Darkness Ahead
First-person horror adventure about searching for your missing younger brother
Useless Machines · Published by SA Industry · Released Nov 2, 2016
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 55% of 101
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 6 years ago
- Aug 10, 2020
What is Darkness Ahead?
Darkness Ahead is a single-player horror adventure set on an isolated plateau surrounded by mountains. Playing in first person as a man looking for his missing younger brother, you explore abandoned buildings, collect tools and clues, solve puzzles, and face supernatural dangers.
For you if...
- +you enjoy horror built around isolation and tension
Not for you if...
- −you want fast-paced action rather than exploration
What players say
55% of 101 reviews are positive
Players praise the atmosphere and sound design. Recurring complaints focus on repetitive wandering and item searches, with too little to discover across the large map.
Screenshots and trailer
Darkness Ahead system requirements
Minimum: with 2 GB memory, 1 GB RAM, 1.4 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Darkness Ahead?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 64 Bit
- Processor
- Core i3 / AMD 2.0 GHz
- Graphics
- Video card with 2 GB memory
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1400 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Core i5 / AMD 3.0 GHz
- Graphics
- Video card with 4 GB memory
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1400 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does Darkness Ahead have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Darkness Ahead 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, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Darkness Ahead 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
Tags
- Indie
- Adventure
- Horror
- Dark
- First-Person
- Atmospheric
- Singleplayer
- Walking Simulator
- Story Rich
- Exploration
- Puzzle
- Mystery
- Short
Recent updates
- Aug 10, 2020 · Darkness Ahead v2.0
- May 2, 2017 · Patch Notes 1.2
- May 2, 2017 · Patch Notes 1.2
- Nov 5, 2016 · Patch Notes 1.1
- Nov 5, 2016 · Patch Notes 1.1
