Developer posts and news about this game.
Missed the Steam Autumn Sale? We’ve got good news: The Darkest Files is 40% off again! From October 8–15 , we’re taking part in LudoNarraCon , a digital Steam convention celebrating innovative narrative games from around the world. Since The Darkest Files is all about a thrilling
Hi everyone! The Steam Autumn Sale is coming up, and The Darkest Files is 40% off 🍂 The days are getting a little shorter now, which feels like a pretty good excuse to settle in with a cozy evening and some thrilling cases to solve. And if you already own the base game, don’t fo
Surprise! The time has finally come to reveal the secret. We’re incredibly excited to introduce The Battalion - the brand-new DLC for The Darkest Files and our biggest and darkest case yet. WISHLIST NOW! 🎮 NEW gameplay mechanics 🕵️♀️ MORE Interactions with the Bauer-Team 🗺️ N
Hi everyone, We're joining the Steam Summer Sale once again this year! After this sale, we're gearing up to announce some big news 🕵️♀️ We can't share any details just yet, but we're already excited to tell you more very soon. So if you need a companion for your summer vacation
Hi folks, We still can't believe it, but The Darkest Files really won THE German Video Game Award (DCP) in the categories Best Serious Game and Best German Game! 🥳 We are incredibly grateful to you for believing in us and supporting us every step of the way. It's only with your
We have some incredible news to announce! The Darkest Files has been nominated for THE German Video Game Award (DCP) in no less than five categories! 🥳 ⚖️ Best Serious Game 🎲 Best Game Design 🎨 Best Graphic Design ✍️ Best Story 🎮 Best German Game Thank you to the jury and con
Dear fellow investigators🕵️♀️ Something curious is happening on Steam… From March 11–18 , we’re part of the Curious Odyssey Steam Event! With 30% off on The Darkest Files. So... If you'd like to take a break, lose yourself in great stories, and forget the burning world outside
Hi everyone, We're part of the Fun, Dark & Cozy Steam event! Check out the amazing games that are fun, dark, or cozy (or all three?) - where would you put us? Also, did you see the version update of The Darkest Files? We fixed achievement issues and brought back some missing
Hi folks, We just updated The Darkest Files to fix the issue where some of you weren't getting the "Silver Tongue" achievement. We really appreciate your patience with this one 🧡 Also, the VFX that disappeared in the last version are back! Thank you to everyone who reported the
Surprise! Just in time for the Steam Detective Fest , we updated our The Darkest Files demo. This is a brand-new demo released in January 2026, and it replaces the very dated one from 2023. 🕵️ That makes now the perfect time to try out The Darkest Files! And if you decide to buy
We still can’t believe it! Last night was the DEP, and we are so happy and grateful to have won in the two categories “Best Game Design” and “Best Game Beyond Entertainment” 🥳 Especially because the other contenders had such amazing projects as well! Shoutout to "Deine Stimme",
Surprise! We’re proud to share that The Darkest Files was part of a very special Gamescom moment: The Opening Night Live show . Jörg Friedrich, one of our CEO’s, was invited to speak on stage about The Darkest Files and the important role games can play in strengthening our democ
We’re back at Gamescom in Cologne - Find us in the Indie-Arena! 🕵️🔍 This year, The Darkest Files is part of a very special collaboration alongside other awesome indie titles: the “Games for Democracy” booth by the German Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb). 📍 Meet us her
Dear prosecutors! We’ve been made aware by some of you that it wasn’t possible to load a savegame in the epilogue-chapter since our last patch. This was a result of a bugfix related to the Notebook. So, today we’re pushing a hotfix that lets you load epilogue-savegames again. Tha
Hey dear prosecutors, It is patch time again! This is a relatively small update that fixes a couple of minor issues and a couple of spelling errors. Something bigger is in the making, read the end of the note for more info on what we are cooking. Changes & Fixes Updated the “
Hi everyone, We’re part of the Steam Summer Sale! If you've been waiting for the right moment to jump into the investigation, this is it ☀️ The Darkest Files is 20% off from June 26th to July 10th - our greatest discount so far! And if you want to enjoy the warm weather outside,
Hello, dear prosecutors! We once again have a new patch for you to make some improvements, fix bugs, typos and grammar issues reported by you all. Thank you very much for all the reports when you find bugs. They really help us a lot to make The Darkest Files the best it can be as
Remembrance and Reflection: May 8th - The Anniversary of Nazi Germany's Defeat Today marks the anniversary of May 8th, 1945 - the day that Nazi Germany unconditionally surrendered, ending the Second World War in Europe. This pivotal moment in history not only liberated Europe fro
Hello, dear prosecutors! Today, we've got a new patch for you. This patch contains improvements to the notebook and adds a certain detail in a document to make things a little more consistent. We’ve also fixed all the most urgent and some more minor bugs and issues that you all h
Hey folks, 📢 Thank you so much for all your support and reviews, this means a lot to us! We also heard your valid critique and are excited to announce this big balancing patch of The Darkest Files. But before I tell you more about the update, we also want to share that we now ha