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When the Darkness comes

A short first-person walking simulator that drifts through abstract dreams and nightmares. A narrator guides you at first with humour, but the tone grows darker as the game explores troubling themes. It has multiple endings and runs about an hour. Is it your kind of game?

Psychological horrorWalking simSurrealPC

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83%

23 ratings

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92%

8,425 reviews

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you like short, surreal psychological horror built on mood and narration.

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Platforms: PC
Release date: January 12, 2019
Length: About 1 hours
Difficulty: 3/5 (estimated)
Genres: Adventure · Indie
Themes: Horror · Thriller · Drama · Mystery
Perspective: First person
Modes: Solo only
Languages: 1 languages
Text in your language: Yes
Steam Deck: Playable
Microtransactions: None

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How long is When the Darkness comes?: About 1 hours to finish the main story.
Which platforms is When the Darkness comes on?: When the Darkness comes is available on PC.
Does When the Darkness comes have co-op?: No, When the Darkness comes is single-player only.
Does When the Darkness comes run on Steam Deck?: Playable