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Through the Darkest of Times

2020

Should you play it?

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.

What works

  • Powerful historical narrative
  • Emotional and moral engagement
  • Unique art style and atmosphere
  • Strategic resource and team management
  • Educational value about nazi germany resistance

Things to keep in mind

  • Repetitive gameplay mechanics
  • Progress resets between chapters
  • Some balance and rng frustrations
  • Limited replayability
  • Text-heavy and slow pacing

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Police Stories: The Academy

  • Gerda: A Flame in Winter

  • Help Will Come Tomorrow

  • Interrogation: You will be deceived

  • This War of Mine

  • Long Gone Days

More fantastical

Games that feels like Through the Darkest of Times but with more imaginative fiction

  • Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation

  • Dispatch

  • The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth

  • Look Outside

  • Organ Trail: Director's Cut

  • Death and Taxes

Less social

Games that feels like Through the Darkest of Times but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • For the People

  • Do Not Feed the Monkeys

  • Papers, Please

  • Ostalgie: The Berlin Wall

  • This Is the Police

  • Siege Survival: Gloria Victis

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Through the Darkest of Times: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Exploration, Violence.

Last update: 03/08/2026