Through the Darkest of Times
Fair · Strategy · 2020
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $14.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 7.1h
- Value
- $2.11/hr
- Reviews
- 84% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, 1 GB, 2 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.
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 drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
The value story
November 2024 is where it bottomed out, at $0.89. It has been discounted 54 times in the 7 years tracked here, typically at 67 percent off, with about 6 weeks between sales.
Value puts it in the top 13 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 82 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 85 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Beholder: Conductor ($4.19, scores 86) beats it on value, while it beats Beholder 3 ($17.99, scores 12).
Of the 392 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 2 come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to September 2026.
The drop-off
90% start to 1% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
2 players online when we last checked, on Sep 26, 22:51 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
This game reminds me a lot of Dispatch, with the way you have to choose each characters and what they can do based on their skills and beliefs etc. Personally for me, this has the much added bonus of being themed around WWII as I have a huge interest in the topic, and this is a very fun way to immerse yourself in what may have been the reality of some of those fighting with the resistance during this time. Gameplay...
A well written and enjoyable historical strategy game that forces you to make difficult choices while immersing you in the resistance to Nazi rule. The challenge comes from the seemingly impossible decisions in dangerous and desperate situations. Although the theme is obviously dark the game contains a message of hope and perseverance. The moving story of the struggle against authoritarian nationalism, fascism and...
There's a couple typos, repeated event text, and not enough explanation of what to do. That said? I like these guys' moxie, especially the charity. Good work. Keep it up.
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Cite this score
Through the Darkest of Times scores 53/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1003090/through-the-darkest-of-timesReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 26, price as of Oct 1.
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