Underplayed Gems

After the Stream Went Dark (2026)

After the Stream Went Dark cover
Developer
Joe Kerman
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Adventure, Indie, Free To Play
Rating
4.5 of 5, 21 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 27 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A short, unsettling visual novel where you navigate distorted moments and make choices that shape a story about identity and the blurring of performance with reality.

psychological horroratmosphericshortchoice-drivenunsettlingnarrative-focusedfree to play

What players say

Players describe a short, fully voice-acted visual novel about a streamer and an obsessive fan. The hand-drawn art and soundtrack are praised, but many find the story too brief for its horror buildup, and opinions split on whether the choices matter enough.

Trailer

Screenshots

After the Stream Went Dark screenshot 1After the Stream Went Dark screenshot 2

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