When the Darkness comes
- First release
- Jan 12, 2019
- Publisher
- Sirhaian
- Engine
- Unity3D
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
Attributes
Details
Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords
- Storyline
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.Read more
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.
- Release dates
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Jan 12, 2019
- Time to beatIGDB · recorded
- Main Story
- 2h
- Main + Extras
- 1h
- Completionist
- 3h
- Game modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- First person
- External links
- YouTube (opens in a new tab)Fandom (opens in a new tab)Twitch (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Facebook (opens in a new tab)X (opens in a new tab)Reddit (opens in a new tab)Steam (opens in a new tab)itch.io (opens in a new tab)
- Keywords
- psychological horror, surrealism, multiple endings, dreams, surreal horror
… All 6
, surrealism, multiple endings, dreams, surreal horror, nightmares
At a Glance
- Critic Score
- 90
- Main Story (IGDB)
- 2h
- Main + Extras (IGDB)
- 1h
- Completionist (IGDB)
- 3h
Overview
Steam review summary
Steam users rate this Very Positive, 8,425 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026
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How it plays
From Steam
- Psychological Horror
- Free to Play
- Walking Simulator
- Indie
- First-Person
- Horror
- Dynamic Narration
- Adventure
Steam content notes
- General Mature Content
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Languages
- Englishinterface, audio, subtitles
Language data: IGDB · recorded 28 Oct 2026
Features
Steam features
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Family Sharing
Demos and free play
- Free to play
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Steam Deck
Valve rates this game Playable · recorded 16 Oct 2026
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Behind the game
Credits
Voice cast
- Sirhaian
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