Into the Dark: Ultimate Trash Edition

Homegrown Games · Intr Studio Pty Ltd

Released: May 1, 2014
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Last updated: 16 Sep 2026, 18:07 GMT

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24 Jan 2019Developer post
- AUSTRALIA DAY - SAVE 52% - SUPPORT CHARITIES -
G'day, mate! Almost two years have passed since we, developer & publisher of trashy games like Father's Island and of course, the „Into the " Games Series by Homegrown Games have moved from Austria to Australia. This has been recognized now by Steam, who have invited us to pa
09 Nov 2018Developer post
Into the Dark 2.0 - Final Update released!
Every journey comes to an end... ...and today, almost ten years after the first concept of "Into the Dark" was envisioned, we present you the FINAL UPDATE to Into the Dark. After updating Father`s Island to DirectX 11 and PBR we looked into Into the Dark again and did what was po
Every journey comes to an end...
...and today, almost ten years after the first concept of "Into the Dark" was envisioned, we present you the FINAL UPDATE to Into the Dark.
After updating Father`s Island to DirectX 11 and PBR
https://store.steampowered.com/app/460940/Fathers_Island/
we looked into Into the Dark again and did what was possible:

Re-rendered all video cutscenes with better sound quality
Improved the surface shading
Added a post-credits scene
Fixed the specularity artifacts
Replaced the ugliest textures with 3D scanned surfaces
Fixed all known sound bugs on weapons
Reduced memory consumption by 20-25% and crashes by 60-80%
Added additional fail-safes against script crashes
Reconfigured the entire post processing pipeline
Important: Please uninstall and re-install, instead of updating, to have all changes take place!
Still, keep in mind that this is a game that was first released in 2012, based on a shooter construction kit that was in its core technology from 2003. So basically, we have 15 years old tech trying to look cool.
It is a little bit sad to say farewell to our most successful "own IP game", to the title that got us both harsh criticism, a Jim Sterling rant in full beauty - and several game of the year and other awards.
However, all hands on deck now for the sequel, "Into the Ice", which is heavily delayed, but still progressing. As a matter of fact, you get a little bit mroe of that now. We wanted to include a full playable slice, but severe AI problems did let us down. We included an AI test, in which you can now try to fight against two different AI moduels we are testing right now. let us know which one was harder to beat!
And here the content list for this final edition:

Full "Into the Dark" game
Including full lenght "Night of the Living Dead" in the ingame cinema
Halloween Asylum level from 2015
Into Ice Level 3 Work in progress from 2017
Into the Ice AI test level from November 2018
Savegame before outro in last slot
Savegame before cutscene 1, one slot before the last one
Keep playing!
We will see each other again in....
https://store.steampowered.com/app/608610/Into_the_Ice_Nazis_of_Neuschwabenland/
So long! :NaziUfoLeft: :NaziUfoLeft: :NaziUfoLeft:
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23 Jun 2017Developer post
SUMMER SALE!
Hi there! While we are still working on the next version of Father's Island (including a nice drop of loading time by ~ 75%) and the official ITD sequel ...we are now here to state the obvious: It's summer sale! Get Father's Island for 33% less and Into the Dark for even 66% less
23 Jun 2017Developer post
SUMMER SALE!
Hi there! While we are still working on the next version of Father's Island (including a nice drop of loading time by ~ 75%) and the official ITD sequel ...we are now here to state the obvious: It's summer sale! Get Father's Island for 33% less and Into the Dark for even 66% less
08 May 2017Developer post
Warning! Ice Nazis detected!
Hello everyone! Yes, we were awfully quiet the last months. But rest assured, we were not sitting around, smoking weed, drinking beer and spending your hard-earned money on Blackjack & Hookers. Ok, maybe we did a little bit of that, but we were also working hard. Like, really
08 May 2017Developer post
Warning! Ice Nazis detected!
Hello everyone! Yes, we were awfully quiet the last months. But rest assured, we were not sitting around, smoking weed, drinking beer and spending your hard-earned money on Blackjack & Hookers. Ok, maybe we did a little bit of that, but we were also working hard. Like, really
17 Mar 2017Developer post
Sales Countdown & Shout Out!
Dear friends of Homegrown Games, our weeklong deal is coming to an end after this weekend. So if you you have read and understood our disclaimer here: go on and jump ship! Additionall, I have to raise the bar for shameless self-advertising by pointing out that our second Steam ga
17 Mar 2017Developer post
Sales Countdown & Shout Out!
Dear friends of Homegrown Games, our weeklong deal is coming to an end after this weekend. So if you you have read and understood our disclaimer here: go on and jump ship! Additionall, I have to raise the bar for shameless self-advertising by pointing out that our second Steam ga
13 Mar 2017Developer post
50% off! But read before you buy.
On request from interested players, we started a new weeklong sale where you can get the game for half the price. But keep in mind before buying and potentially regretting: This game was released first 2012, on Steam it appeared 2014. It is developed of a (although heavily improv
On request from interested players, we started a new weeklong sale where you can get the game for half the price. But keep in mind before buying and potentially regretting:

This game was released first 2012, on Steam it appeared 2014. It is developed of a (although heavily improved) 2005 technology, so don't expect visual orgasms.
If you expect a shooter experience like in Crysis and / or adventure sequences like in the most glorious days of LucasArts, please move on. THere is nothing to see here.
This is Trash in the meaning of a B-Movie, a hillarious nonsense slapstick feast, but for the most interesting (and best) jokes you need quite some knowledge about politics and crazy conspiracies to get them all.
This game contains the worst Austrian accent ever in a video game. Yes, that also includes potential games dubbed by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
IT IS OFFENSIVE. Like, really offensive. The point is, you can read as much or little irony into the messages as you want, and so we got beef with SJWs and their most bitter opponents alike, we were called Nazis and Communists for the same content, and there are tits.
The (painted) male private parts appearing ingame are mine. You have been warned.
There are not enough tits inside to justify a purchase if you are only in for that..
Purchasing the game unlocks the gates of hell by providing access to our Halloween Bonus levels, crazy gaming experiments and previews of the upcoming sequel "Into the Ice - Nazis of Neuschwabenland".
If you agree to those restrictions - go ahead and enjoy the show!
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13 Mar 2017Developer post
50% off! But read before you buy.
On request from interested players, we started a new weeklong sale where you can get the game for half the price. But keep in mind before buying and potentially regretting: This game was released first 2012, on Steam it appeared 2014. It is developed of a (although heavily improv
On request from interested players, we started a new weeklong sale where you can get the game for half the price. But keep in mind before buying and potentially regretting:

This game was released first 2012, on Steam it appeared 2014. It is developed of a (although heavily improved) 2005 technology, so don't expect visual orgasms.
If you expect a shooter experience like in Crysis and / or adventure sequences like in the most glorious days of LucasArts, please move on. THere is nothing to see here.
This is Trash in the meaning of a B-Movie, a hillarious nonsense slapstick feast, but for the most interesting (and best) jokes you need quite some knowledge about politics and crazy conspiracies to get them all.
This game contains the worst Austrian accent ever in a video game. Yes, that also includes potential games dubbed by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
IT IS OFFENSIVE. Like, really offensive. The point is, you can read as much or little irony into the messages as you want, and so we got beef with SJWs and their most bitter opponents alike, we were called Nazis and Communists for the same content, and there are tits.
The (painted) male private parts appearing ingame are mine. You have been warned.
There are not enough tits inside to justify a purchase if you are only in for that..
Purchasing the game unlocks the gates of hell by providing access to our Halloween Bonus levels, crazy gaming experiments and previews of the upcoming sequel "Into the Ice - Nazis of Neuschwabenland".
If you agree to those restrictions - go ahead and enjoy the show!
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22 Jan 2017Developer post
Roadmap for 2017
Dear Fans, Friends and Foes! In an attempt to make our development procedures and priorities more transparent, we have decided to make our roadmap for 2017 public, so that you know what you are getting into when owning one of our games or planning to buy one of those. Let's start
22 Jan 2017Developer post
Roadmap for 2017
Dear Fans, Friends and Foes! In an attempt to make our development procedures and priorities more transparent, we have decided to make our roadmap for 2017 public, so that you know what you are getting into when owning one of our games or planning to buy one of those. Let's start
30 Dec 2016Developer post
The final days of Winter Sale: -60% !
Dear friends, followers, fans and haters: The final days of Winter Sale are upon us! Grab the Ultimate Trash Edition heavily discounted: or, if you are more into exploration, weird FMV storytelling and pure gaming solitude, get our award-winning adventure walking simulator B-Movi
30 Dec 2016Developer post
The final days of Winter Sale: -60% !
Dear friends, followers, fans and haters: The final days of Winter Sale are upon us! Grab the Ultimate Trash Edition heavily discounted: or, if you are more into exploration, weird FMV storytelling and pure gaming solitude, get our award-winning adventure walking simulator B-Movi
06 Dec 2016Developer post
Weeklong Deal - 66% off!
Ladies & Gentlemen, friends and followers, haters and stalkers! Into the Dark celebrates its 50000th Steam Player by having a week-long deal with a generous 66% discount! Games for the masses! Playable Communism FTW! ːcommieː Of course, all the bonus material released with th
06 Dec 2016Developer post
Weeklong Deal - 66% off!
Ladies & Gentlemen, friends and followers, haters and stalkers! Into the Dark celebrates its 50000th Steam Player by having a week-long deal with a generous 66% discount! Games for the masses! Playable Communism FTW! :commie: Of course, all the bonus material released with th
28 Oct 2016Developer post
Welcome to Neuschwabenland!
If you have updated and started Into the Dark durign the last hours, you already know it: Our Halloween Event 2016 has started! :jawright: Now, Into the Dark includes not only the old Halloween game from 2015, but als a fully playable teaser level from the upcoming (Fall 2017) Se
If you have updated and started Into the Dark durign the last hours, you already know it: Our Halloween Event 2016 has started!
:jawright: Now, Into the Dark includes not only the old Halloween game from 2015, but als a fully playable teaser level from the upcoming (Fall 2017) Sequel "Into the Ice - Nazis of Neuschwabenland"! :jawleft:
http://media.indiedb.com/images/games/1/26/25758/ITI_Oktober_2016_9.jpg
If you start the game from your Steam client or right-click it in your library overview, you will have now plenty of options, enjoy them all!
Ah, yes, and I almost forgot:
The first iteration of Into the Dark "final" patch is also uploaded!

More PBR-generated materials :NaziUfoLeft:
Additional tweaked textures and normal maps
38MB less memory consumption = less crashes
slightly improved soundmixing
New Shaderpipeline :NaziUfoLeft:
Better visibility on lower light settings
Includes "grace" savegames from the first 8 levels :NaziUfoLeft:
Now it looks like that:
http://media.indiedb.com/images/games/1/17/16039/ITD_Halloween2016_3.jpg
Of course, it's not the final patch yet. However, before we nail thatdown, we still have to do something in the next 72 hours to come.
What?
The Halloween Edition for Father's Island, of course!
http://store.steampowered.com/app/460940/
Original post
28 Oct 2016Developer post
Welcome to Neuschwabenland!
If you have updated and started Into the Dark durign the last hours, you already know it: Our Halloween Event 2016 has started! ːjawrightː Now, Into the Dark includes not only the old Halloween game from 2015, but als a fully playable teaser level from the upcoming (Fall 2017) Se
If you have updated and started Into the Dark durign the last hours, you already know it: Our Halloween Event 2016 has started!
ːjawrightː Now, Into the Dark includes not only the old Halloween game from 2015, but als a fully playable teaser level from the upcoming (Fall 2017) Sequel "Into the Ice - Nazis of Neuschwabenland"! ːjawleftː
http://media.indiedb.com/images/games/1/26/25758/ITI_Oktober_2016_9.jpg
If you start the game from your Steam client or right-click it in your library overview, you will have now plenty of options, enjoy them all!
Ah, yes, and I almost forgot:
The first iteration of Into the Dark "final" patch is also uploaded!

More PBR-generated materials ːNaziUfoLeftː
Additional tweaked textures and normal maps
38MB less memory consumption = less crashes
slightly improved soundmixing
New Shaderpipeline ːNaziUfoLeftː
Better visibility on lower light settings
Includes "grace" savegames from the first 8 levels ːNaziUfoLeftː
Now it looks like that:
http://media.indiedb.com/images/games/1/17/16039/ITD_Halloween2016_3.jpg
Of course, it's not the final patch yet. However, before we nail thatdown, we still have to do something in the next 72 hours to come.
What?
The Halloween Edition for Father's Island, of course!
http://store.steampowered.com/app/460940/
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13 Oct 2016Developer post
Countdown to Halloween
We left you quite some time in the dark (pun intended), but now it's this time of the year again where we sit together and work for free just to make you folks happy. Alright, you may have guessed it already - we are talking about this years Halloween event. We decided to keep la
13 Oct 2016Developer post
Countdown to Halloween
We left you quite some time in the dark (pun intended), but now it's this time of the year again where we sit together and work for free just to make you folks happy. Alright, you may have guessed it already - we are talking about this years Halloween event. We decided to keep la