AdventureFit check
Is Dark Days worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Horror fans who want a story-led supernatural investigation
- Adventure players who prefer first-person point-and-click puzzles
- Players seeking a short atmospheric experience with changing puzzle arrangements
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a long-form adventure, since the stated runtime is more than 2 hours
- Players looking for combat-heavy action or broad open-world exploration, since the structure centers on investigation and puzzles
- Players who want a single fixed puzzle sequence, because puzzle arrangements vary between playthroughs
Our take on Dark Days
The defining rule is the creature’s gaze: looking directly at the hunter kills the protagonist, turning observation itself into a survival constraint during the investigation.
What is Dark Days?
Dark Days is a first-person point-and-click adventure built around a supernatural investigation.
The story moves from an unsettling motel to a haunted desert, where players solve puzzles while uncovering a disturbing truth. Puzzle arrangements vary between playthroughs, and 20 hidden tapes provide additional discoveries. The game presents an atmospheric escape-room structure with more than 2 hours of gameplay and two different endings. A central danger stalks the protagonist: looking directly at it results in death. The experience combines horror, investigation, cinematographic environments, and a story-focused progression. This PC remaster originated as a project for mobile virtual-reality headsets in 2016.
How Dark Days plays
- 01Variable Puzzle Layouts
- Puzzle configurations change between playthroughs, altering the investigation process.
- 02Hidden Tape Collection
- Twenty secret tapes are placed throughout the game for players to discover.
- 03Two Story Conclusions
- The investigation can lead to two different endings.
- 04Motel And Desert
- Exploration spans an eerie motel and a haunted desert setting.
- 05Direct-Look Hazard
- Looking at the pursuing entity causes the protagonist to die.
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Dark Days: platforms & release
Is Dark Days worth it?
It is worth it if: horror fans who want a story-led supernatural investigation. Skip it if: players seeking a long-form adventure, since the stated runtime is more than 2 hours.
Where can I download Dark Days?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Dark Days's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Dark Days on?
Windows only.
