StrategyFit check
Is Through the Darkest of Times worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players interested in historical resistance movements
- Players who prefer decision-driven campaigns with serious consequences
- Fans of narrative games about ordinary people facing authoritarian regimes
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a power fantasy in which a small group changes the course of the war
- Players who prefer low-risk strategy with predictable consequences rather than possible capture, violence, and loss
- Players looking for open-ended campaigns instead of a four-chapter structure
Our take on Through the Darkest of Times
The defining constraint is historical powerlessness: the resistance cannot alter the war’s outcome, so its progress is measured through covert acts, survival, and the lives it can save.
What is Through the Darkest of Times?
Set in Berlin in 1933, this historical strategy game follows a small underground resistance group opposing the Nazi regime.
Players organize covert actions such as distributing leaflets, painting statements, sabotaging activities, collecting information, and recruiting supporters. Each operation carries risks, including capture, violence, death, and the loss of loved ones. The campaign is divided into four chapters and focuses on ordinary people from different backgrounds, including Jews, Catholics, Communists, and patriots. Decisions carry serious consequences, while the group’s historical circumstances limit its ability to change the war’s outcome. Illustrated expressionistic scenes and events present the period’s somber atmosphere.
How Through the Darkest of Times plays
- 01Covert Resistance Operations
- The group can spread information, mark walls, sabotage targets, gather intelligence, and bring new members into the movement.
- 02Four-Chapter Campaign
- The historical campaign is organized into four chapters covering the resistance group’s activities.
- 03High-Stakes Decisions
- Choices can expose members to arrest, physical harm, death, or the loss of people close to them.
- 04Illustrated Historical Events
- Expressionist artwork accompanies scenes and events set during the period.
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Through the Darkest of Times: platforms & release
Is Through the Darkest of Times worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players interested in historical resistance movements. Skip it if: players seeking a power fantasy in which a small group changes the course of the war.
Where can I download Through the Darkest of Times?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Through the Darkest of Times's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Through the Darkest of Times on?
Windows and macOS.
