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Dark Nights

Dark Nights

Nothing is as it seems.

Released Oct 31, 2022 Developer Pinlin Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux OtomeVisual NovelAdventureRomanceMystery
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

92.0%positive438 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“I played Dark Nights back in high school, and it is still one of those otome games that I remember really fondly. I got so invested in the story and the characters, and I loved seeing how each route played out. (Also the bad endings.) The characters all had their own charm and…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“i dont care if it slightly cliche or whatever i ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ love the story and everything about this game”

— a player, Steam review · 25 hrs played
Not recommended · 5 found this helpful

“Holy boring omg. I tried to give it a fair shot since I've played more visual novels than I can count, but it was so hard to get through the writing. The beginning portion before "choosing a love interest" dragged on and was so boring, and it didn't help that each click only…”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2026-08 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

110all-time peak
0 25 50 2023 2024 2025 2026 24 avg · Dec 2023

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

29achievements
8.9%median completion
6.8%rarest: Complicated siblings
14.5% of players 13.6% of players 12.8% of players 12.0% of players 11.8% of players 10.8% of players 10.4% of players 10.0% of players 9.8% of players 9.2% of players 9.1% of players 9.0% of players 8.9% of players 8.9% of players 8.9% of players 8.6% of players 8.6% of players 8.5% of players 8.5% of players 8.5% of players 8.4% of players 8.3% of players 8.3% of players 8.3% of players 8.1% of players 7.2% of players 7.1% of players 6.8% of players 6.8% of players 14.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
14.5%The smell of death — Mask it off
13.6%Survived the Walking Dead — Good job guessing!
12.8%Hero with an umbrella — Death end 3
Rarest badges of honor
6.8%Complicated siblings — Are you curious about his brother?
6.8%We part again after this anyway lol. — Sachiro's normal ending
7.1%I SAW it coming — Death end 2

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Dec 12, 2025
Dark Nights Reflections is released

Dear players, Dark Nights - Reflections is available on Itch & Steam! Thank you for being so patient and enjoy the contents. Early supporter keys have been mailed. If you experience any issues, feel f

Nov 13, 2024
DLC Progress

Dear fans, It's been 5 years since Dark Nights' release. I started working on the DLC after February 1st 2024. I thought about completing it within 1,5 years, but it grew a bit ambitious. In this upda

Feb 01, 2024
DLC development

Dear fans, It's been 1 year since the DLC got fully funded. The project turned more ambitious than I expected. This is the last time I work on Dark Nights content, so I want to wrap it up nicely. This

May 19, 2023
Dark Nights DLC

Dear fans, The Dark Nights DLC campaign got funded over 100% on 31st January 2023. I want to thank everyone who supported and shared this project. Since then, I've been working on the new content. In

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresAdventure, Free To Play, Indie
Player tagsOtome · Visual Novel · Adventure · Romance · Mystery · Female Protagonist · Anime · Dating Sim · Choices Matter · Horror · Multiple Endings · Story Rich (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements29
Official sitehttps://darknights-time.weebly.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: 7+ Processor: 1 Ghz Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX or OpenGL compatible card DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 424 MB available space