When the Darkness comes

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App ID	1021950
App Type	Game
Developer	Sirhaian
Publisher	Sirhaian
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	Unity Engine
Last Changenumber	31188691
Last Record Update	18 September 2025 – 20:21:54 UTC ()
Release Date	1 March 2019 – 19:59:00 UTC ()

😎 89.52%

8k reviews

In-Game

When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.

Additional Information

This game is excluded from Steam Family Sharing because: Free Game

Developer

Sirhaian

metacritic_name

When the Darkness comes

community_visible_stats

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Sirhaian

IsFreeApp

Yes

Exclude from family sharing (exfgls)

3 (Free Game)

Store Release Date

1 March 2019 – 19:59:00 UTC ()

osarch

empty string

community_hub_visible

Yes

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/sirhaian.arts/
https://x.com/Sirhaian
https://www.youtube.com/sirhaiannet/

Primary Genre

Indie (23)

Store Genres

Adventure (25), Free to Play (37), Indie (23)

Steam Release Date

1 March 2019 – 19:59:00 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

17 December 2022 – 19:35:00 UTC () (1671305700)

library_assets

library_capsule	en
library_hero	en
library_logo	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	BottomLeft
width_pct	44.54107682387803
height_pct	100

Is free on the store?

Yes

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Unity Engine

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
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
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 1 October 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 4532103

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	1
small_text	1
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-7.0-4
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

Content Descriptors

General Mature Content (5)

First seen on SteamDB

24 January 2019 – 12:31:11 UTC (), in changelist #5715714

Content Descriptors (Including DLC)

General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

1 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	Yes	Yes	Yes

Assets

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small_capsule

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header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

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library_hero ↴
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library_logo ↴
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image2x/english	logo_2x.png
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logo_position/height_pct	100

Assets

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page_background_path	app/1021950
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	17 December 2022 – 19:35:26 UTC

Trailer 208669 ↴

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timestamp	11 February 2019 – 20:26:41 UTC

Trailer 208666 ↴

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timestamp	11 February 2019 – 20:26:49 UTC

Downloadable Content

AppID	Name		Last Update
1218660	SteamDB Unknown App 1218660 (When the Darkness Comes - Support the Dev!)		26 November 2024 – 23:56:22 UTC

When the Darkness comes

Additional Information

Supported Languages

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Trailer 208669 ↴

Trailer 208666 ↴

Downloadable Content