Dark Hours: Prologue

Co-op survival horror about thieves trapped with a demonic creature

Piece of Cake studios · Published by Piece of Cake studios, Kepler Ghost · Released Jul 18, 2024

Reviews: Very Positive; 88% of 6,806
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 89% of 100 in 30 days
Players: 133; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 1 year ago; Aug 21, 2025
Minimum PC: GTX 970; 8 GB RAM · 5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Dark Hours: Prologue?

This free prologue is a survival horror game for one to four players, set in an auction house where a supernatural event interrupts a robbery. You steal valuables, disable security systems, and solve cooperative minigames while searching for an exit or hiding until morning.

For you if...

+you like coordinating tools and tasks with a small team
+you enjoy balancing valuable loot against the noise it creates

Not for you if...

−you prefer direct combat over sneaking and hiding

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Dark Hours: Prologue system requirements

Minimum: GTX 970, 8 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.

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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: 5 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

Does Dark Hours: Prologue have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Dark Hours: Prologue run on Steam Deck?

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

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
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Arabic, Italian, Indonesian, Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Latin America, Thai, Ukrainian.

Does Dark Hours: Prologue 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