When the Darkness comes overview

Overview

When the Darkness comes comes from Sirhaian and is published by Sirhaian. It arrived on Steam on Mar 1, 2019, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

When the Darkness comes's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 04:40:30 UTC, with a tracked peak near 7. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 92% positive across 8,422 reviews.

Language and system requirements

When the Darkness comes is available in 1 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

When the Darkness comes has sold up to 316,000 units and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

When the Darkness comes overview details

When the Darkness comes combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

A Game Without Meaning. A Game Nobody Should Play. 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. A clock, a piano and a girl. What do they all mean? What is meaning, anyway? What has meaning? Do you have one? A path, a goal, something determined, pre-determined? A light to follow? Discover a world filled with loneliness and fear. A world where despair breathes and hope dies. A world about you, about us. A world about humanity and about life. Before Starting This Experience is NOT for everyone. This Experience explores themes such as depression, anxiety, verbal abuse, manipulative control, and suicide . This game could also potentially trigger epilepsy attacks. Seriously, do NOT play this Experience if you believe this might affect you in any way. The first Arc should take about one hour to complete. About the Experience This was the culmination of a self exploration into my own psyche. If it can help anyone else explore their own I am thankful for that, and if the game isn't to your liking I appreciate you taking the time to try it anyway. I won't be updating it anymore (safe for major bugs) since it was simply an outlet for my own creativity but enjoy it as it is. Controls Movement: WASD or arrow keys Interact: F Jump: Space Sprint: Shift There's a toggle to swap between AZERTY and QWERTY layouts in-game. This Experience might not be suitable for streaming audiences.

SteamPulse editorial summary

When the Darkness comes is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure, Free To Play, and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 04:40:30 UTC, a tracked peak of 7, and 92% positive reviews.

Overview tags

Psychological HorrorFree to PlayWalking SimulatorIndieFirst-PersonHorrorDynamic NarrationNarrationAdventureAtmosphericDarkStory RichPsychologicalSingleplayerChoices Matter

Content descriptors

This game explores themes such as depression, anxiety, verbal abuse, manipulative control, and suicide.

Highlighted achievements

Support and legal notes

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