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Lead a small Berlin resistance cell from 1933 onward, assigning risky missions and managing people and supplies under Nazi rule.
Released 30 Jan 2020
Distribute Resistance Leaflets
Paint Anti-Regime Messages
Recruit Berlin Supporters
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.
Developed by Paintbucket Games · Published by THQ Nordic Mobile
In Berlin in 1933, you lead a small underground resistance group made up of ordinary people who oppose the Nazi regime. The campaign follows the group through four chapters as the political situation and dangers around them change.
Plan missions on a city map and assign group members to spread leaflets, paint messages, gather information, sabotage operations, find collaborators, and recruit supporters. Balance scarce resources and the group’s morale while trying to keep members and the resistance network out of the authorities’ reach.
Story events present difficult choices, with consequences for the group and its members. Historical events continue along their course regardless of your actions: your task is to resist where you can and help people survive, not to change the outcome of the war.
In the supplied reviews, players often value the game’s somber historical storytelling and the perspective of an ordinary resistance group facing limited power and growing danger. They praise its atmosphere, emotional choices, and educational detail; some also enjoy planning missions and managing the group, though others find that gameplay repetitive or too simple.
Dark times mean fear and risks. The risk of being caught by patrolling National Socialists, who are looking for people who publicly stand against their point of view. The risk of being beaten up or even killed by the German military because we‘re opposing the regime. The risk of losing everything, including our loved ones. This is how we live. This is how we try to survive through the darkest of times.
You are the leader of a small resistance group in 1933’s Berlin, of ordinary people, from Jews to Catholics and Communists to Patriots who simply can’t stand aside. Your goal is to deal with small blows to the regime – dropping leaflets to spread awareness about what the Nazis are really up to among the people, painting messages on walls, sabotaging, gathering information, and recruiting more followers. And all of that while staying undercover – if the regime’s forces learn about your group, the life of each member is in grave danger.
Through the Darkest of Times is a historical resistance strategy game, focusing on conveying the somber mood of the period and the very real struggles of average people living in the 3rd Reich. Historical accuracy means that your small group of resistance fighters will not change the outcome of the war, nor will you prevent all of the Nazi’s atrocities, but you can certainly do everything in your power to save as many lives as you can and oppose the fascist system wherever possible.
Experience the Darkest of Times in 4 chapters
Fight for freedom, weaken the regime, and lead your resistance group
Plan activities, find collaborators, and try not to get caught
Feel the weight of responsibility as you make difficult decisions and face the dire consequences
Beautifully illustrated expressionistic scenes and events
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
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| Achievements | 56 |
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| Controller required | No |
| Website | Official website |
