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The Church in the Darkness ™

Paranoid Productions · Fellow Traveller · 2019-08-02

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

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.

0
playing now
60%
positive of 163 reviews
Mixed
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
53/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
50/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
2h
time to beat (IGDB)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$1.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 13:00 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

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  • · Top 62% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 4.1k–9.8k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 163 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.99-90%
Steam$1.99-90%
GOG$1.99-90%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$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 44 of 73 observed days · $0.40 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

202026-08-12 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-13 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-22 13:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 13:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$1.342019-08-022026-08-302019-08-02 — best price $15.992019-12-16 — best price $19.992020-03-30 — best price $19.992020-10-12 — best price $5.992021-02-15 — best price $19.992021-07-07 — best price $3.992021-09-06 — best price $19.992021-11-03 — best price $19.992021-12-24 — best price $19.992022-02-14 — best price $3.992022-05-06 — best price $3.992022-06-27 — best price $3.992022-08-22 — best price $2.992022-10-20 — best price $15.742022-12-08 — best price $2.992023-01-31 — best price $19.992023-03-20 — best price $2.992023-05-31 — best price $16.752023-07-10 — best price $1.992023-08-10 — best price $17.162023-09-13 — best price $19.992023-10-17 — best price $15.742023-11-20 — best price $19.992023-12-25 — best price $3.322024-02-05 — best price $19.992024-03-11 — best price $2.812024-04-18 — best price $24.992024-06-14 — best price $14.992024-07-18 — best price $1.992024-08-27 — best price $19.992024-10-10 — best price $19.992024-12-18 — best price $19.992025-03-19 — best price $1.992025-06-16 — best price $19.992025-09-11 — best price $19.992025-12-18 — best price $1.992026-03-18 — best price $19.992026-06-15 — best price $19.992026-08-13 — best price $1.992026-08-30 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

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

Player tags

DarkIndieActionMysteryStealthViolentStylizedAdventureStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

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