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The Dark Method

89% positive of 37 Steam reviews

Released: 2020
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam

Made by Analog Joker LLC.

About the game

Either play the lengthy 18 chapter story driven campaign where you get to explore scary environments, solve classic adventure game style puzzles and battle monsters along the way OR jump into randomly generated mansion to exorcise the hauntings for a scarier experience.

Tagged by players

Gothic
VR
Lovecraftian
Investigation
Supernatural
FPS
Combat
Mystery
Action-Adventure
Horror
Puzzle
Realistic

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Positive

What players say

Recommended
This game is a fresh breath from all the wave shooters, rail shooters, jump scares, and overpriced VR tech demos that plague most VR titles. Instead; this game feels like a labor of love where the dev made an honest effort at creating a quality game with a cool atmosphere, old school puzzles, and an interesting story. In my opinion this is NOT a survival game. It’s like a DOOM type action shooter mixed with a ton of…
17 h played when written. 29 found it helpful.
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Recommended
Die, monster! You don't belong in this world! Played on Valve Index with Knuckles Controllers The Dark Method is the epitome of a hidden gem. It's a game that wears its love for its genre on its sleeve, with environments filled with such atmosphere and attention to detail that I'm frequently amazed that just one person did all this. It's like the dev put Castlevania and Resident Evil 4 in a blender, resulting in a…
5 h played when written. 14 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Tried playing with steam vr and my quest 3. The game constantly crashes right from the beginning so I cannot even start it. I keep getting these unreal crash reports. My PC easily handled half life Alyx so this game should not be close to exceeding my PC requirements. I also already checked the game integrity files and restarted the OC and quest 3, but it still refuses to start the game.
1.3 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.
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