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The Church in the Darkness

Action

Horror

Survival

Stealth

Mystery

Strategy

Adventure

Indie

From Richard Rouse III and inspired by real-life events, The Church in the Darkness is an action-infiltration game that delves into the radical movements of the 1970s. As a former law enforcement officer, you have resolved to get into Freedom Town and check on your sister's son. But life in Freedom Town may not be what it seems.

2.6

External Ratings

11 ratings
Release Date:

2 Aug, 2019

Last Updated:

21 Jun, 2026

About this game

From Richard Rouse III and inspired by real-life events, The Church in the Darkness is an action-infiltration game that delves into the radical movements of the 1970s. As a former law enforcement officer, you have resolved to get into Freedom Town and check on your sister's son. But life in Freedom Town may not be what it seems.

Storyline

In the late 1970s, the charismatic Isaac and Rebecca Walker lead the Collective Justice Mission. Labeled radicals and feeling persecuted by the US government, they relocate their followers to the one place they believe they can create a socialist utopia: the jungles of South America. There they build Freedom Town. But relatives left behind in the US become worried: what exactly is going on at this compound in the jungle?

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Details

platform

Platforms:

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch

release date

Release Date:

2 Aug, 2019

mode

Modes:

Single player

theme

Themes:

Action, Horror, Survival, Stealth, Mystery

genre

Genres:

Strategy, Adventure, Indie

perspective

Player Perspectives:

Bird view / Isometric

IGDB Rating

2.5 ;
IGDB User Rating

2.5

User Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

2

User Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

50%

Rating %

Critics Rating

2.6 ;
IGDB User Rating

2.6

Critics Rating

IGDB User Rating Count

11

Critics Rating Count

IGDB User Rating

52%

Critics Rating %

Main Developers

Paranoid Productions

Supporting Developers

-

Publishers

Fellow Traveller

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