Through the Darkest of Times
Historical strategy game about organizing covert resistance in Nazi Berlin
Paintbucket Games · Published by HandyGames, THQ Nordic Mobile · Released Jan 30, 2020
AdventureIndieSimulationStrategy
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 84% of 1,163
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 1
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 6 years ago
- Mar 18, 2020
What is Through the Darkest of Times?
You lead a small civilian resistance group in 1933 Berlin as Nazi rule takes hold. Across four chapters, you plan actions such as distributing leaflets, painting messages, gathering information, sabotaging targets, and recruiting supporters while trying to keep the group hidden.
For you if...
- +you like planning actions with limited resources and real risks
- +you want difficult choices in a somber historical setting
Not for you if...
- −you want combat-focused World War II games
- −you want your actions to change the outcome of the war
What players say
84% of 1,163 reviews are positive
Players praise the historical storytelling and weight of their decisions. Some find the strategy shallow; others report bugs, awkward translations, or unclear instructions.
Screenshots and trailer
Through the Darkest of Times system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7+
- Processor
- 2.4 GHz
- Graphics
- 1 GB
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
Recommended
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 56
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, German. Text only: French, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese.
Tags
- Strategy
- Simulation
- Indie
- Adventure
- World War II
- Historical
- Choices Matter
- Story Rich
- Management
- Atmospheric
- Multiple Endings
- 2D
- Dark
- Emotional
- Point & Click
- Resource Management
Recent updates
- Mar 18, 2020 · Patch 1.0.4 released
- Mar 3, 2020 · Patch 1.0.3 released
- Feb 17, 2020 · Patch 1.02 released
- Feb 7, 2020 · Patch 1.01 released
- Feb 3, 2020 · First small patch
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