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- £8.50
- US price
- Awaiting regional check
- Positive reviews
- 100%
- Total reviews
- 11
- Release date
- 4 September 2026
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Steam player data · App 3867960
When The Road Darkens
- Single-player
- Multi-player
- Co-op
- Online Co-op
- Steam Achievements
- Camera Comfort
- Custom Volume Controls
- Adjustable Difficulty
Concurrent players0Most recent successful sample
Today's peak036/144 samples
Tracked peak3Highest retained daily peak
Steam rating100%11 reviews
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System requirements
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Windows
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-4460
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GTX 760
- Network
- Broadband Internet connection
- Storage
- 600 MB available space
- Additional Notes
- Requires Vulkan compatible GPU
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-6400
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
- Network
- Broadband Internet connection
- Storage
- 600 MB available space
- Additional Notes
- Requires Vulkan compatible GPU
Launch window
Released 4 September 2026 · Tracking from 5 September 2026
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- Player peak
- 0
- Steam reviews
- 10100% positive
- Twitch peak
- Not recorded
- Price observed
- £7.65
- Top Sellers
- No appearanceNo ranked days
1 player-data day recorded in this window.
- Player peak
- 3
- Steam reviews
- 10100% positive
- Twitch peak
- Not recorded
- Price observed
- £7.65
- Top Sellers
- No appearanceNo ranked days
7 player-data days recorded in this window.
Peak 0Average 0Latest 0
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Long-term history
Monthly players breakdown
Calculated from SteamWatch samples
| Month | Peak | Gain | % gain | Average | Avg % gain |
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| Last 30 days | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | -66.0% |
| October 2026 | 0 | -3 | -100.0% | 0 | -100.0% |
| September 2026 | 3 | — | — | 0 | — |
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Daily regional sweep
Regional prices
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| Euro areaEUR · DE | EUR | €9.75 | 8,77€ | 10% | 8,77€ | No change recorded |
| United Arab EmiratesAED · AE | AED | AED 29.00 | 26.10 AED | 10% | 26.10 AED | No change recorded |
| AustraliaAUD · AU | AUD | A$14.50 | A$ 13.05 | 10% | A$ 13.05 | No change recorded |
| BrazilBRL · BR | BRL | R$32.99 | R$ 29,69 | 10% | R$ 29,69 | No change recorded |
| CanadaCAD · CA | CAD | CA$12.99 | CDN$ 11.69 | 10% | CDN$ 11.69 | No change recorded |
| SwitzerlandCHF · CH | CHF | CHF 10.99 | CHF 9.89 | 10% | CHF 9.89 | No change recorded |
| ChileCLP · CL | CLP | CLP 5,750 | CLP$ 5.175 | 10% | CLP$ 5.175 | No change recorded |
| ChinaCNY · CN | CNY | CN¥42.00 | ¥ 37.80 | 10% | ¥ 37.80 | No change recorded |
| ColombiaCOP · CO | COP | COP 26,000.00 | COL$ 23.400 | 10% | COL$ 23.400 | No change recorded |
| Costa RicaCRC · CR | CRC | CRC 4,600.00 | ₡4.140 | 10% | ₡4.140 | No change recorded |
| Hong KongHKD · HK | HKD | HK$66.00 | HK$ 59.40 | 10% | HK$ 59.40 | No change recorded |
| IndonesiaIDR · ID | IDR | IDR 90,999.00 | Rp 81 899 | 10% | Rp 81 899 | No change recorded |
| IsraelILS · IL | ILS | ₪36.95 | ₪33.25 | 10% | ₪33.25 | No change recorded |
| IndiaINR · IN | INR | ₹480.00 | ₹ 432 | 10% | ₹ 432 | No change recorded |
| JapanJPY · JP | JPY | ¥ 1,200 | ¥ 1,200 | 0% | ¥ 1,200 | No change recorded |
| South KoreaKRW · KR | KRW | ₩ 11,000 | ₩ 11,000 | 0% | ₩ 11,000 | No change recorded |
| KuwaitKWD · KW | KWD | 1.95 KD | 1.95 KD | 0% | 1.95 KD | No change recorded |
| KazakhstanKZT · KZ | KZT | 2 900₸ | 2 900₸ | 0% | 2 900₸ | No change recorded |
| MexicoMXN · MX | MXN | Mex$ 123.99 | Mex$ 123.99 | 0% | Mex$ 123.99 | No change recorded |
| MalaysiaMYR · MY | MYR | RM26.75 | RM26.75 | 0% | RM26.75 | No change recorded |
| NorwayNOK · NO | NOK | 110,00 kr | 110,00 kr | 0% | 110,00 kr | No change recorded |
| New ZealandNZD · NZ | NZD | NZ$ 14.75 | NZ$ 14.75 | 0% | NZ$ 14.75 | No change recorded |
| PeruPEN · PE | PEN | S/.23.00 | S/.23.00 | 0% | S/.23.00 | No change recorded |
| PhilippinesPHP · PH | PHP | P335.00 | P335.00 | 0% | P335.00 | No change recorded |
| PolandPLN · PL | PLN | 45,99 zł | 45,99 zł | 0% | 45,99 zł | No change recorded |
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| South AfricaZAR · ZA | — | — | Unavailable | — | — | No change recorded |
| CIS (regional USD)USD_CIS · AM | — | — | Unavailable | — | — | No change recorded |
| Latin America (regional USD)USD_LATAM · AR | — | — | Unavailable | — | — | No change recorded |
| Middle East & North Africa (regional USD)USD_MENA · EG | — | — | Unavailable | — | — | No change recorded |
| South Asia (regional USD)USD_SASIA · PK | — | — | Unavailable | — | — | No change recorded |
Positive rating100.0%
Positive reviews11
Negative reviews0
Review history is not available for this range yet.
Recent views use Steam's daily review activity. Longer views use weekly totals, retained by SteamWatch.
About this game
Description
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Customize your Vessel.
Try different Abilities without restraints. Test their upgrades.
Team up. Take down bosses.
Step into a cooperative boss-rush experience built for action. Fight solo or alongside up to three friends with seamless teamwork, every encounter is a test of reflexes, coordination, and built-up knowledge.
Power up.
Along your journey, choose from a selection of powerful upgrades to enhance your character’s abilities, buff yourself or your team.
" Accidentally " kill your friends while they're distracted by the new shiny gear.
Die. Learn. Try again. Dodge telegraphed attacks, use abilities wisely, and master raid-like mechanics that reward teamwork and timing.
Coordinate, or fall apart. Only the synchronized survive the chaos.
Die some more.
Each defeat is an opportunity to improve, sharpen your timings, flow, and push deeper.
Features : - Play alone or with up to 3 other friends online (4 players total); - Defeat 20+ unique bosses, in different stages; - 5 difficulties; - Over 100 unique items to loot and improve your Vessel; - Slap your friends; - Multiple Abilities with 5 upgrades each to try out, with more coming; - Banish items you don't want to encounter during a run; - Upgrade your Soul, improving your stats with any Vessel; - Vessel customization; - Spectate others when you die, or revive them as the carry you are;
Steam gallery
Screenshots
13 available
Steam store extras
Downloadable content
1 available
Steam global stats
Achievements
14 achievements
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ach Act 1 Novice | 68.0% |
| 02 | Ach Act 2 Novice | 51.0% |
| 03 | Ach Act 3 Novice | 42.5% |
| 04 | Ach Just A Coin | 31.9% |
| 05 | Ach Act 4 Novice | 25.5% |
| 06 | Ach 2bosses No Dmg Streak Novice | 14.8% |
| 07 | Ach Act 1 Elite | 14.8% |
| 08 | Ach Tiers 5 Sapli | 14.8% |
| 09 | Ach Act 4 Elite | 12.7% |
| 10 | Ach Act 2 Elite | 10.6% |
| 11 | Ach Act 3 Elite | 10.6% |
| 12 | Ach Max Tiers Sapli | 8.5% |
| 13 | Ach 4bosses No Dmg Streak Elite | 6.3% |
| 14 | Ach The Fire Remembers | 6.3% |
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Patches
28 tracked updates
When The Road Darkens - Release Update - Version 1:0
- Added 1 new purchasable gear item to 'Vilika': 'Obelisk Connection';- Added 18 new gear pieces: 'Affliction Contagion', 'Affliction Fatigue', 'Affliction Echo', 'Brittle Momentum', 'Brittle Rigor', 'Diviner Providence', 'Fleet Slipstream', 'Intercessor Bulwark', 'Intercessor Warden', 'Intercessor Binding', 'Quantum Glitch', 'Nexus Vibration', 'Omen Sacrifice', 'Omen Ruin', 'Reverb Aecho', 'Reverb Ringing', 'Reverb Reaction', 'Temporal Debt;- Added 5 new music tracks: 'Obsidian Requiem' (Act 1), 'Looming Doom' (Act 2), 'Isolation Cocoon' (Act 3), 'Tribulations' (Act 4), 'Soft Glow' (lobby);- Adjusted volume on new abilities;- Fixed 'Banishment Fire' playing audio far away; - Updated translations;
Read full update on Steam ↗When The Road Darkens - Update - Version 0:29
- Added 4 new abilities: 'Pondus', 'Repello', 'Inane', 'Locus';- Improved tooltip coloring with Catalysts to better see changes;- Very slight buffs to Crit over-all (~2%);- When casting without an auto-aim target, ranged abilities will now use their max range;- Teleporting due to abilities/items no longer resets your camera to match the body;- 'Erumpo' will now check against geometry when cast, to avoid being placed behind it (e.g below ground);- 'Noxius' curves less so it's easier to use close-range, and slight speed buff;- 'Zapp' has an extra flat chance to Crit;- 'Cresco' CD and GCD changes, 'Load'-type SEs buffed;- 'Laqueni' CD and GCD buffed, slight speed buff, applies slow SE, all catalysts gives extra trap count;- DoTs over-all damage buffed slightly;- 'Tempest' speed buffed;- 'Tether' range, duration, speed buffs. Catalysts give extra an jump or jump height, and other changes;...
Read full update on Steam ↗When The Road Darkens - Update w/ 4 new bosses - Version 0:28
- Added 4 new bosses to an alternative Act 2 and environment - 'Whitecap Watch';- Added 2 new music tracks: 'Perseverance' (victory end-screen), 'Throne of Dust' (Act 1);- Added 1 translation: Russian (ru_RU);- Named every boss in the Party-Lab;- Improved pass-through when under 'Ghost' Status Effect;
Read full update on Steam ↗When The Road Darkens - Update - Version 0:27
- Added a UI banner after defeating a boss;- Added 3 new gear pieces: 'Quantum Barrier', 'Quantum Afterimage', 'Temporal Ubiquity';- Added 2 new music tracks: 'Solemn Defeat' (defeat end-screen), 'Scattered Ashes' (Act 1);- Added VFX when affected by Invulnerability;
Read full update on Steam ↗When The Road Darkens - Update - Version 0:26
- Added 1 new gear: 'Omen Judgment';- Added 'Clearing Blossom': exchange gear pieces during runs;- Added 5 new stat gear: 'Stat Move-speed', 'Stat Crit-chance', 'Stat Crit-multi', 'Stat Damage-variance', 'Stat Auto-Aim';- Added 1 new temp gear: 'Temp Ductio';- Added 1 music track during intermissions: Recessus;- Added some missing button mouseover SFX;- Shortened music fade in/out;
Read full update on Steam ↗When The Road Darkens - Update - Version 0:25
- Added 1 new player Vessel: Turnfoot;- Added 2 translations: Italian (it_IT), German (de);- Added 2 new gear: 'Nexus Recall', 'Nexus Conduit';- Added 'Rologii' - a little NPC to visually track time;- Nerfed SEs: 'Feeling Lucky', 'Juicer', 'Crit Ramp';- Fixed minor translation bugs;
Read full update on Steam ↗When The Road Darkens - Update - Version 0:24
- Added scenic environment to Act 4;- Act 3 ground is now uneven;- Added 7 new gear: 'Harbinger Shock', 'Harbinger Storm', 'Juggernaut Root', 'Lurker Snare', 'Mutator Linger', 'Mutator Stain', 'Mutator Resilience';- Improved performance when opening the 'Banishment Fire';- Fixed occasional Steam Cloud upload errors (debounced rate limiter);
Read full update on Steam ↗When The Road Darkens - Update - Version 0:23
- Added 3 translations: zh_CN, pt_BR, pt_PT (more in progress);- Added scenic environment to Act 3;- Added 1 new music track: The Trial (Act 4);- Added 1 new gear: 'Nexus Overflow';- Added 3 new purchasable gear items to 'Vilika';- Several UI adjustments to accommodate translations;- Minor changes to 'Reverso';- Increased base speed of 'Noxius', 'Orbis';- Added flat damage nerfed in general;- Engine update; This patch adds Translation possibilities. Due to the ongoing nature of Early Access, future content additions might have incomplete translations. If you'd like to help with translations feel free to reach out to me! Thank you.
Read full update on Steam ↗When The Road Darkens - Update - Version 0:22
- Added 4 new abilities: 'Reverso', 'Floxo', 'Erumpo', 'Anidivisa';- Added 1 new music track: Web of Eternity (Act 1b);- Added 1 new gear: 'Omen Vengeance';- Added 2 new achievements: 'Unshaken And Untouched', 'You Did Well... But I Did Better';- Added some missing hit-FX to abilities;- 'Status Effect: Lethargy' duration and effect lowered;- Fixed some meshes turning black when disappearing;- Teleportation should now look smoother in mp;
Read full update on Steam ↗When The Road Darkens - Update - Version 0:21
- Added scenic environment to Act 2;- Added 5 new gear: 'Undying Lastlight', 'Undying Gratitude', 'Undying Renewal', 'Undying Rescue, 'Temporal Dividend;- Added a Gameplay setting to toggle player floating lights;- Added dialogue lines to Sapli;
Read full update on Steam ↗When The Road Darkens - Update - Version 0:20
- Added 'Banishment Fire' to the Hall: banish unwanted gear items;- Added 6 new gear: 'Intercessor Swift', 'Engram Chain', 'Juggernaut Reckoning', 'Lurker Ambush', 'Lurker Pressure', 'Lurker Opportunist';- Added 1 music track: Rains of Terror (act2);- Added 1 new achievement: The Fire Remembers;- Nerfed Crit;- Added rare easter egg SFX;
Read full update on Steam ↗When The Road Darkens - Update - Version 0:19
- Added 'Catalisk' to the Hall, unlockable to test Catalysts;- Added 4 new gear: 'Zodiac Phase', 'Zodiac Conjunction', 'Zodiac Perihelion', 'Zodiac Aphelion';- Made it easier to interact with graves;- 'Rot' DoT now has a Stack Limit of 5;- Added Clatter steps SFX, with Audio setting to mute it;- Added search functionality to the 'Invite Players' panel;- Added mouse selection and copy capabilities to the chat log;- Available Exp (to spend) is now always shown in the HUD, at the Hall;- Ability damage per lvl nerfed to 1% (from 1.2%);- Ability speed per lvl nerfed to 8% (from 10%);
Read full update on Steam ↗When The Road Darkens - Update - Version 0:18
- Added 1 new player Vessel: Clatter;- Slight animation and network optimisation for B3b;- Fixed Canned's 'Liquid' skin not working at the Vessel Lab, and shader artifacts at certain angles;- Most temporary gear is now lost after 3 stages (down from 4);- Added a new zone to the Hall - functionality coming soon;- Added more tips to the map loading screen;
Read full update on Steam ↗When The Road Darkens - Update - Version 0:17
- Added 1 music track: Luminance (hall);- Every boss will play the existing boss track - in the future each boss will have its own track;- Increased maximum active world and UI sounds, and improved music fades;- Added 4 new gear pieces: 'Fleet Solitude', 'Intercessor Parry', 'Intercessor Sanctum', 'Zodiac Ascendant';- Sync'd run time every stage and show it on End Screen;
Read full update on Steam ↗When The Road Darkens - Update - Version 0:16
New zone, new bosses! - Added 4 new bosses to an alternative Act 1 - Shattered Echoes;- Added 2 music tracks: Main Menu, and B1 (more to come!);- The sky environment has been updated and customised for each battleground and Act;- Replaced every temporary gear art, catalyst, and merchant icons;- Added a Gameplay setting to show the current run time at the end of each stage;- Sync'd players' getting hit FX;- Slight changes to Vee model;- Added a few tips to the map loading screen;- 'Corrosion' DoT' now has a Stack Limit of 5;- 'Caries's' Octa Catalyst nerfed a bit;- 'Zapp's' base damage buffed from 52.0 to 55.0;- Slightly increased Boss hp scaling;- Slightly nerfed B5 projectile attack speed, and secondary interval;- Slightly nerfed Levior (B5's summon) projectile attack speed;- Lowered World audio default volume;- Fixed Endless Mode boss randomness;
Read full update on Steam ↗Update on next patch
Hello! Just wanted to give a quick update. I've been working on 4 new bosses that will form an alternative Act 1, which is why Version 0:16 is taking longer than usual. I can't post direct videos here, but I sometimes post progress and things I'm working on, in my (or the game's) discord, if you'd like to join. I'll leave some links instead: He's depressed -> https://x.com/OyusiDev/status/1969510802580226414 Silly short:
Read full update on Steam ↗When The Road Darkens - Update - Version 0:15
- Random Ability drops from enemies will now always have a Catalyst;- Added 14 new gear pieces: 'Engram Feedback', 'Engram Reprise', 'Engram Resurge', 'Engram Pavise', 'Engram Paralysis', 'Affliction Ward', 'Fleet Vault', 'Fleet Leaper', 'Fleet Transpose', 'Fleet Gasp', 'Harbinger Ferocity', 'Harbinger Acuity', 'Harbinger Exalt', 'Harbinger Benediction';- Added grass to parts of the Hall;- Fixed bug where a player's lvl didn't immediately reset on new run;- Minor Hall bug fixes and shader fixes;
Read full update on Steam ↗When The Road Darkens - Version 0:14
- Added a new zone and 'Vilika' to the Hall, unlockable to acquire special items;- Added 1 new gear piece: 'Vulnerant Reprieve';- Items that say "proximity" now inform the exact distance;- Slightly nerfed B4 on easier difficulties;- Slightly nerfed B5 across all difficulties;- Fixed mp bug where abilities were desync'd after going to Hall on a failed run;- Fixed bug where the training dummies in the Hall didn't disappear properly;
Read full update on Steam ↗When The Road Darkens - Version 0:13
- Added 7 new gear pieces: 'Quantum Slip', 'Quantum Resonance', 'Vulnerant Rebuke', 'Vulnerant Exchange', 'Vulnerant Resurgence', 'Vulnerant Rally', 'Vulnerant Retort';- Vertical momentum is no longer kept after using Ability 'Perh';- Added version and media buttons to the Ingame Menu;- Buffed Ability 'Parries' parry timing-window;- Random bosses in Endless Mode should now always match their natural environment;- Fractured parts of Act 1 scenic env;
Read full update on Steam ↗When The Road Darkens - Update - Version 0:12
Version 0:12 - Added floating scenic environment to Act 1;- Nerfed how often common-npcs are spawned by B17 in Act 4 and nerfed their projectile speed scaling;- Added missing visual warning that an attack will predict the player's position;- Slightly reduced Vessel Canned's visuals to better match its hitbox;- Fixed cursor visibility when opening a Gear Reward with the Merchant panel open;- Fixed chat commands appearing in chat in multiplayer;
Read full update on Steam ↗When The Road Darkens - Update - Version 0:11
- Fixed party member name not updating when joining through chat commands;- Added chat command to clear the chat (/clear_chat);- Added 1 new gear piece: 'Whacker Voyeur';
Read full update on Steam ↗When The Road Darkens - Update - Version 0:10
Version 0:10 - Added a 'Focus Mode' keybind (default 'Shift'): you move slower (configurable % in Gameplay Settings) and shows your hitbox (uses the feature color set in Char Lab) to help you dodge;- Changed the outline colors of some abilities;- Added 5 new gear pieces: 'Whacker Enjoyer', 'Whacker Fugitive', 'Whacker Instructor', 'Whacker Pacer', 'Whacker Sadist';
Read full update on Steam ↗When The Road Darkens - Update - Version 0:9
Version 0:9- Improved background sky environment;- Replaced all ability art icons;- Added a Gear Reward to Act 2 - Stage 1;- Scaled more boss attack CDs based on difficulty;- Added 6 new gear pieces: 'Reverb Protection', 'Perilous Fortune', 'Perilous Rage', 'Perilous Precision', 'Perilous Strength', 'Perilous Gambit';
Read full update on Steam ↗When The Road Darkens - Update - Version 0:8
Version 0:8- Increased immunity duration upon taking damage to 0.5s (up from 0.25s);- Adjusted timings on boss B3 at the start, to ease into the fight;- Scaled more boss attacks based on difficulty;- Added chat command to see your own Steam ID (/my_net_id);- Media icons in the Main Menu change color on hover;
Read full update on Steam ↗When The Road Darkens - Update - Version 0:7
Version 0:7 - Added small ground indicators to falling projectiles in Act 3;- Minor adjustments to several NPC attack timings and scaling;- Added some missing SFX for NPC attacks;
Read full update on Steam ↗When The Road Darkens - Update - Version 0:6
Version 0:6 - Added tracking of Gameplay Stats, visitable in the Hall;- Added 'The Coin' to the Hall;- Added 'Sapli' to the Hall, unlockable to upgrade base stats;- Added 3 new achievements;
Read full update on Steam ↗When The Road Darkens - Update - Version 0:5
Version 0:5 - Added 6 new gear pieces ('Cursed' prefix);- Added Steam Cloud support, with toggle setting;- Increased performance when opening the Ability Lab (instant now);- Fixed scrollbar showing on empty friend's list when inviting;
Read full update on Steam ↗When The Road Darkens - Update - Version 0:4
Version 0:4- Added 4 new Abilities;- The 'Invulnerability' Status Effect provides immunity to player slaps;- Loading bars will show explicit percentage when possible;- Minor bug fixes, such as preventing players from slapping graves;
Read full update on Steam ↗
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