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A short, surreal horror trip of about an hour that feels like a glitchy hard drive full of nightmares. A narrator who starts out jokey leads you into ever darker corners of the human mind.
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The closest matches for When the Darkness comes are The Crooked Man, Tiny Bunny and Home. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes When the Darkness comes special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
96 %
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A small indie horror adventure where you play David Hoover, digging into the eerie secret of the previous tenant of your new apartment. It focuses on atmosphere, exploration and choices rather than combat.
96 % −30 %Dark, serious atmosphere
A dark horror visual novel set in a remote Russian village and forest, where your decisions shape the story and its multiple endings. Its creeping dread and branching paths drive the tension.
95 % −84 %Dark, serious atmosphere
An atmospheric pixel-art horror game where you wake in a strange house and piece together a murder. Your own reading of the clues shapes what really happened.
95 %
Dark, serious atmosphere
A dark detective visual novel set in 1956 Japan, where investigator Reiji probes gruesome murders tied to an all-girls academy and his wife's death. It is a disturbing, mature, strongly narrative-driven mystery.
95 % −75 %Dark, serious atmosphere
A dark anime-styled point-and-click horror adventure where you play Detective Itou investigating her partner's disappearance in Tokyo. Your choices and mental state shape available options and lead to multiple endings.
95 % −67 %Distinctive, stylised art style
You take over as the new keeper of a remote island lighthouse after your predecessor vanished, and slowly slip into a creepy mix of pixel art, light puzzles and creeping dread. It is a short experience built on mood and mystery rather than combat.
95 % −30 %Focus on a single character
A Japanese-style horror game in which you play a college student working a night shift at a convenience store. Mundane job tasks blend with creeping dread, puzzles and multiple possible outcomes.
94 %
Dark, serious atmosphere
A dark psychological visual novel about a socially withdrawn student drawn into a string of gruesome murders as delusion and reality blur together. The opener of the Science Adventure series thrives on oppressive atmosphere and a twisting plot.
94 % −50 %Dark, serious atmosphere
A psychological horror game in which you interact with an early-2000s desktop assistant whose behavior on your PC grows increasingly unsettling. Its appeal lies in playing with the computer interface and the creeping unease.
94 % 41.99 €
Focus on a single character
A Japanese horror visual novel where you play a marked amnesiac investigating vengeful spirits, uncovering their tragic backstories and making choices and solving puzzles to escape a deadly curse.