Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness overview

Overview

Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness comes from Cryo Interactive and is published by Microids. It arrived on Steam on Jul 11, 2014, and it sits naturally among Single-player 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

Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 5 September 2026 - 10:34:48 UTC, with a tracked peak near 2. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 44% positive across 207 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness is available in 6 languages including:

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

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness has sold up to 9,235 units and has 167 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $29,185. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness overview details

Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Enter the world of Necronomicon - where quiet scholar William H. Stanton is suddenly thrust into the dark and enigmatic world of the occult. The year is 1927. Stanton is in the drawing room of his Providence, Rhode Island home when his childhood friend, Edgar, appears at his door. Edgar, seems distraught and delirious and gives Stanton a metallic pyramid, telling him not to give it to anyone- especially himself. Still reeling from Edgar’s appearance, Stanton is visited by a doctor who tells him that Edgar has lost his mind and must be institutionalized. William knows there is more to the story and decides to find Edgar, but on his way discovers a horrifying secret that threatens all of mankind. In this thrilling point-and-click adventure based on the works of H.P Lovecraft, you’ll traverse the haunting world of Gothic New England, solving puzzles and acquiring information to help Stanton solve the mystery of the Necronomicon . Can you help Stanton save humanity as we know it? Updates in this new version of Necronomicon 18 inventory documents that you can access anytime Graphic and design bugs fixed More helpful videos Additional texts and in-game hints Improved sound design

SteamPulse editorial summary

Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure and Casual. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 5 September 2026 - 10:34:48 UTC, a tracked peak of 2, and 44% positive reviews.

Overview tags

AdventureLovecraftianPoint & ClickCasualHorrorFirst-PersonAtmosphericStory RichPuzzleExploration

Support and legal notes

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