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The Dark Gift
The Dark Gift is a horror game about Christmas and New Year.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“THE DARK GIFT It is the seventh horror walking simulator game by JustTomcuk developer and the 3rd game set in a Christmas theme. The Dark Gift is a VERY short game with a decent experience. Just like every walking sims out there, the game is VERY linear but the story was quite…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“The Dark Gift is a compact psychological horror adventure developed and published by JustTomcuk that demonstrates how a simple premise can become deeply unsettling when paired with effective atmosphere and suspense. Set during the Christmas season, the game takes a holiday…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs playedLatest official news
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Update 1.0
Fixed minor bugs and shortcomings that the first streamers and reviews mentioned. Increased walking speed. The puzzle became easier and clearer. Added support for 2 new languages (Google Translate t
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Horror · Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator · Atmospheric · Realistic · Cinematic · Linear · Thriller · Dark · Supernatural · Mystery · Story Rich (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Portugal |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: WINDOWS 10, 11 (64-BIT Required) Processor: Intel Core i5 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 4 GB available space