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When the Night Comes

When The Night Comes is an episodic fantasy otome game with supernatural elements. You are a Hunter, and you've been called to the quiet town of Lunaris to assist the local Enforcers with an investigation into…

20 October 2018

When the Night Comes is an indie developed by Lunaris Games, released 20 October 2018 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What When the Night Comes is

When the Night Comes is an indie game developed by Lunaris Games and released in 2018. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Ren'Py.

The premise, in the publisher's words

When The Night Comes is an episodic fantasy otome game with supernatural elements. You are a Hunter, and you've been called to the quiet town of Lunaris to assist the local Enforcers with an investigation into a series of increasingly unsettling murders. Immerse yourself in the world of Witches, Vampires, Demons and Lycan's as you slowly unravel the mystery that lies deep within the roots of the town.
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How it plays

Its themes are fantasy, horror, mystery and romance. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

When the Night Comes launched on 20 October 2018, within three weeks of Red Dead Redemption 2, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Return of the Obra Dinn and Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Released around the same time: Red Dead Redemption 2, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Return of the Obra Dinn, Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did When the Night Comes come out?
When the Night Comes was released on 20 October 2018 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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