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The Church in the Darkness ™

The Church in the Darkness ™

The Church in the Darkness is an action/stealth game where you infiltrate a religious cult and the story changes every time you play. It's 1977 and your nephew has moved deep into the South American jungle. Sneak into his commune, find out what's going on, and try to get the best ending you can.

Released Aug 2, 2019 Developer Paranoid Productions Publisher Fellow Traveller Platforms Windows · Mac ActionIndieAdventureViolentChoices Matter
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-05-14)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

60.4%positive164 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Uncle seeks the boy Freedom Town hides its own truth Choices shape the end”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I actually enjoyed this game. It's a cool premise, the execution is not bad at all, just kinda clunky sometimes, also, wish we could skip whenever the leaders jail us, that got tiring to watch over and over, maybe make it so you can skip once you've heard that dialogue before?…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Not recommended · 9 found this helpful

“The whole concept in theory is an intriguing one but the execution just falls flat on its face. Very clucky game and visuals are quite poor for somewhat of a new game. I would like to see this done again with a little more invested into it.”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2021-06 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

25all-time peak
0 2 5 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 2 avg · Aug 2019

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

48achievements
4.6%median completion
1.8%rarest: I'm Losing It
51.1% of players 48.3% of players 43.5% of players 33.6% of players 20.2% of players 16.8% of players 15.8% of players 15.6% of players 15.4% of players 14.7% of players 14.6% of players 13.2% of players 12.6% of players 10.6% of players 9.1% of players 8.8% of players 8.7% of players 8.3% of players 7.7% of players 6.5% of players 6.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.1% of players 4.8% of players 4.6% of players 4.5% of players 4.3% of players 4.3% of players 3.9% of players 3.8% of players 3.6% of players 3.2% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 2.9% of players 2.9% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 51.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
51.1%Warm Embrace of Sleep — Hide someone in a trunk/closet/shed.
48.3%Just Some Air — Do three of any takedown.
43.5%Until You Sacrifice it All — Get captured and hear from Isaac.
Rarest badges of honor
1.8%I'm Losing It — Hidden achievement
1.9%One Shot, One Life — Finish a game on "Mole" difficulty.
1.9%The Unknown Unknown — Finish a game without being spotted at all.

Latest official news

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

Apr 18, 2026
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Dec 18, 2025
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Nov 08, 2023
Pre-Orders Are Open for The Church in the Darkness™ Physical Release!

Limited Run Games has announced that pre-orders are open for a cool physical edition of The Church in the Darkness! Find out more below: PlayStation 4/Nintendo Switch Edition - USD $34.99 PlayStation

Sep 18, 2023
The Church in the Darkness is 90% off in the Fellow Traveller Publisher Sale!

The annual Fellow Traveller Publisher Sale is now on - and to celebrate, The Church in the Darkness is 90% off! ➡️ Take me to the Publisher Sale ⬅️ There are plenty more Fellow Traveller titles on sal

May 04, 2023
The Church in the Darkness - 90% Off For LudoNarraCon

We're proud to once again have The Church in the darkness participating in this year’s LudoNarraCon sale which kicks off today and lasts until May 11th. Perfect time for you or a friend to venture dee

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
Player tagsAction · Indie · Adventure · Violent · Choices Matter · Stealth · Multiple Endings · Dark · Story Rich · Exploration · Singleplayer · Alternate History (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Captions available · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish * , Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese *
ControllerFull support
Achievements48
Official sitehttp://www.paranoidproductions.com/church
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or later (32 or 64 bit) Processor: Dual Core CPU - 2GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Storage: 2 GB available space