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The Darkest Files

96% positive · 727 Steam reviews · released Mar 25, 2025 · by Paintbucket Games

AdventureHistoricalDetectiveFemale ProtagonistPuzzleSimulationAtmosphericPolitical Sim

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~23,991 (P10–P90: 9,596 – 52,780)

Gross revenue: ~$393,256 ($157,296 – $865,159)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Last 90 days: 98% positive across 59 stored reviews. Adventure games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 86% (median of 4160 games).

Story & writing95% positive · 116 mentions
“The game mixes investigation, dialogue choices, evidence analysis, and courtroom storytelling. You gather testimonies, review old documents, and reconstruct events from WWII atrocities. These are not fantasy crimes—they’re based on real…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2025 · 7 h played
Gameplay & mechanics98% positive · 66 mentions
“The game mixes investigation, dialogue choices, evidence analysis, and courtroom storytelling. You gather testimonies, review old documents, and reconstruct events from WWII atrocities. These are not fantasy crimes—they’re based on real…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2025 · 7 h played
Visuals & audio97% positive · 62 mentions
“The game mixes investigation, dialogue choices, evidence analysis, and courtroom storytelling. You gather testimonies, review old documents, and reconstruct events from WWII atrocities. These are not fantasy crimes—they’re based on real…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2025 · 7 h played
Price & value92% positive · 50 mentions
“It feels weird to say I loved it, but I did. The theme means it's a rough go at times, but nothing's played for shock value. The investigation/interview mechanics are smooth and satisfying. There are three suggested difficulty presets, but…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 10 h played
Content & longevity95% positive · 39 mentions
“Ace Attorney but prosecuting a couple of couple of cases adapted from legit ones that took place in Nazi Germany towards the end of WW2, illustrating the difficulties faced in holding people accountable in the decades that followed (as of…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 10 h played
Difficulty & balance92% positive · 26 mentions
“A video game done right. Idea inspires the art, art serves the narrative, and narrative empowers the gameplay. Each and every dialog is voiced, and the job of voice actors is outstanding. Authors do not cheap out on anything important in…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 13 h played
Performance & stability90% positive · 20 mentions
“The story of the game is fantastic. It's really gritty and realistic. The cases genuinely require your attention too to get the right answers. Music and voice acting is really great too. As for the downsides: One - It's too short. You only…”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 6 h played

300 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Perspective

First-person

Technology

3D

Setting

Historical

Structure

Branching choices

Mood & themes

Atmospheric

How you play together

Single-player

Platform features

AchievementsFull controller supportTrading cardsSteam Cloud

Business model

Buy to play

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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