The Darkest Files
Mar 25, 2025
- Puzzle
- Simulator
- Adventure
- Indie
Platforms: Mac, Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows)
IGDB community rating 7.6IGDB8 votes
Overview
The Darkest Files is a historical investigation and courtroom game based on true crimes of the Nazi era. Investigate cold cases, search for clues, interrogate witnesses, immerse the crimes and defend your case in court to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Story
You are Esther Katz, a young prosecutor who has just joined Fritz Bauer's new special unit. Your task seems impossible: to investigate crimes committed years ago, where evidence has been destroyed, witnesses silenced and the perpetrators embedded in the highest ranks of society. Every decision matters. Every interrogation can bring you closer to the perpetrator or lead you astray. Silence is your worst enemy. Time is working against you. And German society is not ready to face its past.
- Developed by
- Paintbucket Games
- Published by
- Paintbucket Games
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Facts
- Game modes
- Single player
- Player perspectives
- First person, Text
- Themes
- Historical, Drama, Mystery
- Game engine
- Unity
- Release dates
- Mac: Mar 25, 2025
- PC (Microsoft Windows): Mar 25, 2025
- Nintendo Switch: Mar 30, 2026
