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Darkout
DarkoutSurvive the darkness with light in a sandbox sci‑fi horror adventure.
Light
LightUnravel a memory‑lost conspiracy with stealth and hacking in a minimalist world.
Overview
Description

You are the lone survivor of a crashed escape pod on a planet shrouded in perpetual darkness. Shadow creatures roam the night, vulnerable only to light, forcing you to master illumination as a weapon while scavenging for resources. Build facilities, research technologies, and craft weapons to push back the darkness and explore a vast, hostile landscape. Darkout blends frenetic action with strategic base‑building, delivering a unique survival experience in a richly detailed sci‑fi horror world.

You awaken with no memory in a stark, shadow‑filled environment, tasked with uncovering who you are and what sinister plot looms globally. The game blends stealth, hacking, and puzzle‑solving as you piece together fragmented emails, memos, and scientific reports. Through minimalistic visuals and atmospheric sound, Light forces you to rely on subterfuge over combat, letting you disable cameras, lock doors, and navigate unseen to thwart a worldwide scheme.

Pricing
Paid (One-time)
Paid (One-time)
Category
Survival Crafting
Puzzle Adventure
Best for
Fans of dark sci‑fi survival sandbox games
Fans of narrative stealth puzzles
Specifications
Specifications
developer
Allgraf
Just A Pixel Ltd
publisher
KISS ltd
Team17
multiplayer
Single player
Single player
critic score
80/100+90%
42/100
age rating
—
PEGI 16
General
release date
2013-12-04
2014-07-14
msrp
—
$9.99
Pros & Cons
Pros
  • Innovative light‑vs‑dark combat system
  • Deep crafting and base‑building mechanics
  • Atmospheric sci‑fi horror setting
  • Highly replayable procedural world
  • Atmospheric minimalist art style
  • Deep narrative revealed through environmental clues
  • Robust hacking mechanics for puzzle solving
  • Strong emphasis on stealth over combat
Cons
  • Steep learning curve for resource management
  • Limited combat variety beyond light mechanics
  • Graphics may feel dated on modern hardware
  • Low critic score may deter some players
  • Limited combat options could feel restrictive
  • Pacing can be slow for action‑focused gamers
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