
Explore disturbing corners of the human psyche. Enter a dimension of nightmares, the occult and a tense psychological world created in classic Lovecraftian style.
As police detective Howard E. Loreid, you are tasked with solving the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult. Their number one suspect is Loath Nolder; a highly respected private investigator. After mysteriously abandoning his last case and abruptly resurfacing five years later, one wonders how revered private investigator Loath Nolder has become a fugitive murder suspect. His seemingly routine investigation takes a dramatic turn when terrifying events begin to plague his psyche. Horrible dreams and paranormal experiences torment your being and the line between sanity and madness becomes terribly blurred. Face terrifying truths hidden in the depths of your mind as you embark on a surreal adventure.
Key Features:
- A chilling point-and-click puzzle horror adventure inspired by the works of HP Lovecraft, now presented on Steam for the first time as a slightly enhanced edition with chromatic aberration and cinematic effects applied to the game’s graphics!
- Built-in hint system with 3 difficulty levels: Players can choose to play in Standard, Detective, or Senior Detective modes.
- Unique Inventory System: Utilizing the ‘Thought Screen’ allows players to collect and examine items and thoughts. Clues can also be investigated, combined or used.
- Dynamic Features and Puzzles: Traditional adventure game puzzles are complemented by deciphering dreams and highlighting document excerpts for critical clues.
- Enhanced Gaming Experience: Proprietary game engine enables engaging special effects and stunning visuals in a panoramic first-person gaming environment.
- Creepy gaming atmosphere: An immersive experience is created through a fascinating story, chilling real-time scenes and haunting music.
System requirements
- SW: Windows® 2000/XP/Vista
- Processor: 1 GHz Intel® Pentium® processor
- Memory: 512MB RAM
- Graphics: 128 MB video card compatible with DirectX® 9.0c or higher
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 1100 MB available space
- Sound card: DirectX® 9.0c compatible sound card
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How to install Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder (v1.03)
- Click the download button below or in the top of the page
- You’ll be redirected to the specific game installer download page.
- Download the game installer, this allows you to download the game from the nearest possible server. We use it to improve download speeds, ensuring stable and smooth experience
- Disable Windows Defender and any installed Anti-Virus software before installation, most will flag the file as false-true due to the nature of the installer
- Follow the game installer instructions, wait for the download to finish
- That’s it, enjoy gaming!















