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When the Darkness comes

When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.
Review92.24%  7559  636
GenresAdventure, Free to Play, Indie
DeveloperSirhaian
PublisherSirhaian
DemoNot available
Category
  • Single-player
  • Steam Achievements
Release dateMar 1, 2019
Supported OSWindows
Steam Deck Compatibility
Playable

This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons

Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read

All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration

This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck

LanguagesEnglish*
*languages with full audio support
Required age

0

Content warning
  • General Mature Content

This game explores themes such as depression, anxiety, verbal abuse, manipulative control, and suicide.

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Game tags
Psychological Horror163Free to Play151Walking Simulator108Indie104First-Person94Horror91Dynamic Narration71Adventure68Narration67Atmospheric65Dark61Story Rich46Psychological44Singleplayer42Choices Matter34Emotional33Perma Death21Puzzle21Co-op5Surreal5

Last update: 2024-07-04 (General data), 2024-07-04 (Steam Deck compat.), 2024-07-04 (Review data)

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