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Through The Darkest of Times

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App ID 1003090
App Type Game
Store Name Through the Darkest of Times
Developer
Publisher HandyGames
Franchise HandyGames, Through The Darkest of Times
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 29588848
Last Record Update 16 June 2025 – 14:13:42 UTC ()
Release Date 30 January 2020 – 17:00:08 UTC ()
😏 79.91%
1k reviews
4
In-Game

Berlin 1933. “Adolf Hitler is chancellor!” We all know the consequences this message bore. Unspeakable horrors and suffering would sweep across the world. Few would stand and fight the monstrosity that was the German Reich. Will you? Lead an underground resistance group Through the Darkest of Times.

Additional Information

Developer Paintbucket Games
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher HandyGames
Store Release Date 30 January 2020 – 17:02:13 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/handygames
https://www.facebook.com/HandyGames/
https://www.twitch.tv/handygames_official
https://x.com/handy_games
https://www.youtube.com/@handygames/
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23), Simulation (28), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 30 January 2020 – 17:00:08 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 27 November 2024 – 10:39:59 UTC () (1732703999)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, FMOD SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
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  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 2 September 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 4787386
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Content Descriptors General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 17 December 2018 – 12:30:22 UTC (), in changelist #5564216
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

7 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes

Tags

💡 Strategy 🖥️ Simulation 🌱 Indie 🗺️ Adventure 🪂 World War II 📜 Historical 🗳️ Political 🧞 Choices Matter 📚 Story Rich 🗳️ Politics 💼 Management 🌫 Atmospheric 🔚 Multiple Endings 🏽 2D 😨 Dark 💔 Emotional 🔎 Point & Click 📊 Resource Management 📚 Visual Novel 👴 Experience

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Assets

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Steam charts

  • 4 players right now
  • 5 24-hour peak
  • 344 all-time peak 31 January 2020
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Store data

  • 7,606 followers
  • 917 positive reviews
  • 174 negative reviews
  • 84.05% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 9,480 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😏 Very Positive
  • 79.91% SteamDB Rating
  • 917 84.1% positive reviews
  • 174 15.9% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
30 January 2020 – 17:00 Steam Release -
7 August 2020 – 17:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: August 2020 Humble Choice (#9) -
25 March 2021 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Platinum Collection - Build Your Own Bundle (Mar / Apr 2021) -
22 April 2022 – 14:00 ⇄ Fanatical: HandyGames Anniversary Bundle -
13 April 2023 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own HandyGames Anniversary Bundle -
5 September 2023 – 15:09 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own HandyGames Anniversary Bundle -
10 April 2025 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own HandyGames 25th Anniversary Bundle -

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How many players are playing Through The Darkest of Times right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 4 players live playing Through The Darkest of Times on Steam.

Through The Darkest of Times had an all-time peak of 344 concurrent players on 31 January 2020.

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