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There Won't be Light

BarCoffee Studio · 2022-09-25

Steam

ActionAdventureIndieEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Sep 25, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Escape the terror lurking in the darkness in this immersive co-op experience. Solve challenges and work as a team using your main tool: your voice. Beware of lurking monsters, which might be closer than you expect.

56%
positive of 55 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
$4.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 47% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (23 reviews).
  • · Top 62% of 17,626 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.1k–2.5k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 55 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2025-12-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
151520222025Week of 2022-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, Portuguese - Brazil, French, Italian, German

Player tags

3DPvEPvPActionHorrorStealthThrillerMultiplayerEarly AccessFirst-Person

Census log

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

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