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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.

When the Darkness comes is a psychological horror, free to play and walking simulator game developed and published by Sirhaian.
Released on March 01st 2019 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 8,314 reviews of which 7,671 were positive and 643 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😎

The game is free to play on Steam.

The Steam community has classified When the Darkness comes into these genres:

Psychological Horror Free to Play Walking Simulator Indie First-Person Horror Dynamic Narration Narration Adventure Atmospheric Dark Story Rich Psychological Singleplayer Choices Matter Emotional Perma Death Puzzle Surreal Philosophical

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-3xxx
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia Geforce 970
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 550 MB available space

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Frequently Asked Questions

When the Darkness comes is free to play on Steam.

When the Darkness comes is not on sale because is already free to play on Steam.

When the Darkness comes received 7,671 positive votes out of a total of 8,314 achieving a rating of 8.95.
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When the Darkness comes was developed and published by Sirhaian.

When the Darkness comes is playable and fully supported on Windows.

When the Darkness comes is not playable on MacOS.

When the Darkness comes is not playable on Linux.

When the Darkness comes is a single-player game.

When the Darkness comes does not currently offer any DLC.

When the Darkness comes does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

When the Darkness comes does not support Steam Remote Play.

When the Darkness comes does not currently support Steam Family Sharing.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for When the Darkness comes.

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When the Darkness comes
Free to play
9.0
7,671
643
Game modes
Online players
3
Developer
Sirhaian
Publisher
Sirhaian
Release 01 Mar 2019
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