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Dark Hours

Co-op survival horror where thieves must escape roaming monsters

Piece of Cake studios · Published by Piece of Cake studios, Kepler Ghost · Released Oct 23, 2025

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Reviews
Very Positive
80% of 3,722
Recent reviews
Mixed
68% of 86 in 30 days
Players
104
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
22 hours ago
Nov 6, 2026
Minimum PC
GTX 970
8 GB RAM · 20 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Dark Hours?

A survival horror game for up to four online players, also playable solo, about a heist crew trapped with a monster. Across missions in five types of locations, you steal loot, complete contracts, solve puzzles and minigames, disable security systems, and try to escape.

For you if...

  • +you want chaotic co-op horror with friends
  • +you like repeatable heists with procedurally generated layouts
  • +you enjoy stealth, puzzles, and team-based objectives

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike timed runs and repeated objective-based missions
  • −you want handcrafted maps instead of procedural layouts
  • −you prefer solo horror over coordinating with friends

What players say

80% of 3,722 reviews are positive · 68% of 86 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the chaotic co-op sessions, varied monsters and tools, and proximity voice chat. Common complaints include bugs that block objectives or rewards, poor monster AI and balancing, and repetition; several players also find it much less enjoyable without an existing friend group.

Players over time

▼ -3% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 303 players on Oct 25, 2026.

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Nov 7, 2026104
Nov 6, 202653
Nov 5, 202664
Nov 4, 202693
Nov 3, 2026103
Nov 2, 2026105
Nov 1, 2026159
Oct 31, 20260
Oct 30, 2026113
Oct 29, 2026104
Oct 28, 2026130
Oct 26, 2026192
Oct 25, 2026303
Oct 24, 2026241
Oct 23, 2026214
Oct 22, 2026118
Oct 21, 2026128
Oct 20, 202676
Oct 18, 2026145
Oct 17, 2026126
Oct 16, 202690
Oct 15, 202694
Oct 14, 202682
Oct 13, 202682
Oct 11, 2026154
Oct 10, 2026135
Oct 9, 202697
Oct 8, 2026116
Oct 7, 2026134
Oct 6, 2026114
Oct 4, 2026157
Oct 3, 202685
Oct 2, 202693
Oct 1, 202663
Sep 30, 202653
Sep 29, 202678
Sep 27, 202687
Sep 26, 2026103
Sep 25, 202685
Sep 24, 202665
Sep 23, 202660
Sep 23, 202693
Sep 22, 2026100
Sep 21, 2026108

Screenshots and trailer

Dark Hours screenshot 1

Dark Hours system requirements

Minimum: GTX 970, 8 GB RAM, 20 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 64Bit
Processor
Intel Core i5-4590 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Graphics
NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD Radeon R9 390
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
20 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 64Bit
Processor
Intel Core i5-10600 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Graphics
NVIDIA RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 5700
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
20 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Dark Hours have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared.

Does Dark Hours run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Default configuration is not performant
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
46
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Arabic, Polish, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Italian, Indonesian, Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Latin America, Thai, Ukrainian, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Dutch, Swedish.

Does Dark Hours 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 Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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