Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness
First-person point-and-click adventure about occult secrets in 1920s New England
Cryo Interactive · Published by Microids · Released Jul 11, 2014
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 47% of 180
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
What is Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness?
You play scholar William H. Stanton in a first-person point-and-click adventure set in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1927. As you investigate a childhood friend's strange behavior, you explore locations, gather information, and solve puzzles tied to an occult mystery inspired by H. P. Lovecraft's work.
For you if...
- +you prefer slow-paced investigations to action-focused horror
Not for you if...
- −you want straightforward puzzles with clearly signposted solutions
What players say
47% of 180 reviews are positive
Players praise the gloomy atmosphere and connections to Lovecraft's fiction. Their main complaints concern missing or broken cutscenes and bugs that block progress, with recent reports still describing inventory tools becoming unusable near the end.
Screenshots and trailer
Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness system requirements
Minimum: DirectX compatible, 0 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows XP, Vista, 7
- Processor
- 200 GHz
- Graphics
- DirectX compatible Video Card
- Memory
- 32 MB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Notes
- Mouse, Keyboard
Does Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal.
Does Necronomicon: The Dawning 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
