92%positive reviews
7,777 positive651 negative
What players say
Pros
Strong, moody atmosphere
Thoughtful take on anxiety and depression
Cons
Heavy-handed messaging
Walking experience with little to do
Mixed
Some call it a Stanley Parable-like, others say the message is beaten into you
System requirements
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
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…
Ratings
- 75IGDB players22 ratings
- 90Critics1 reviews
- 83Overall23 scores
Time to beat
- 1.5 hStory onlyto the credits
- 1.4 hStory and extraswith side content
- 3 hCompletionist100%
Languages
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English |
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