The Light in the Darkness
The Light in the Darkness tells the story of a working-class family of Polish Jews in France during the Holocaust. It is the first videogame to portray the Holocaust accurately, releasing free for educational…
The Light in the Darkness is an adventure developed by Arcade Distillery, released 17 February 2023 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
What The Light in the Darkness is
The Light in the Darkness is an adventure game developed by Arcade Distillery and released in 2023. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 5.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Light in the Darkness tells the story of a working-class family of Polish Jews in France during the Holocaust. It is the first videogame to portray the Holocaust accurately, releasing free for educational purposes.
How it plays
Its themes are drama, educational and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
The Light in the Darkness launched on 17 February 2023, within three weeks of Hogwarts Legacy, Atomic Heart, Dead Space and Metroid Prime Remastered. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Hogwarts Legacy, Atomic Heart, Dead Space, Metroid Prime Remastered.
Official trailer
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