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When the Darkness comes

When the Darkness comes
Mature content
Steam Deck Playable Windows
Very Positive · 92% of 8,421
DeveloperSirhaian
Chip's verdict · US updated 28 days ago
Why this verdict
Player reviews 92% positive of 8,421
Quality score 92/100

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About this game

What this game is, in the developer's words

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.

A Game Without Meaning.
A Game Nobody Should Play.


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.

A clock, a piano and a girl. What do they all mean?
What is meaning, anyway? What has meaning?
Do you have one? A path, a goal, something determined, pre-determined?
A light to follow?

Discover a world filled with loneliness and fear. A world where despair breathes and hope dies. A world about you, about us. A world about humanity and about life.

Before Starting

This Experience is NOT for everyone.
This Experience explores themes such as depression, anxiety, verbal abuse, manipulative control, and suicide.
This game could also potentially trigger epilepsy attacks.
Seriously, do NOT play this Experience if you believe this might affect you in any way.

The first Arc should take about one hour to complete.

About the Experience

This was the culmination of a self exploration into my own psyche. If it can help anyone else explore their own I am thankful for that, and if the game isn't to your liking I appreciate you taking the time to try it anyway. I won't be updating it anymore (safe for major bugs) since it was simply an outlet for my own creativity but enjoy it as it is.

Controls

Movement: WASD or arrow keys
Interact: F
Jump: Space
Sprint: Shift

There's a toggle to swap between AZERTY and QWERTY layouts in-game.

This Experience might not be suitable for streaming audiences.

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When the Darkness comes for PC currently sells from free at authorized stores.

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Scores
Steam reviews Very Positive · 92%
92% positive of 8,421
Media (13)
Tech
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSSupported
Requirements
System requirements platform
Minimum
Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-3xxx
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia Geforce 970
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 550 MB available space
Recommended
Recommended:
  • OS *: Windows 7,8,10
  • Processor: Intel Core i7-2600 and up, or similar.
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia Geforce 1060 and up, or similar.
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 550 MB available space
Achievements (32)
ACHIEVEMENT_1_0 89.8%
ACHIEVEMENT_1_30 74.4%
ACHIEVEMENT_1_5 67.4%
ACHIEVEMENT_1_6 66.5%
ACHIEVEMENT_1_7 61.3%
ACHIEVEMENT_1_8 51.5%
ACHIEVEMENT_1_3 51.0%
ACHIEVEMENT_1_10 49.8%
Facts
DeveloperSirhaian
PublisherSirhaian
ModesSingle-player
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