Darkness Ahead overview

Useless Machines | Nov 2, 2016 | game

Released

1players observed · 22 September 2026 - 04:11:35 UTC

Adventure Indie Horror First-Person Dark Steam Store

Latest observed players1 · 22 September 2026 - 04:11:35 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak112
Units sold (VGI)4,023
Revenue (VGI)$8,134
Review score52% positive

Darkness Ahead dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed players1 · 22 September 2026 - 04:11:35 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak112
Units sold (VGI)4,023
Revenue (VGI)$8,134
Review score52% positive
Total reviews108
Release dateNov 2, 2016
DeveloperUseless Machines
PublisherSA Industry

Genres: Adventure, Indie

Company pages: Developer: Useless Machines Publisher: SA Industry

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Game overview

Overview

Darkness Ahead comes from Useless Machines and is published by SA Industry. It arrived on Steam on Nov 2, 2016, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, 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

Darkness Ahead's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 1 players at 22 September 2026 - 04:11:35 UTC, with a tracked peak near 112. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 52% positive across 108 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Darkness Ahead is available in 1 languages including:

English

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

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	Core i3 / AMD 2.0 GHz	1 GB RAM	Video card with 2 GB memory	1400 MB available space
Windows	Recommended	Windows 10	Core i5 / AMD 3.0 GHz	2 GB RAM	Video card with 4 GB memory	1400 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Darkness Ahead has sold up to 4,023 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $8,134. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Darkness Ahead overview details

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

Steam Store description

Darkness Ahead is an adventure game about a man searching for his missing younger brother. Set on a remote plateau between the mountains, the journey leads through abandoned locations hiding a dark secret from the past. Search for clues, solve puzzles, overcome dangerous obstacles, and survive supernatural events as you uncover what really happened. Explore abandoned buildings to find useful tools, gather everything you need, and piece together the mystery one clue at a time. Features Mysterious story. Collectibles. Puzzles.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Darkness Ahead is listed as a game with $0.49 (90% off from $4.99). It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 1 players at 22 September 2026 - 04:11:35 UTC, a tracked peak of 112, and 52% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Darkness Ahead
Steam App ID	547710
Type	game
Release date	Nov 2, 2016
Developer	Useless Machines
Publisher	SA Industry
Price	$0.49 (90% off from $4.99)
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Adventure, Indie
Categories	Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English
Website	Not available

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	1 · 22 September 2026 - 04:11:35 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	112
Positive reviews	56
Negative reviews	52
Total reviews	108
Positive percent	52%
Review type	Mixed
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	783 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Nov 2, 2016
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	10 August 2020 - 11:33:27 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 04:11:35 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 04:11:35 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 04:11:35 UTC

Overview tags

Indie Adventure Horror First-Person Dark Story Rich Exploration Atmospheric Walking Simulator Puzzle Singleplayer Short Mystery

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Not available
Legal notice	Not available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/547710
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/547710/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/547710
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IGDB search	Search IGDB for Darkness Ahead

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Darkness Ahead?

Darkness Ahead's latest SteamPulse observation records 1 players at 22 September 2026 - 04:11:35 UTC, with a tracked peak of 112 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 13 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Darkness Ahead growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 1 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Darkness Ahead?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are Russia (21.4%), Australia (14.3%), United States (14.3%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to Russia (15.8%), United States (14.1%), Australia (10.8%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to Russia (18.4%), United States (16.5%), Australia (11.2%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (15.2%), Russia (14.2%), Australia (8.7%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Darkness Ahead?

Darkness Ahead currently sits at 52% positive across 108 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 56 positive reviews and 52 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Darkness Ahead have?

Darkness Ahead currently has about 245 tracked Steam followers as of 25 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Darkness Ahead?

Darkness Ahead is currently listed at $0.49 on Steam. That is 90% below the usual price of $4.99.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mixed

52% positive, 56 positive, 52 negative

Price and discount

$0.49 (90% off from $4.99)

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases

Steam 2 November 2016

DLC and packages

Darkness AheadBuy Darkness Ahead #135334$4.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 64 Bit Processor: Core i3 / AMD 2.0 GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Video card with 2 GB memory DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 1400 MB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Core i5 / AMD 3.0 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Video card with 4 GB memory DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1400 MB available space

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