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Through the Darkest of Times

Paintbucket Games · HandyGames · 2020-01-30

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AdventureIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view, Text

Releases: Aug 13, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), May 07, 2020 (iOS), Aug 13, 2020 (Xbox One), Jan 30, 2020 (Mac), Aug 13, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Jan 30, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

Through the Darkest of Times is a 2020 Adventure, Indie, Simulation, and Strategy game priced at $14.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Very Positive sentiment (84% of 1151 reviews).

1
playing now
84%
positive of 1.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
87/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
67/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
4.06★
PlayStation Store rating (164 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Through the Darkest of Times is a strategy video game developed by Paintbucket Games and published by HandyGames. It was released on Microsoft Windows and macOS on 30 January 2020 and later on other platforms. The game follows a resistance group in Nazi Germany from Adolf Hitler's rise in power in 1933 to the end of World War II and manages each member through weekly missions and acts of sabotage.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 30 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity down 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (144 reviews).
  • · Top 12% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 23k–52k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,161 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.89 at Steam (2024-11-25) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 80 of 147 observed days · $14.10 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
12712720202026Week of 2020-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-09-15 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 4 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 4 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 5 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
562Feb 2020Aug 2026Feb 2020 — avg 56 · peak 301Apr 2020 — avg 15 · peak 67Jun 2020 — avg 6 · peak 18Aug 2020 — avg 17 · peak 54Oct 2020 — avg 9 · peak 22Dec 2020 — avg 8 · peak 23Feb 2021 — avg 8 · peak 23Apr 2021 — avg 8 · peak 38Jun 2021 — avg 5 · peak 27Aug 2021 — avg 5 · peak 20Oct 2021 — avg 4 · peak 13Dec 2021 — avg 10 · peak 27Feb 2022 — avg 5 · peak 16Apr 2022 — avg 6 · peak 24Jun 2022 — avg 4 · peak 15Aug 2022 — avg 4 · peak 13Oct 2022 — avg 3 · peak 10Dec 2022 — avg 4 · peak 16Feb 2023 — avg 3 · peak 9Apr 2023 — avg 3 · peak 9Jun 2023 — avg 4 · peak 16Aug 2023 — avg 3 · peak 13Oct 2023 — avg 3 · peak 9Dec 2023 — avg 4 · peak 13Feb 2024 — avg 3 · peak 13Apr 2024 — avg 3 · peak 8Jun 2024 — avg 3 · peak 13Aug 2024 — avg 4 · peak 14Nov 2024 — avg 6 · peak 26Jan 2025 — avg 3 · peak 10Mar 2025 — avg 3 · peak 10Jun 2025 — avg 3 · peak 12Sep 2025 — avg 3 · peak 10Nov 2025 — avg 3 · peak 8Jan 2026 — avg 4 · peak 17Mar 2026 — avg 3 · peak 7Jun 2026 — avg 3 · peak 11Aug 2026 — avg 2 · peak 6
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$16.30$1.692020-01-302026-10-142020-01-30 — best price $12.442020-04-14 — best price $12.482020-06-07 — best price $12.482020-07-14 — best price $14.992020-09-10 — best price $14.992020-10-16 — best price $8.542020-11-27 — best price $11.992021-01-14 — best price $10.042021-03-02 — best price $12.632021-04-20 — best price $7.492021-05-31 — best price $12.632021-07-18 — best price $12.632021-09-08 — best price $12.632021-11-04 — best price $14.992021-12-16 — best price $7.492022-02-08 — best price $12.442022-04-04 — best price $14.992022-05-30 — best price $12.442022-08-11 — best price $8.992022-10-17 — best price $7.492022-12-09 — best price $4.322023-01-23 — best price $4.942023-04-21 — best price $4.802023-07-18 — best price $14.992023-10-30 — best price $3.742024-02-05 — best price $2.992024-04-17 — best price $2.692024-07-12 — best price $14.992024-10-14 — best price $2.332024-12-03 — best price $14.992025-02-04 — best price $2.992025-04-22 — best price $3.002025-07-13 — best price $10.762025-10-16 — best price $2.602025-12-12 — best price $3.002026-04-21 — best price $3.002026-06-30 — best price $2.652026-08-30 — best price $2.612026-09-24 — best price $14.992026-10-14 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4282026-05-14 — 42 pageviews2026-05-18 — 25 pageviews2026-05-22 — 23 pageviews2026-05-26 — 19 pageviews2026-05-30 — 27 pageviews2026-06-03 — 23 pageviews2026-06-07 — 30 pageviews2026-06-11 — 17 pageviews2026-06-15 — 19 pageviews2026-06-19 — 18 pageviews2026-06-23 — 23 pageviews2026-06-27 — 18 pageviews2026-07-01 — 8 pageviews2026-07-05 — 20 pageviews2026-07-09 — 25 pageviews2026-07-13 — 24 pageviews2026-07-17 — 14 pageviews2026-07-21 — 32 pageviews2026-07-25 — 16 pageviews2026-07-29 — 19 pageviews2026-08-02 — 19 pageviews2026-08-06 — 40 pageviews2026-08-10 — 13 pageviews2026-08-14 — 12 pageviews2026-08-18 — 10 pageviews2026-08-22 — 11 pageviews2026-08-26 — 23 pageviews2026-08-30 — 17 pageviews2026-09-03 — 22 pageviews2026-09-07 — 21 pageviews2026-09-11 — 14 pageviews2026-09-15 — 16 pageviews2026-09-19 — 24 pageviews2026-09-23 — 14 pageviews2026-09-27 — 13 pageviews2026-10-01 — 21 pageviews2026-10-05 — 20 pageviews2026-10-06 — 30 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

56
achievements tracked
90.1%
earned "Public Beating"
10.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

6 supported languages: English, German, French, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,7981%56
PS4 (PlayStation)7995%51
PS4 (PlayStation)5398%51
Xbox One (Xbox)1620%50
Switch (Nintendo)10%0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DDarkIndiePoliticsStrategyAdventurePoliticalHistoricalManagementSimulation

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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