When the Darkness comes (2019)

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.

Adventure Indie Horror Thriller Drama Mystery psychological horror surrealism multiple endings dreams surreal horror nightmaresPC (Microsoft Windows)

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Contemporary, character-led, open-ended and contemplative.

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TechRaptorSamuel GuglielmoMar 20199/10
When the Darkness Comes is a surprisingly smart horror game that manages to blend in introspective narrative elements seamlessly.
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About the game

Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Developer: Sirhaian
Publisher: Sirhaian
Released: January 12, 2019
Modes: Single player
Perspective: First person
Engine: Unity3D
Time to beat: 1.5 h rushed · 1.5 h main story · 3 h completionist

IGDB rating 8.3/10 from 23 ratings.

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