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The Darkest Files

The Darkest Files

Developed by
  1. Paintbucket Games
Published by
  1. Paintbucket Games

Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court?

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4% Negative 26
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Tags & number of votes

  1. Adventure 216
  2. Detective 196
  3. Historical 193
  4. Female Protagonist 187
  5. Puzzle 181
  6. Simulation 176
  7. Atmospheric 163
  8. Political Sim 149
  9. Immersive Sim 139
  10. First-Person 133
  11. Investigation 125
  12. 3D 121
  13. Noir 109
  14. Mystery 95
  15. Nonlinear 78
  16. Choices Matter 62

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  1. Singleplayer 46
  2. Story Rich 29
  3. Controller 25
  4. Indie 22

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Released
2025-03-25 (1 year ago)
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Age on Steam

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Reviews

Total reviews
708
Verified
618 (87% of total)
Review velocity
1 reviews per day
Reviews today
1
Days in top 1000
0 (0% of lifespan)
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Pricing

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Estimated net sales median

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Release price
$17.99 ($19.99 -10%)
Lowest price

Date of the earliest occurrence of the lowest price this game has sold for.

$12.99 (2026-03-20)
Average price
$18.48
Average discount
$14.81
Number of discounts
14
Days discounted
143 (30% of lifespan)

Size

Size on disk
2 G (1,801,958,138 B)
Download size
941 M (986,776,208 B)

Languages

  • English
  • German
  • French

Details last updated: July 14, 2026 01:14 UTC

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