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The Light in the Darkness

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App ID 2520950
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Arcade Distillery
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies Unreal Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK
Last Changenumber 29560547
Last Record Update 14 June 2025 – 01:16:21 UTC ()
Release Date 26 January 2024 – 09:08:13 UTC ()
❓ 70.88%
46 reviews
0
In-Game

The Light in the Darkness tells the story of a working-class family of Polish Jews in France during the Holocaust. It is the first videogame to portray the Holocaust, releasing free for educational purposes.

Additional Information

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

Developer Voices of the Forgotten
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Arcade Distillery
IsFreeApp Yes
Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) 3 (Free Game)
Store Release Date 26 January 2024 – 09:08:13 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 26 January 2024 – 09:08:13 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 1 January 2024 – 10:07:45 UTC () (1704103665)
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Is free on the store? Yes
review_score 7
review_percentage 80
Detected Technologies (?) Unreal Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK, Intel_OID SDK, Intel_oneTBB SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, Ogg SDK, Vorbis SDK, XAudio2 SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game requires manual configuration of graphics settings to perform well on Steam Deck
  • This game supports Steam Deck's native display resolution but does not set it by default and may require you to configure the display resolution manually
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 16 February 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 13263563
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    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2641
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 17 July 2023 – 07:30:58 UTC (), in changelist #19550734

Supported Languages

3 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
Arabic Yes Yes

Tags

🧚 Choose Your Own Adventure 🗺️ Adventure 🏫 Education 🧊 3D 🎮 Controller 📚 Narration 🪂 World War II 💔 Emotional 🌱 Indie 👤 Singleplayer

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Profile Features Limited

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support Gamepad Preferred

Assets

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timestamp27 January 2024 – 06:29:38 UTC
Trailers
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  • 0 players right now
  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 9 all-time peak 6 March 2025
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User reviews history

  • ❓ Positive
  • 70.88% SteamDB Rating
  • 37 80.4% positive reviews
  • 9 19.6% negative reviews

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The Light in the Darkness had an all-time peak of 9 concurrent players on 6 March 2025.

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