Is When the Darkness comes still being updated?
Probably not. When the Darkness comes has been unusually quiet.
The developers last posted about When the Darkness comes 7 months ago. Nothing at all has been posted in the past six months. We hold only 1 day of announcement history for this game, so its normal rhythm cannot be established with confidence.
What the developers have actually shipped
- Jan 7, 2026 · majorWTDC Music Remaster and EP
- Mar 29, 2019 · releaseThe Piano Song is now available on iTunes!
- Mar 5, 2019 · significantPatch 1.16c - Mouse Invert, vSync, Fullscreen and more!
- Mar 3, 2019 · significantPatch 1.16b - Changelog and Thank You
Related questions
Is When the Darkness comes dead?
By the only measure we can observe — developer activity — When the Darkness comes shows the pattern of a game that has stopped receiving work. The developers last posted 7 months ago. This describes communication and shipped updates, not whether anyone is still playing.
Has When the Darkness comes been abandoned?
There is no evidence of abandonment. Developer communication has continued, most recently 7 months ago.
When was the last update to When the Darkness comes?
The most recent developer announcement we hold is dated January 7, 2026.
Is When the Darkness comes worth playing?
92.3% of 8,426 Steam reviews are positive, and its Elixir Rating is 88.7 — a score combining that reception with how actively the game is still being developed. Whether it suits you is your call; those are the measurements.
How we know this. Every figure here comes from announcements the developers posted themselves on Steam; press coverage is excluded. “Substantial” means a patch, release, or major update rather than a sale or event notice. Nothing on this page is an opinion about whether the game is good. See the full record or check the development status of every game we track.