Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
First-person point-and-click horror mystery about an occult-linked murder
Stormling Studios · Published by Iceberg Interactive · Released Nov 13, 2014
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 73% of 636
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- 10 years ago
- Oct 4, 2016
What is Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder?
This first-person point-and-click horror adventure puts you in the role of detective Howard E. Loreid, investigating the murder of a man involved in the occult. A private investigator is the chief suspect. You explore panoramic locations, inspect objects and documents, underline passages for clues, and solve puzzles involving your findings and dreams.
For you if...
- +you enjoy occult detective stories with a creepy atmosphere
- +you like examining documents to solve adventure puzzles
Not for you if...
- −you want fast-paced action rather than slow investigation
What players say
73% of 636 reviews are positive
Players praise the eerie atmosphere, music, and detective story. Some find clues unintuitive and backtracking tedious, and say the ending leaves too much unexplained.
How many players finish Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder?
20% of Steam players have unlocked «Family business», 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
Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder system requirements
Minimum: 128 MB DirectX® 9.0c comp…, 0.5 GB RAM, 1.1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows® 2000 / XP / Vista™
- Processor
- 1 GHz Intel® Pentium® processor
- Graphics
- 128 MB DirectX® 9.0c compatible or better video card
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 1100 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows® 7 / 8™
- Processor
- 1.4 GHz Intel® Pentium® processor
- Graphics
- 256 MB DirectX® 9.0c compatible video card with Shader 2.0
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1100 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder run on Steam Deck?
Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 30
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Polish, Russian.
Does Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder 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
Tags
- Adventure
- Horror
- Point & Click
- Lovecraftian
- Indie
- Psychological Horror
- Puzzle
- Atmospheric
- Detective
- First-Person
- Great Soundtrack
- Dark
- Story Rich
- Mystery
Recent updates
- Nov 3, 2015 · Soundtrack Available Now as DLC and Small Update
- Nov 3, 2015 · Soundtrack Available Now as DLC and Small Update
1 DLC available.
