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75/100
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92% positive8,425 reviews
Steam Deck
Playable
Runs on
Windows
Price
Free

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2019 · Sirhaian · Adventure · Indie

When the Darkness comes

Taking around an hour on the first play-through, "When The Darkness Comes" feels like you're wandering around a glitchy hard drive full of abstract dreams and beautiful nightmares. The narrator initially makes it feel like a comedic game, but it soon starts to take a darker tone as you travel down the bizarre broken rabbit hole that explores the darkest themes of the human mind.

Released
12 January 2019
Platforms
Windows
Genres
AdventureIndie
Developers
Sirhaian
Publishers
Sirhaian
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
First person
Themes
HorrorThrillerDramaMystery
Engine
Unity3D
Languages
English
Features
Family SharingSingle-playerSteam achievements
Time to beat
1.5hmain story1.5hwith extras3hcompletionist
›Story

Taking around an hour on the first play-through, "When The Darkness Comes" feels like you’re wandering around a glitchy hard drive full of abstract dreams and beautiful nightmares. The narrator initially makes it feel like a comedic game, but it soon starts to take a darker tone as you travel down the bizarre broken rabbit hole that explores the darkest themes of the human mind. From a Factory to underwater, from a crystal forest to an Angel sanctuary, or from a dark metro to a white desert, When the Darkness comes offers a multitude of digital landscapes that will activate your senses and imagination.

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PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows12 January 2019Worldwide

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