Barking from the Dark

Barking from the Dark takes the familiar idea of a lonely night shift and transforms it into an unsettling first-person horror experience built around isolation, responsibility, and fear of the unknown. Developed and published by shoftArt, the game places the player at a remote railway crossing where seemingly ordinary duties gradually become part of a psychological nightmare. Rather than immediately surrounding the player with monsters and obvious supernatural events, the game begins with practical work. Bolts need tightening, railway equipment requires attention, barriers must be operated, and heavy freight trains need to pass safely. This ordinary routine gives the horror a convincing foundation because the player's workplace initially feels functional rather than overtly haunted. The mystery begins with the fate of the previous operator, who disappeared after responding to strange barking coming from the surrounding forest. A note is apparently all that remains, leaving the new worker with little explanation for what happened. From this point onward, the woods become a constant psychological threat. The player may be occupied with maintaining the railway, but the knowledge tha…

Like other reviews pointed out as well, the start is great. Looking at the Steam-page, I really liked the aesthetics and low-poly styling of the game. Premise was intriguing and sound design was well executed. Game ran well on my hardware so no issues there. However the thematic inconsistencies and pacing difficulties watered the experience down. Logical contradictions on how some characters acted and how they claimed to act weren't lining up, which broke immersion for me at least. I did enjoy the environmental design a whole lot and look forward to similarly styled games from the developer, but for this one, I feel like it was overall a disappointment. Also the claim about "no cheap jump scares" in the product description is a straight up lie.

my playthrough: https://youtu.be/pYabhfV2ylc another solid short indie horror game. I liked the the railway crossing set-up, it was pretty unique for this type of game.

Wonderful game. Thought I'd just be enjoying the evening working a railway station for the mining train, but this game took a very interesting turn. Highly recommend.

good game. especially beginning

I'm here because i saw Hollow play this game on You tube. and i like werewolves and these types of horror games SO. this game was fun i enjoyed it i played on controller Yes you can play this on controller i hate M&K and the game was easy but fun. i had 2 jump scares because my dumbass is playing at 12am I TRIED SO HARD to dunk the basket ball but Nuuuuuu that basket ball gotta BE A HOE.. anyway its a good game its a fun game i enjoyed it and i would recommend it to anyone who loves old style PS1 type horror. I'm surprised horny Furries haven't mass downloaded this game yet those bastards would Love this ♥♥♥♥ furry perverts will do anything for Hope.. anyway Good game Loved. Hollow got me here. enjoyed it