Fear the Dark Unknown is an adventure developed by Dreamlight Games Studios SL, released 2 December 2019 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Fear the Dark Unknown is
Fear the Dark Unknown is an adventure game developed by Dreamlight Games Studios SL and released in 2019. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
"It is said that our worst fears come from within. But... What if there were a greater fear than we are capable of conceiving? What if that terror were much closer than we think? Suffering is the only way. Fear is a necessary evil." What kind of curse does the Beresford mansion keep inside? For 200 years its inhabitants have suffered the consequences of an unknown shadow, a dark being who walks among us, and whose existence extends beyond what we imagine. Now James and Chloe will face the ultimate test of their lives. They will know the true horror. The suffering of a father. The despair of a daughter. The clock is ticking and the survival game can no longer be stopped.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, horror and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Fear the Dark Unknown launched on 2 December 2019, within three weeks of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Pokémon Sword, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition and Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove.
Released around the same time: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Pokémon Sword, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove.
Official trailer
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