bob on footsteps, which a player asked to turn off
  • Dizziness effects from ale, bats and the Merrymaker, which the developers mention in their notes

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Comfort settings in Dark and Darker

Dark and Darker ships no official comfort settings.

The sources opened show no field of view slider, view bob toggle or motion blur toggle in Dark and Darker. Players asked for a field of view option in January 2023, for a slider in June and July 2024, for a view bob toggle in September 2024, and for a motion blur toggle in May 2025. The developers' notes opened list none of them. The game is in early access, so check the Options menu for newer settings.

SettingWhereRecommendation
Gamepad sensitivity and accelerationOptionsLower both if you play with a controller and turns feel too fast

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What helps beyond the settings

  • Keep sessions short and rest between dungeon runs
  • Sit further from the screen so it fills less of your view
  • Look at something still and far away until it passes, and try slow breathing

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Frequently asked questions

Does Dark and Darker have a field of view slider?

The sources opened show none. A player asked for a field of view option in January 2023, others asked for a slider in June and July 2024, and a February 2025 thread was still debating it. The developers' notes opened list no such option.

Can I turn off motion blur in Dark and Darker?

A player asked for that option in May 2025, which suggests there was none then, and no developer note opened lists one since. The developers did say in a hotfix that the dizziness effects from ale, bats and the Merrymaker are no longer affected by graphics settings.

Does Dark and Darker have a third-person view?

Players in a June 2024 thread say there is no third-person view, and one asked for it because of first-person motion sickness. Steam describes the game as a fantasy FPS, and the developers' notes opened do not mention a third-person view.

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Based on publicly reported player experiences and each game's documented settings, as of October 2026. Settings menus change with updates, so check your version. Game names are trademarks of their respective owners; Dizzout is not affiliated with or endorsed by them. Motion-sickness sensitivity varies by person, so this is informational, not a game review or a substitute for a doctor's advice.