THE SCREAM OF DARKNESS

THE SCREAM OF DARKNESS

LOST RADIO STUDIO · December 23, 2025 · Psychological Horror, Story Rich, Multiple Endings, Choices Matter, Singleplayer

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About THE SCREAM OF DARKNESS

You moved with your family to a quiet town… but nothing stayed peaceful for long. Now, haunted by loss, you must explore unsettling places, face terrifying encounters, and piece together fragments of mystery.THE SCREAM OF DARKNESS combines atmospheric storytelling with psychological horror, where every choice nudges you closer to one of many endings. Will you discover the truth… or be consumed by it?

THE SCREAM OF DARKNESS — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

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THE SCREAM OF DARKNESS receives mixed reactions from players, with some appreciating its jump-scares and willingness to try atmospheric horror, while many criticize its bare-bones story, poor graphics quality, repetitive design, and failure to deliver on its psychological horror premise. Common complaints include an immersion-breaking loud footstep audio, overly bright flashlight, lack of character development, and frustrating bugs that can softlock progression.

Not recommended Aug 19, 2026
This is a free game, and is apparently the first one by an indie dev. It is described on it's Store Page as "[i]psychological horror[/i]", and "[i]atmospheric storytelling[/i]", but neither description is true. It is only a little suspenseful, but yet is highly annoying. It does contain a couple of jump-scares, one of which I must admit was a good one. It caught me by surprise, even though I was expecting it. The story is bare-bones and blandly shallow, with no immersiveness whatsoever. I didn't care one little bit about the characters. The game is done in first-person view, but the graphics are crappy. They have that cheap blocky look to them. Also, your footsteps are way too loud, and the flashlight is way too bright. It is blinding in small areas, sometimes making screen text very hard to read. When starting up the game, you quickly discover that you will play as Alex, a 19 year old male from Poland who has ADHD and a potty-mouth. Your parents recently moved you and your younger sister to a small town in France because your dad got a good job offer there. However, after a few months, your dad starts drinking. He apparently immediately becomes an alcoholic, so he lo…
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Recommended Jul 22, 2026
i love the game ty for making it
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Recommended Apr 18, 2026
GOTY if only to show solidarity with a fellow Cisco Packet Tracer enthusiast.
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Recommended Sep 1, 2026
What a very interesting game. I'm a little confused with the story. The scares were pretty good. I plan on going back to finish the rest of the achievements. 9/10 on the pear scale.
Recommended Jun 18, 2026
i don't know but good game
Not recommended Jun 14, 2026
Alright, ima be honest, this is just horrible. It ain't even scary, it's empty, assets probably have 10,000 polygons for no reason, super repetitive, super empty, unsure what to do, and mostly the fact that it's supposed to be a horror game but isn't scary is just annoying. Genuinely, i have played this and couldn't finish it because i got softlocked! There was little to NO effort on this game! Plus the thumbnail is AI generated.

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