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The Church in the Darkness ™ cover art

The Church in the Darkness ™

Paranoid Productions · Fellow Traveller · 2019-08-02

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ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Aug 02, 2019 (Mac), Aug 02, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 02, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 02, 2019 (Xbox One), Aug 02, 2019 (PlayStation 4)

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.

The Church in the Darkness ™ is an Action, Adventure, and Indie game released in 2019, priced at $1.99, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and Mixed (60% of 164 reviews) sentiment.

0
playing now
60%
positive of 164 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
53/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
50/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
3.60★
PlayStation Store rating (80 ratings)
2h
time to beat (IGDB)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$1.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 07:00 UTC (census sample)

The Church in the Darkness is an action-adventure video game. It was originally announced in 2016 to ship in early 2017, and was released in 2019 for Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. It was designed by Richard Rouse III under the name Paranoid Productions.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 15% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 32% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 4.1k–9.8k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 164 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.99-90%
Steam$1.99-90%
GOG$1.99-90%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.59 at Fanatical (2024-09-16) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 84 of 113 observed days · $0.40 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
171720192026Week of 2019-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 07:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$1.342019-08-022026-10-142019-08-02 — best price $15.992020-01-17 — best price $9.992020-06-15 — best price $7.992021-01-14 — best price $5.992021-07-07 — best price $3.992021-09-29 — best price $15.742021-12-03 — best price $17.882022-02-04 — best price $17.882022-05-06 — best price $3.992022-07-10 — best price $19.992022-09-19 — best price $19.992022-11-29 — best price $15.742023-01-31 — best price $19.992023-04-04 — best price $19.992023-06-23 — best price $3.392023-08-01 — best price $4.002023-09-13 — best price $19.992023-10-24 — best price $19.992023-12-13 — best price $1.992024-01-23 — best price $15.892024-03-11 — best price $2.812024-04-28 — best price $19.992024-07-01 — best price $2.392024-08-15 — best price $1.992024-10-10 — best price $19.992025-01-08 — best price $1.992025-05-07 — best price $1.992025-08-14 — best price $1.992025-12-18 — best price $1.992026-04-02 — best price $1.992026-07-26 — best price $19.992026-09-04 — best price $1.992026-09-24 — best price $1.992026-10-14 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2842026-06-01 — 18 pageviews2026-06-05 — 15 pageviews2026-06-09 — 8 pageviews2026-06-13 — 10 pageviews2026-06-17 — 15 pageviews2026-06-21 — 9 pageviews2026-06-25 — 6 pageviews2026-06-29 — 4 pageviews2026-07-03 — 8 pageviews2026-07-07 — 13 pageviews2026-07-11 — 13 pageviews2026-07-15 — 9 pageviews2026-07-19 — 12 pageviews2026-07-23 — 11 pageviews2026-07-27 — 11 pageviews2026-07-31 — 9 pageviews2026-08-04 — 12 pageviews2026-08-08 — 15 pageviews2026-08-12 — 13 pageviews2026-08-16 — 11 pageviews2026-08-20 — 14 pageviews2026-08-24 — 17 pageviews2026-08-28 — 16 pageviews2026-09-01 — 15 pageviews2026-09-05 — 12 pageviews2026-09-09 — 16 pageviews2026-09-13 — 10 pageviews2026-09-17 — 11 pageviews2026-09-21 — 5 pageviews2026-09-25 — 17 pageviews2026-09-29 — 17 pageviews2026-10-03 — 8 pageviews2026-10-07 — 12 pageviews2026-10-11 — 12 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

48
achievements tracked
51.1%
earned "Warm Embrace of Sleep"
4.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

3 supported languages: English, Japanese, Russian

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2019-08-02 (Steam store data)

Player tags

DarkIndieActionMysteryStealthViolentStylizedAdventureStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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