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When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety. Taking around an hour on the first play-through, "When The Darkness Comes" feels like you’re wandering around a glitchy hard drive full of abstract dreams and beautiful nightmares. The narrator initially makes it feel like a comedic game, but it soon starts to take a darker tone as you travel down the bizarre broken rabbit hole that explores the darkest themes of the human mind. The second and third playthroughs change slightly depending on your choices, ultimately leading to different endings.

Presskit

Factsheet

Developer:
Sirhaian
Based in Los Angeles

Release date:
January 11 2019

Platforms:
Windows

Website:
sirhaian.itch.io/when-the-darkness-comes

Available From:
Free - Steam

Description

Taking around an hour on the first play-through, "When The Darkness Comes" feels like you’re wandering around a glitchy hard drive full of abstract dreams and beautiful nightmares. The narrator initially makes it feel like a comedic game, but it soon starts to take a darker tone as you travel down the bizarre broken rabbit hole that explores the darkest themes of the human mind.

History

I wanted to understand and find a way to explain my darkest thoughts. I wanted to raise awareness about depression and anxiety, and show how difficult those can be to go through.

Features

  • Walking Simulator
  • Psychological Horror
  • Narrator

Videos

When the Darkness comes | Launch Trailer (PC) YouTube


Images

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Selected Articles

  • "It’s a remarkable experience that’s full of breathtaking imagery and interesting surprises. A beautiful and bizarre collection of contemplative digital dreamscapes. Highly recommended."
    - unknown, FreeGamePlanet

Monetization Permission

Sirhaian allows for the contents of When the Darkness comes to be published through video broadcasting services for any commercial or non-commercial purposes. Monetization of videos created containing assets from When the Darkness comes is legally & explicitly allowed by Sirhaian. This permission can be found in writing at https://www.indiedb.com/games/when-the-darkness-comes/presskit.


About Sirhaian

Boilerplate
Sirhaian is a VFX Artist working in the games industry who has always loved making stuff in Unity. He started by making League of Legends fan arts, and soon started working on his own indie game.

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