When the Darkness comes (2019)

Developer

Sirhaian

Platforms

Windows

Genres

Adventure, Free To Play, Indie

Rating

4.6 of 5, 8,422 player ratings

Typical playtime

about 2.4 hours

Where to get it

Steam

How it feels

A slow, unsettling walking simulator that conveys anxiety and despair through glitchy, surreal landscapes and a bleak tone.

psychological horroratmosphericdarkwalking simulatorglitchylonelydepressingstory rich

What players say

Players describe it as a quiet, thought-provoking walk through depression that focuses on emotional storytelling rather than scares. It encourages multiple playthroughs, but one review warns that choosing the death ending early locks you out of further exploration.

Trailer

Screenshots

More games like this

• Layers of Fear 2 (2019) (2019)
• Hunger Apartment （蚀狱） (2019)
• What Happened (2020)
• Infliction (2018)
• the static speaks my name (2015)
• Summerland (2020)
• Left Alone (2016)
• Freud Gate (2019)