Dark Hours: Prologue

Buy89%

Very Positive · 6k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth playing.

Piece of Cake studios · Horror · Jul 18, 2024

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
19
Full audio0 of 19
Subtitles19 of 19

Should I buy Dark Hours: Prologue?

Buy it if you like
  • Co-op: 58 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 6k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
75% of themes are praise25% are divided0% are complaints
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
58 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Dark Hours: Prologue is a great co-op horror game that surprisingly mixes fear and comedy in a very entertaining way.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Exploring the dark corridors was thrilling, and the occasional puzzles kept me on my toes.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game ran smoothly on my system at around 100 FPS on the highest graphics settings, which is great performance for an indie horror game.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
best free multiplayer game but it should had been scary its not that scary once you get caught
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The sound design is equally commendable, with ambient noises, distant creaks, and a chilling score that heightened the tension.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game does an excellent job of setting the stage for what feels like a larger, more sinister narrative.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Co-op58 reviews
Gameplay20 reviews
Graphics15 reviews
Multiplayer8 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Story5 reviews
Divided opinion
Performance
100% still recommend
Bugs
0% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable

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