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The Dark Stares Back

Jacob McCormick · 2020-12-24

Steam

CasualIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 24, 2020 (PC-8800 Series), Jan 24, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The Dark Stares Back pins you against multiple invaders with no purpose but to hunt you. Each of them behaves in their own unique way and you must learn from your experience to evade them long enough to win. You can run into the vents, hide in cabinets, duck behind furniture and more to survive.

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75%
positive of 4 reviews
4 user reviews
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$0.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 15:00 UTC (census sample)

The Dark Stares Back pins you against multiple invaders with no purpose but to hunt you. Each of them behaves in their own unique way and you must learn from your experience to evade them long enough to win. You can run into the vents, hide in cabinets, duck behind furniture and more to survive.(Storyline via IGDB)

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Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

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