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Dark Hours: Prologue

Dark Hours: Prologue

Dark Hours: Prologue is a free co-op survival horror game for 1-4 players. Your heist has been disrupted by a supernatural event, and your team of robbers is now trapped with a monster. Forget your plan, your mission: survive! Explore and cooperate to find a way out or hide and wish for daylight.

Released Jul 18, 2024 Developer Piece of Cake studios Publisher Piece of Cake studios, Kepler Ghost Platforms Windows HorrorMultiplayerOnline Co-OpSurvival HorrorFunny
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

88.5%positive6,225 reviews
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“A great mix of horror, stealing, and escaping For a prologue game, it was surprisingly good Definitely give it a try 6.5/10”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Fun but it seems to always be the same map, a bit too simple.”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“This game is peak if you play with your bro. So many funny moments and I recommend the banshee I believe that's what its called. 9.5/10”

— a player, Steam review · 25 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

3,611all-time peak
0 1k 2k 2025 2026 1.2k avg · Jul 2024

Latest official news

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Dec 17, 2025
30,000 Discord Members Giveaway 🎁 Win your Steam key for Dark Hours FULL Game!

Hello everyone, We’re happy to announce that our Discord server has just reached 30,000 members, that’s incredible! 🎉 To thank you all for joining us on this adventure and for your incredible support,

Oct 23, 2025
Dark Hours FULL GAME - 1.0 is OUT NOW!

Hello everyone, Today, we are thrilled to announce the wait is over: Dark Hours 1.0 is finally out! Gear up, gather your crew, and let the horrific heist night begin. 💀 What's Dark Hours? Dark Hours i

Aug 21, 2025
Dark Hours FULL GAME | The "Cruise into Madness!" Major Update +25% off Discount

Hello burglars, There’s no better time to jump aboard: our newest update, Cruise into Madness , is now live — and to celebrate, Dark Hours is 25% off for a limited time! 🛒 From August 20 to September

May 15, 2025
Dark Hours FULL GAME | The "Watt the Hell!" Major Update +20% off Discount

Hello everyone! The 4th Major Update "Watt the Hell!" of Dark Hours FULL GAME is NOW AVAILABLE! This fourth major update introduces loads of new content, including the arrival of a new monster , the V

Feb 27, 2025
Dark Hours FULL GAME | The "All Bets Down!" Major Update + 20% off discount

Hey everyone The "All Bets Down" Major Update for Dark Hours FULL GAME is LIVE NOW! This major update, the third one, introduces plenty of new content, including features planned in the roadmap—such a

Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAction, Adventure, Free To Play
Player tagsHorror · Multiplayer · Online Co-Op · Survival Horror · Funny · Team-Based · Psychological Horror · Exploration · Co-op · Free to Play · Atmospheric · Procedural Generation (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Arabic, Italian, Indonesian, Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Latin Amer…
Official sitehttps://www.darkhours-thegame.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64Bit Processor: Intel Core i5-4590 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD Radeon R9 390 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 5 GB available space