When the Darkness comes

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When the Darkness comes

Short description

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.

Developer
Sirhaian
Publisher
Sirhaian
Release
Fri, Mar 01, 2019
Price
Free
Reviews
0
Positive
n/a
Followers
n/a
Owners (estimated)
200K – 500K
Concurrent players
2
Genres
Adventure, Free To Play, Indie
Tags
Psychological Horror Free to Play Walking Simulator Indie First-Person Horror Dynamic Narration Narration Adventure Atmospheric Dark Story Rich Psychological Singleplayer Choices Matter Emotional Perma Death Puzzle Surreal Philosophical

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History

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