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Through the Darkest of Times

Through the Darkest of Times

Berlin 1933. “Adolf Hitler is chancellor!” We all know the consequences this message bore. Unspeakable horrors and suffering would sweep across the world. Few would stand and fight the monstrosity that was the German Reich. Will you? Lead an underground resistance group Through the Darkest of Times.

Released Jan 30, 2020 Developer Paintbucket Games Publisher HandyGames Platforms Windows · Mac StrategySimulationIndieAdventureWorld War II
View on Steam ↗ $2.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

84.0%positive1,086 reviews
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“what an amazing game I love WW2 games and especially non-combat ones. This is like perfect for me: * WW2 * Underground partisans * Heavy choices * Members can be permanently removed(death, arrest, other cases....) * Boardgame mechanics It feels increasingly like a boardgame. A…”

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

“Really thoughtful an well implemented. Heavy but strategic game-y enough that it's not unfun. It's not difficult to survive but you do get a sense of how difficult it was to do anything BUT survive.”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“This is a very accurate simulation of small resistances to the NSDAP. The emotional weight is right, and it covers the major historical benchmarks admirably without allowing the player (a member of a small resistance group in Berlin) to alter history, do massive deeds, etc. As a…”

— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:10 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

5playing at last check
724-hour peak
301all-time peak
0 50 100 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 56 avg · Feb 2020

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

56achievements
10.6%median completion
1.1%rarest: Saint
90.1% of players 82.5% of players 81.4% of players 80.0% of players 70.4% of players 61.7% of players 61.6% of players 58.2% of players 55.0% of players 54.4% of players 53.4% of players 47.2% of players 40.2% of players 35.4% of players 34.5% of players 34.1% of players 32.4% of players 31.6% of players 29.6% of players 27.7% of players 25.6% of players 23.9% of players 23.1% of players 22.4% of players 20.1% of players 18.3% of players 17.2% of players 15.6% of players 10.6% of players 8.8% of players 6.1% of players 5.8% of players 5.6% of players 5.5% of players 5.1% of players 4.7% of players 4.1% of players 4.0% of players 3.7% of players 3.3% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 3.0% of players 2.7% of players 2.3% of players 2.1% of players 1.6% of players 1.6% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 90.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
90.1%Public Beating — Play historical event Public Beating
82.5%Reichstag Fire — Play historical event Reichstag Fire
81.4%Collector — Collect 50 marks in donations within the same chapter
Rarest badges of honor
1.1%Saint — Save 500 people total druing all games played
1.1%Philantropist — Save 100 people total during all games played
1.2%Counterblow — Commit 20 acts of sabotage within the same game

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$2.99−80% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99base price
$2.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-20
US2.99 USD−80%
EU2.99 EUR−80%
UK2.59 GBP−80%
Australia4.49 AUD−80%
Canada4.19 CAD−80%
Japan340 JPY−80%
Brazil9.99 BRL−80%
China13.00 CNY−80%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$1.9 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$3.5

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 07-26

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · Simulation · Indie · Adventure · World War II · Historical · Political · Choices Matter · Story Rich · Management · Politics · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , German * , French, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese *
Achievements56
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://throughthedarkestoftimes.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7+ Processor: 2.4 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 1 GB Storage: 2 GB available space