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Dead of Darkness

Top-down survival horror with scarce supplies and unsettling hallucinations

Retrofiction Games · Released Jan 23, 2025

ActionAdventureIndie

Reviews
Very Positive
87% of 225
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
8 months ago
Feb 16, 2026
Minimum PC
7600 GT (256 MB)
2 GB RAM · 1 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 76/100 (critic reviews)

What is Dead of Darkness?

This top-down, pixel-art survival horror game takes place on Velvet Island in 1985, where private investigator Miles Windham follows a lead about his daughter's death. Search for clues, solve puzzles, manage limited supplies, and fight or evade enemies. Encounters also affect Miles's mental state, triggering hallucinations.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy careful exploration and puzzle solving
  • +you like tense survival horror with scarce resources
  • +you want a story-driven game with cosmic horror

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer fast action over careful route planning
  • −you want a relaxed game without hostile encounters

What players say

87% of 225 reviews are positive

Players praise the story, voice acting, atmosphere, and classic survival-horror pacing. They often complain that the map and inventory do not pause combat, while some find the backtracking and sudden enemy attacks frustrating.

How many players finish Dead of Darkness?

28% of Steam players have unlocked «The Nightmare is Over», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Dead of Darkness system requirements

Minimum: 7600 GT (256 MB), 2 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 x64
Processor
Intel Pentium D 830 (2* 3000) or equivalent / AMD Athlon 64 4000+ (2600) or equivalent
Graphics
GeForce 7600 GT (256 MB)
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
DirectX
Version 10

Does Dead of Darkness have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Dead of Darkness run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
54
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: German, Spanish - Spain, French, Italian, Spanish - Latin America, Simplified Chinese, Russian.

Does Dead of Darkness use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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