Dead of Darkness is an adventure developed by Retrofiction Games, released 23 January 2025 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
What Dead of Darkness is
Dead of Darkness is an adventure game developed by Retrofiction Games and released in 2025. It was published by Eastasiasoft. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Game Maker Studio 2.
The premise, in the publisher's words
England, 1985. Private investigator Miles Windham is asked to help the local police on a missing persons investigation on Velvet Island. But once he arrives on the island, he soon realizes that the residents are behaving strangely. Nobody seems to be interested in clearing up the case. In fact, there is a growing hostility towards the investigator that feels as though it is becoming stronger by the minute. It doesn't take long until the situation escalates and Miles finds himself in a struggle for his own survival.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, drama, horror and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Dead of Darkness launched on 23 January 2025, within three weeks of Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Sid Meier's Civilization VII, Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist and Eternal Strands. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Sid Meier's Civilization VII, Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist, Eternal Strands.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
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