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.

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 8,248 reviews of which 7,610 were positive and 638 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 Adventure Narration Atmospheric Dark Story Rich Psychological Singleplayer Choices Matter Emotional Perma Death Puzzle Surreal Co-op

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Requirements

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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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When the Darkness comes
Free to play
9.0
7,610
638
Online players
2
Developer
Sirhaian
Publisher
Sirhaian
Release 01 Mar 2019
Platforms
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