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Through the Darkest of Times

Paintbucket Games · HandyGames · 2020-01-30

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AdventureIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

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 rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
87/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
67/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 07:00 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 28% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 23k–52k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,151 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$2.61-83%
Gamesplanet$2.63-82%
GOG$2.99-80%
IndieGala$2.99-80%
GOG$2.99-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.99-80%
GamersGate$3.00-80%
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 77 of 114 observed days · $1.72 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

602026-08-11 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-12 13:00 — 2 players2026-08-13 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 19:00 — 2 players2026-08-14 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 03:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 2 players2026-08-16 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 2 players2026-08-17 18:00 — 3 players2026-08-18 10:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 5 players2026-08-20 09:00 — 4 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 3 players2026-08-21 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 16:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 00:00 — 2 players2026-08-25 15:00 — 6 players2026-08-26 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 00:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 16:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 15:00 — 5 players2026-08-30 07:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$16.30$1.692020-01-302026-08-302020-01-30 — 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 $2.61
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5582026-05-14 — 42 pageviews2026-05-17 — 25 pageviews2026-05-20 — 18 pageviews2026-05-23 — 26 pageviews2026-05-26 — 19 pageviews2026-05-29 — 20 pageviews2026-06-01 — 26 pageviews2026-06-04 — 23 pageviews2026-06-07 — 30 pageviews2026-06-10 — 16 pageviews2026-06-13 — 21 pageviews2026-06-16 — 17 pageviews2026-06-19 — 18 pageviews2026-06-22 — 15 pageviews2026-06-25 — 24 pageviews2026-06-28 — 21 pageviews2026-07-01 — 8 pageviews2026-07-04 — 18 pageviews2026-07-07 — 12 pageviews2026-07-10 — 18 pageviews2026-07-13 — 24 pageviews2026-07-16 — 17 pageviews2026-07-19 — 14 pageviews2026-07-22 — 9 pageviews2026-07-25 — 16 pageviews2026-07-28 — 21 pageviews2026-07-31 — 12 pageviews2026-08-03 — 33 pageviews2026-08-06 — 40 pageviews2026-08-09 — 20 pageviews2026-08-12 — 14 pageviews2026-08-15 — 15 pageviews2026-08-18 — 10 pageviews2026-08-21 — 9 pageviews2026-08-24 — 14 pageviews2026-08-25 — 15 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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