Dark Fall 1: The Journal

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App ID	260690
App Type	Game
Store Name	Dark Fall: The Journal
Developer	Darkling Room
Publisher	THQ Nordic
Franchise	Dark Fall
Supported Systems	Windows
Last Changenumber	29689419
Last Record Update	22 June 2025 – 10:38:45 UTC ()
Release Date	3 December 2013 – 16:22:21 UTC ()

❓ 72.24%

281 reviews

In-Game

This Myst-style horror-adventure game will bring fear into your heart. From the very beginning you are exposed to an overwhelming but invisible ghost presence – strange calls, footsteps, voices from nowhere. In order to help your brother and survive you will need to solve the mystery of this abandoned, haunted place. And remember!

Additional Information

Developer

Darkling Room

metacritic_name

Dark Fall: The Journal

metacritic_score

metacritic_fullurl

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/dark-fall-the-journal?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

THQ Nordic

Store Release Date

19 June 2002 – 07:00:00 UTC ()

community_hub_visible

Yes

Primary Genre

Adventure (25)

Store Genres

Adventure (25)

Steam Release Date

3 December 2013 – 16:22:21 UTC ()

Original Release Date

19 June 2002 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1024470000)

Store Asset Modification Time

11 July 2019 – 11:53:35 UTC () (1562846015)

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Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
category: Verified
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 28 June 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 134473

configuration:

supported_input	other
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-8.0-3
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

First seen on SteamDB

21 October 2013 – 12:52:12 UTC (), in changelist #309961

Supported Languages

1 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	Yes	Yes

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timestamp	11 July 2019 – 11:54:27 UTC

Trailers

2030323 ↴
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Depots

ID	Configuration	Size	DL.
260691	Windows EnglishDark Fall 1: The Journal Content	516.40 MiB	0 B

Total size on disk is 516.40 MiB and total download size is 0 B.

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Dark Fall 1: The Journal

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